Using “management mosaics” to mitigate the impacts from extreme wildfires

Qinfeng Guo

doi:10.1186/s13717-021-00320-6

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Using “management mosaics” to mitigate the impacts from extreme wildfires

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Authors:

Qinfeng Guo

Year:

2021

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00320-6

Source:

Ecological Processes

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Abstract

Human activities and global change have resulted in more severe and destructive megafires in forest ecosystems worldwide. Here, I introduce and discuss the concept of “management mosaics” and how to use it over both space and time to mitigate the growing impacts of extreme wildfires.

Keywords

Disturbance refuges, Fire frequency and severity, Fuel treatment, Human activities, Megafires

Citation

Guo, Qinfeng. 2021. Using “management mosaics” to mitigate the impacts from extreme wildfires. Ecological Processes. 10(1): 903-. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00320-6.