Authors:
Beckage,B., W.J. Platt and B. Panko
Publication Date:
2005
Abstract/Summary:
Recurrent fires are integral to the function of many ecosystems worldwide. The management of fire-frequented ecosystems requires the application of fire at the appropriate frequency and seasonality, but establishing the natural fire regime for an ecosystem can be problematic. Historical records of fires are often not available, and surrogates for past fires may not exist. We suggest that the relationship between climate and fire can provide an alternative means for inferring past fire regimes in some ecosystems.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Restoration Ecology
Link:
http://www.uvm.edu/~bbeckage/Manuscripts/Beckage_etal.rec.Sep05.pdf