Fire Study - Research Paper
A fuel treatment reduces potential fire severity and increases suppression efficiency in a Sierran mixed conifer forest
Written
June, 2007
Fire Study Type
Research Paper
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| Abbreviation | Common Name | Scientific Name | Classification | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plants | ||||
| ABICON | white fir | Abies concolor | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Abies | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| CALDEC | incense-cedar | Calocedrus decurrens | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Salicales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Calocedrus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PINLAM | sugar pine | Pinus lambertiana | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PINPONP | Columbia ponderosa pine | Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PSEMENM | coast Douglas-fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pseudotsuga | 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 |
| Biophysical Setting | Mean Fire Interval (years) | Fire Severity Percent (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Fire Regime Group | Low | Mixed | Replacement | All | Low | Mixed | Replacement |
| Series 10270 - Mediterranean California Dry-Mesic Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland | ||||||||
| 10270_4_5_6 | I-B | 17 | 35 | 150 | 11 | 62 | 31 | 7 |
| Summary | ||||||||
| Minimum | 17 | 35 | 150 | 11 | 62 | 31 | 7 | |
| Maximum | 17 | 35 | 150 | 11 | 62 | 31 | 7 | |
| Mean | 17 | 35 | 150 | 11 | 62 | 31 | 7 | |
| Median | 17 | 35 | 150 | 11 | 62 | 31 | 7 | |
| 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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