Fire Regimes in Sierran Mixed-Conifer Forests

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Altered fire regimes in a warmer climate (more frequent burning) could help push forest-type boundaries upslope and change the reproductive success of forest tree species leading to changes in species composition within types. Higher precipitation coupled with a warmer climate could lead to increases in fuel production, with corresponding increases in fire intensity and size. Warmer-drier conditions might initially lead to intense fires followed by a decrease in fire severity as fuel production declined.

This article first appeared at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center website. Permission to reprint on Nature Notes was generously given by Dr. Swetnam.

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http://yosemite.org/naturenotes/FireRegime.htm

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fire intensity, fire interval, fire history, fire-adapted forest complex, climate change, forest ecology, tree ring studies, sequoia groves

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Sequoia

Species Latin Names:
Sequoia sempervirens

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Swetnam, Thomas W.; Baisan, Christopher H. "Fire Regimes in Sierran Mixed-Conifer Forests." Sierra Nature Notes, Volume 2, December 2002.

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November 30, 2002 10:00 PM

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Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, Mountain Home State Forest

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