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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-07-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3177 |