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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Author(s): California Fire Science Consortium
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Publication Date: 2019

If the fire has characteristics that do not fit the historical fire regime with which the fire-adapted ecosystem has developed, then it may impact resilience and cause a shift in ecosystem characteristics.

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Citation: California Fire Science Consortium. 2019. Distinguishing disturbance from perturbations in fire regimes - research brief for resource managers. California Fire Science Consortium. 2 p.

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Topics:
Fire Ecology    Fire Effects    Fire History    Fuels
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • fire frequency
  • fire intensity
  • fire patterns
  • human impacts
  • invasive species
  • patch dynamics
  • type conversion
  • vegetation shifts
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Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 58429