How Much Forest Persists Through Fire? High-Resolution Mapping of Tree Cover to Characterize the Abundance and Spatial Pattern of Fire Refugia Across Mosaics of Burn Severity

How Much Forest Persists Through Fire? High-Resolution Mapping of Tree Cover to Characterize the Abundance and Spatial Pattern of Fire Refugia Across Mosaics of Burn Severity

Wildfires in forest ecosystems produce landscape mosaics that include relatively unaffected areas, termed fire refugia. These patches of persistent forest cover can support fire-sensitive species and the biotic legacies important for post-fire forest recovery, yet little is known about their abundan...

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Main Authors: Ryan B. Walker, Jonathan D. Coop, William M. Downing, Meg A. Krawchuk, Sparkle L. Malone, Garrett W. Meigs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
burn severity
refugia
resilience
remote sensing
dry mixed-conifer
patch size
<i>Pinus ponderosa</i>
scale
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/9/782

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