Fire history of mixed-conifer forests on the North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Auteurs :
WOLF, J.J.
MAST, J.N.

Description :
This study uses dendrochronology and historical fire records to determine the fire history of mixed-conifer forests along an elevation and temporal gradient. The research constitutes a component of a broader mixed-conifer project that investigates disturbance and age structure by elevation over time on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Specifically, long-term fire histories were reconstructed in order to compare fire frequency during 3 eras : pre-Euro-American settlement (prior to 1870), settlement (1870-1919), and fire suppression (1920-1995), and for 3 elevation zones.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1998, vol. 19, n°. 1, p. 1-14, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis