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Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 1973
A sample of 40 fire-scarred trees was used to reconstruct the frequency and size of fires during the past 300-400 years in northern Yellowstone National Park. Best estimates of frequency suggested mean intervals of about 20-25 years between fires, after adjustments had been made for the recent influence of modern man. Agreement in fire dates over wide areas suggested the occurrence of 8 or 10 extensive fires in the past 300-400 years. Euro-American man has substantially reduced the natural fire frequency for about 80 years and has thus contributed to changes in plant succession.
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Citation: Houston, Douglas B. 1973. Wildfires in northern Yellowstone National Park. Ecology 54(5):1111-1117.
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- fire frequency
- fire size
- fire suppression effects
- plant succession
- Yellowstone National Park
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FRAMES Record Number: 19288