Alternative characterization of forest fire regimes: incorporating spatial patterns

Context The proportion of fire area that experienced stand-replacing fire effects is an important attribute of individual fires and fire regimes in forests, and this metric has been used to group forest types into characteristic fire regimes. However, relying on proportion alone ignores important sp...

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Published in:	Landscape ecology Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 1543 - 1552
Main Authors:	Collins, Brandon M., Stevens, Jens T., Miller, Jay D., Stephens, Scott L., Brown, Peter M., North, Malcolm P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2017 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Buffers conifers Ecological effects Ecology Environmental Management fire regime Forest & brush fires Forest fires forest types Forests Landscape Ecology Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Life Sciences Nature Conservation Patches (structures) Seed dispersal Short Communication Spatial analysis Sustainable Development Vegetation High severity Fire ecology Fire severity Stand replacing patches
ISSN:	0921-2973, 1572-9761
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