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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Publication Date: 2018
Fire severity is a measure of the effects of fire on the environment—both in damage to vegetation and impacts on the soil. Fire severity is driven by weather conditions, the topography of the landscape, and the fuels that are present. Of these, weather is the overriding factor.
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Citation: Berger, Carrie; Grand, Lauren; Fitzgerald, Stephen A.; Leavell, Daniel. 2018. Fire FAQs - what is fire severity? Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, Extension Service. 2 p.
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- fire severity
- soil
- topography
- vegetation
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FRAMES Record Number: 56862