A stand-replacing fire history in upper montane forests of the southern Rocky Mountains
Summary - what did the authors do and why?
The authors reconstructed the fire regime of upper montane forests, including mixed-conifer and aspen stands, of the upper Rio Grande basin and evaluated the potential relationships between interannual climate variability and regional high severity, stand-replacing fire occurrence.
Publication findings:
The authors found that that regional synchronous fire years in montane ecosystems coincided with severe drought years. No antecedent climate conditions were found to have any significant effects on fire activity.
Climate and Fire Linkages
The authors found that that regional synchronous fire years in montane ecosystems coincided with severe drought years. No antecedent climate conditions were found to have any significant effects on fire activity.