Fire History of the Rincon Mountain Wilderness, Saguaro National Monument

Baisan CH. 1990. Fire History of the Rincon Mountain Wilderness, Saguaro National Monument. Technical Report No. 29. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit-University of Arizona, National Park Service. Tucson, AZ

This study's objectives are to "(1) estimate fire intervals for various sites and community types; (2) estimate the season of fire occurrence; (3) consider the relationship between fire and climate; (4) discuss the relationship of human populations to the fire regime; and (5) consider the implications for fire management in the Rincon mountains." Recommendations for future research, bibliography, 13 figures, 3 tables, 2 appendices.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Baisan, Christopher
Date of Issue
1990-08
Publisher
Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit-University of Arizona, National Park Service
Units
ORPI , SAGU , WRD
Keywords
Clemson, Climate, Conifers, Dendrochronology, Drought, FIRE, Fire Damage, Fire Ecology, fire impacts, Fire Management, Forest, Geology, History, Human Impact, Mica Mountain, Natural fire, Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa), Precipitation, Research, Resource Management, Rincon Mountain District, Sonoran Desert (AZ), Tree Rings, wro

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