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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Juli G. Pausas
Publication Date: 2015

There is increasing evidence that alternative stable vegetation types exist for a given climate that are maintained by distinct fire regimes. Paritsis et al. (2014, this issue) provide an example in a temperate ecosystem. Here I briefly review cases of bi-stability in various climates, and present a simple model for the transition between states in their system.

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Citation: Pausas, Juli G. 2015. Alternative fire-driven vegetation states. Journal of Vegetation Science 26(1):4-6.

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Topics:
Climate    Fire Ecology    Fire Effects    Fire Occurrence    Models
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    International    National
Keywords:
  • alternate stable states
  • Argentina
  • crown fires
  • drought
  • ecosystem dynamics
  • fire management
  • fire regimes
  • flammability
  • forest management
  • Patagonia
  • shrublands
  • vegetation surveys
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 31394 • Location Status: Not in file • Call Number: Available • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 18651

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