Fine‐scale fire patterns mediate forest structure in frequent‐fire ecosystems

Abstract In frequent‐fire forests, wildland fire acts as a self‐regulating process creating forest structures that consist of a fine‐grained mosaic of isolated trees, tree groups of various sizes, and non‐treed openings. Though the self‐regulation of forest structure through repeated fires is acknow...

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Main Authors: Scott M. Ritter, Chad M. Hoffman, Mike A. Battaglia, Camille S. Stevens‐Rumann, William E. Mell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3177