Chapter 3 - Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2011.

Kevin M. Potter

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Chapter 3 - Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2011.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Kevin M. Potter

Year:

2014

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

General Technical Report SRS-198

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Abstract

Free-burning fire has been a constant ecological presence on the American landscape, the expression of which has changed as new climates, peoples, and land uses have become predominant (Pyne 2010). It is an important ecological mechanism that shapes the distributions of species, maintains the structure and function of fire-prone communities, and is a significant evolutionary force (Bond and Keeley 2005).

Parent Publication

Forest health monitoring: National status, trends, and analysis 2012

Citation

Potter, Kevin M. 2014. Chapter 3 - Large-scale patterns of forest fire occurrence in the conterminous United States and Alaska, 2011.