Advancing Dendrochronological Studies of Fire in the United States
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Harley, GrantBaisan, Christopher
Brown, Peter
Falk, Donald
Flatley, William
Grissino-Mayer, Henri
Hessl, Amy
Heyerdahl, Emily
Kaye, Margot
Lafon, Charles
Margolis, Ellis
Maxwell, R.
Naito, Adam
Platt, William
Rother, Monica
Saladyga, Thomas
Sherriff, Rosemary
Stachowiak, Lauren
Stambaugh, Michael
Sutherland, Elaine
Taylor, Alan
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Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of ArizonaSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona
Issue Date
2018-04-10
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Harley, G. L., Baisan, C. H., Brown, P. M., Falk, D. A., Flatley, W. T., Grissino-Mayer, H. D., ... & Taylor, A. H. (2018). Advancing dendrochronological studies of fire in the United States. Fire, 1(1), 11.Journal
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Dendroecology is the science that dates tree rings to their exact calendar year of formation to study processes that influence forest ecology (e.g., Speer 2010 [1], Amoroso et al., 2017 [2]). Reconstruction of past fire regimes is a core application of dendroecology, linking fire history to population dynamics and climate effects on tree growth and survivorship. Since the early 20th century when dendrochronologists recognized that tree rings retained fire scars (e.g., Figure 1), and hence a record of past fires, they have conducted studies worldwide to reconstruct [2] the historical range and variability of fire regimes (e.g., frequency, severity, seasonality, spatial extent), [3] the influence of fire regimes on forest structure and ecosystem dynamics, and [4] the top-down (e.g., climate) and bottom-up (e.g., fuels, topography) drivers of fire that operate at a range of temporal and spatial scales. As in other scientific fields, continued application of dendrochronological techniques to study fires has shaped new trajectories for the science. Here we highlight some important current directions in the United States (US) and call on our international colleagues to continue the conversation with perspectives from other countries.Note
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2571-6255Version
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10.3390/fire1010011
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