Age-class distribution and the forest fire cycle
Van Wagner CE. 1978. Age-class distribution and the forest fire cycle. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 8:220-227
The expected age-class structure of a forest dependent on periodic fire for disturbance and renewal is described and presented. It is simply the negative exponential distribution, well know in probability mathematics. An important feature of this concept is that the present age-class structure of such a forest is the key to its past fire history. Its limitations are discussed, and the computer simulation of the variations, including the interaction of fire and logging, is described. Three examples of its use in interpreting fire history are given.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Van Wagner, C
- Units
- APIS , GRPO , ISRO , PIRO , SACN , VOYA
- Keywords
- age-class distribution, Disturbance, FIRE, fire and loggin interaction, Fire cycle, Fire History, Forestry, Management, Plant Studies