A Method for Determining Fire History in Coniferous Forests of the Mountain West
Arno SF and Sneck KM. 1977. A Method for Determining Fire History in Coniferous Forests of the Mountain West. USDA U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Ogden, UT
This General Technical Report describes a method for investigating the history and ecological influences of wildfire in the inland coniferous forests of western North America. The method relies on the collection and analysis of cross sections of fire-scarred trees and the identification, from increment cores, of age classes of postfire tree species. In logged areas, fire-scar and age-class data can be gathered from stumps. The Report covers selection and layout of study areas, and the collection and analysis of samples. The authors tell how to interpret fire frequency, intensity, and size; the influence of fire on stand composition and structure; and the effects of modern fire suppression.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Arno, Stephen; Sneck, Kathy
- Date of Issue
- 1977-11
- Publisher
- USDA U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
- Units
- GRSA
- Keywords
- Fire Ecology, Fire History, Forest Ecology, Forest Fire