Fire Occurrence in Hemi-Boreal Forests: Exploring Natural and Cultural Scots Pine Fire Regimes Using Dendrochronology in Lithuania

Fire Occurrence in Hemi-Boreal Forests: Exploring Natural and Cultural Scots Pine Fire Regimes Using Dendrochronology in Lithuania

Fire is an important natural disturbance and a driver of hemi-boreal forest successional trajectories, structural complexity, and biodiversity. Understanding the historic fire regime is an important step towards sustainable forest management. Focusing on Lithuania’s hemi-boreal forests, we first map...

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Main Authors: Michael Manton, Charles Ruffner, Gintautas Kibirkštis, Gediminas Brazaitis, Vitas Marozas, Rūtilė Pukienė, Ekaterina Makrickiene, Per Angelstam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
biodiversity conservation
cultural burning
forest dynamics
forest management
pattern and process
forest disturbance and succession
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/2/260

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