Is Climate Change Restoring Historical Fire Regimes across Temperate Landscapes of the San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA?

Wildfires are increasing with human-induced climate change, but could this be ecologically beneficial in landscapes where recent fire is deficient relative to historical? I compiled 1980–2020 fire data for the San Juan Mountains, Colorado. I analyzed fire sizes and trends in area burned and fire sev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: William L. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1615