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Relationships between tree stand density and burn severity as measured by the Composite Burn Index following a ponderosa pine forest wildfire in the American Southwest

Victoria J. W. Amato, David Lightfoot, Cody L. Stropki, Michael Pease
Summary - what did the authors do and why?

The authors assessed the relationship between fire severity and stand density using the composite burn index (CBI).

Publication findings:

Using the Spearman’s Rank Correlation analysis, they found that tree density strongly correlated with CBI scores, so that denser stands on ponderosa pine burned at higher severities.

Fire and Ecosystem Effects Linkages

How does fire severity relate to fuels?

Using the Spearman’s Rank Correlation analysis, they found that tree density strongly correlated with CBI scores, so that denser stands on ponderosa pine burned at higher severities.