Historical wildfire impacts on ponderosa pine tree overstories
Subtitle: an Arizona case study
By: Peter F. Ffolliott, Cody L. Stropki, Daniel G. Neary.
Contributors: Stropki, Cody L.; Neary, Daniel G.; Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Series: Research paper RMRS-RP -- 75; Research paper RMRS -- RP-75.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Fort Collins, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Ponderosa pine -- Arizona; Forest fires -- Environmental aspects -- Arizona
Other titles: Wildfire impacts on ponderosa pine tree overstories
Description: The Rodeo-Chediski Wildfire--the largest in Arizona's history--damaged or destroyed ecosystem resources and disrupted ecosystem functioning in a largely mosaic pattern throughout the ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests exposed to the burn. Impacts of this wildfire on tree overstories were studied for 5 years (2002 to 2007) on two watersheds in the area burned. One watershed was burned by a high severity (stand-replacing) fire, while the other watershed was burned by a low severity (stand-modifying) fire. In this paper, we focus on the effects of the wildfire on stand structures, post-fire mortality of fire-damaged trees, and stocking of tree reproduction. We also present a fire severity classification system based on the fire-damaged tree crowns and a retrospective description of fire behavior on the two burned watersheds.
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"December 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 18-20).

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