A method for determining fire history in coniferous forests in the Mountain West

Stephen F. Arno; Kathy M. Sneck

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A method for determining fire history in coniferous forests in the Mountain West

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stephen F. Arno, Kathy M. Sneck

Year:

1977

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-42. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 28 p.

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Abstract

Describes a method for determining historic fire frequency, intensity, and size from cross sections collected from fire-scarred trees and tree age classes determined through increment borings. Tells how to interpret the influence of fire in stand composition and structure and how to identify effects of modern fire suppression.

Keywords

fire ecology, fire history, forest ecology, forest fire

Citation

Arno, Stephen F.; Sneck, Kathy M. 1977. A method for determining fire history in coniferous forests in the Mountain West. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-42. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 28 p.