Contributions of fire refugia to resilient ponderosa pine and dry mixed‐conifer forest landscapes
Abstract Altered fire regimes can drive major and enduring compositional shifts or losses of forest ecosystems. In western North America, ponderosa pine and dry mixed‐conifer forest types appear increasingly vulnerable to uncharacteristically extensive, high‐severity wildfire. However, unburned or o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-07-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2809 |