Fire Study - Research Paper
Fire severity and intensity during spring burning in natural and masticated mixed shrub woodlands
Written
January, 2006
Fire Study Type
Research Paper
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| Abbreviation | Common Name | Scientific Name | Classification | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plants | ||||
| ARCVIS | sticky whiteleaf manzanita | Arctostaphylos viscida | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus: Arctostaphylos | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| HETARB | toyon | Heteromeles arbutifolia | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Heteromeles | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PINATT | knobcone pine | Pinus attenuata | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| QUECHR | canyon live oak | Quercus chrysolepis | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| QUEKEL | California black oak | Quercus kelloggii | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| QUEWIS | interior live oak | Quercus wislizeni | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| TOXDIV | Pacific poison-oak | Toxicodendron diversilobum | Life Form: Plants/Shrub, Plants/Vine or Liana Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Sapindales Family: Anacardiacae Genus: Toxicodendron | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| Biophysical Setting | Mean Fire Interval (years) | Fire Severity Percent (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Fire Regime Group | Low | Mixed | Replacement | All | Low | Mixed | Replacement |
| Series 10980 - California Montane Woodland and Chaparral | ||||||||
| 10980_6 | I-C | 54 | 92 | 34 | 0 | 63 | 37 | |
| 10980_3 | I-C | 54 | 94 | 34 | 0 | 63 | 37 | |
| Summary | ||||||||
| Minimum | 54 | 92 | 34 | 0 | 63 | 37 | ||
| Maximum | 54 | 94 | 34 | 0 | 63 | 37 | ||
| Mean | 54 | 93 | 34 | 0 | 63 | 37 | ||
| Median | 54 | 93 | 34 | 0 | 63 | 37 | ||
| Percentage of fires in 3 fire severity classes, derived from LANDFIRE succession modeling. Replacement-severity fires cause >75% kill or top-kill of the upper canopy layer; mixed-severity fires cause 26%-75%; low-severity fires cause <26%. | ||||||||
| LANDFIRE. 2020. Biophysical settings models and descriptions, [Online]. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy, (Producers). Available: https://www.landfirereview.org/search.php [96496] | ||||||||
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