Fire History Determination in the Mixed Conifer/Aspen Community of Bryce Canyon National Park
Jenkins MJ. 1995. Fire History Determination in the Mixed Conifer/Aspen Community of Bryce Canyon National Park. Utah State University. Logan, UT
A fire history conducted in the mixed conifer community types of Bryce Canyon National Park found the mean fire return interval lengthened from 7.5 to 45 years since 1900. Dendrochronology, species, diameter and age class analysis showed a change in stand composition in favor of white fir and Douglas-fir and a two fold increase in fuel load. Recommendations for prescribed burning and mechanical fuels reductions were made in keeping with National Park Service fire management planning.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Jenkins, Michael
- Date of Issue
- 1995-03-31
- Publisher
- Utah State University
- Units
- BRCA
- Keywords
- Colorado Plateau, Communities, Conifers, Dendrochronology, FIRE, Fire Management, Forestry, Impacts, Management, Natural Resources, Plant Communities, Plant Studies, Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)