Examining Historical and Current Mixed-Severity Fire Regimes in Ponderosa Pine and Mixed-Conifer Forests of Western North America

There is widespread concern that fire exclusion has led to an unprecedented threat of uncharacteristically severe fires in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex. Laws) and mixed-conifer forests of western North America. These extensive montane forests are considered to be adapted to a low/modera...

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Main Authors: Odion, Dennis C., Hanson, Chad T., Arsenault, André, Baker, William L., DellaSala, Dominick A., Hutto, Richard L., Klenner, Walt, Moritz, Max A., Sherriff, Rosemary L., Veblen, Thomas T., Williams, Mark A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912150/