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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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-09-01
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Series: | Land |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1615 |