Fire History in California’s Southern Sierra Nevada Blue Oak Woodlands

Fire history for blue oak ( Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.) woodlands in California’s southern Sierra Nevada range was characterized with samples of 49 trees. Mean fire interval was 12.8 years from 1850 to 1965, with apparent fire exclusion since that time. Changes in fire frequency could affect...

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Published inFire ecology Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 163 - 167
Main Authors Standiford, Richard B., Phillips, Ralph L., McDougald, Neil K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2012
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecology
Environmental changes
Life Sciences
Quercus douglasii
Short Communication
Vegetation
Woodlands
California
fire history
blue oak
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Summary:Fire history for blue oak ( Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.) woodlands in California’s southern Sierra Nevada range was characterized with samples of 49 trees. Mean fire interval was 12.8 years from 1850 to 1965, with apparent fire exclusion since that time. Changes in fire frequency could affect oak woodland ecosystem processes such as recruitment, tree growth and mortality, and vegetation composition.
ISSN:1933-9747
1933-9747
DOI:10.4996/fireecology.0802163