Severity of an uncharacteristically large wildfire, the Rim Fire, in forests with relatively restored frequent fire regimes
Abstract
Pre-fire field data was used to assess Rim Fire severity in frequent-fire forests. Regardless of forest conditions, plume-dominated fire burned at higher severity. Under less extreme weather, fire severity was mainly low or moderate. Shrubs, time since last fire, elevation and burning index were related to severity.
- Publication:
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Forest Ecology and Management
- Pub Date:
- September 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.06.005
- Bibcode:
- 2014ForEM.328..326L
- Keywords:
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- Rim Fire;
- Frequent fire regime;
- Mixed conifer forest;
- Fire severity;
- Forest resilience;
- Interacting fires