Long-term, landscape patterns of past fire events in a montane ponderosa pine forest of central Colorado
The authors reconstructed the fire history of a montane ponderosa pine forest stand to understand the effects of fire on the current heterogeneity of the forest structure and composition.
The authors found considerable variation in the spatial extent, frequency, seasonality and fire severity over the five centuries within the Chessman Lake watershed project area. The authors suggest that the extensive variation in the fire regime at the project site has resulted in changes in vegetation spatial patterns at multiple scales over time leading to greater landscape heterogeneity.
Fire and Ecosystem Effects Linkages
The authors found considerable variation in the spatial extent, frequency, seasonality and fire severity over the five centuries within the Chessman Lake watershed project area. The authors suggest that the extensive variation in the fire regime at the project site has resulted in changes in vegetation spatial patterns at multiple scales over time leading to greater landscape heterogeneity.