Fire Effects Monitoring at Devils Postpile National Monument:Post-fire Response Five Years Follwing the Rainbow Fire

Cox M and Keifer M. 2002. Fire Effects Monitoring at Devils Postpile National Monument:Post-fire Response Five Years Follwing the Rainbow Fire. Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks. Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Parks, CA

Prior to the mid-1800’s, fire ignited by lightning, Native Americans, and, in some regions, volcanic eruptions had an integral role in shaping the Sierra Nevada ecosystem. Fire return intervals and intensities significantly affected plant communities by selecting for fire adaptive traits, influencing plant dominance, diversity, and mosaic patterns (i.e. spotty fire spread leading to patchy plant distribution). Fire history varies in each vegetation community, and even from one drainage to the next.

Type
Unpublished Report
Authors
Cox, Michelle; Keifer, Marybeth
Date of Issue
2002-09
Publisher
Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks
Units
DEPO
Keywords
Devils Postpile National Monument, Fire Effects, post-fire response, Rainbow Fire, Vegetation

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