Fire refugia: Predicting locations of forest resistance and recruitment in a fire prone world

Sylvia Kantor; Kimberley T. Davis; Jose Iniguez; Sean A. Parks; Kyle Rodman

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Fire refugia: Predicting locations of forest resistance and recruitment in a fire prone world

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Sylvia Kantor, Kimberley T. Davis, Jose Iniguez, Sean A. Parks, Kyle Rodman

Year:

2024

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Connected Science. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p

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Abstract

Wildfire size and severity have increased in recent decades prompting scientists to take a closer look at where fire refugia - forested locations that are burned less frequently or severely than their surroundings - occur on a given landscape. Recently published research to identify potential refugia across upland conifer forests sheds light on the factors that influence where tree survival and recruitment are likely.

Keywords

wildfire, predicting fire refugia, NAU Ecological Restoration Institute

Citation

Kantor, Sylvia; Davis, Kimberley; Iniguez, Jose M.; Parks, Sean; Rodman, Kyle. 2024. Fire refugia: Predicting locations of forest resistance and recruitment in a fire prone world. Connected Science. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.