Relating fuel loads to overstorey structure and composition in a fire-excluded Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest

Jamie Lydersen; Brandon M. Collins; Eric E. Knapp; Gary B. Roller; Scott Stephens

doi:10.1071/WF13066

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Relating fuel loads to overstorey structure and composition in a fire-excluded Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest

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Authors:

Jamie Lydersen, Brandon M. Collins, Eric E. Knapp, Gary B. Roller, Scott Stephens

Year:

2015

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1071/WF13066

Source:

International Journal of Wildland Fire. 24(4): 484-494

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Abstract

Although knowledge of surface fuel loads is critical for evaluating potential fire behaviour and effects, their inherent variability makes these difficult to quantify. Several studies relate fuel loads to vegetation type, topography and spectral imaging, but little work has been done examining relationships between forest overstorey variables and surface fuel characteristics on a small scale (

Keywords

fine fuels, forest structure, fuel model, overstorey composition, woody debris

Citation

Lydersen, Jamie M.; Collins, Brandon M.; Knapp, Eric E.; Roller, Gary B.; Stephens, Scott. 2015. Relating fuel loads to overstorey structure and composition in a fire-excluded Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 24(4): 484-494.