Fire Study - Research Paper
Mixed conifer forest mortality and establishment before and after prescribed fire in Sequoia National Park, California
Written
November, 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 |
| ABIMAG | California red fir | Abies magnifica | 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 |
| PINJEF | Jeffrey pine | Pinus jeffreyi | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus | 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 |
| 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 |
| SEQGIG | giant sequoia | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Sequoiadendron | 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 |
| Series 10280 - Mediterranean California Mesic Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland | ||||||||
| 10280_4_6_7_12 | I-C | 33 | 46 | 148 | 17 | 51 | 37 | 12 |
| Summary | ||||||||
| Minimum | 17 | 35 | 148 | 11 | 51 | 31 | 7 | |
| Maximum | 33 | 46 | 150 | 17 | 62 | 37 | 12 | |
| Mean | 25 | 41 | 149 | 14 | 57 | 34 | 10 | |
| Median | 25 | 41 | 149 | 14 | 57 | 34 | 10 | |
| 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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