Fire history of mixed-conifer forests on the North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
This study uses dendrochronology and historical fire records to determine the fire history of mixed-conifer forests along an elevation and temporal gradient. The research constitutes a component of a broader mixed-conifer project that investigates disturbance and age structure by elevation over time on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Specifically, long-term fire histories were reconstructed in order to compare fire frequency during 3 eras : pre-Euro-American settlement (prior to 1870), settlement (1870-1919), and fire suppression (1920-1995), and for 3 elevation zones
Biogéographie ; Forêt ; Incendie de forêt ; Altitude ; Géographie historique ; Dendrochronologie ; Dendrologie ; Canyon ; Dynamique de la végétation ; Ecotone ; Etats-Unis ; Arizona
Biogeography ; Forest ; Forest fire ; Altitude ; Historical geography ; Dendrochronology ; Dendrology ; Canyon ; Vegetation dynamics ; Ecotone ; United States of America ; Arizona
Article of periodic
published at : Physical geography / ISSN 0272-3646
Editor : Taylor & Francis, Abingdon - ROYAUME-UNI (1980)
Millesime : 1998, vol. 19, no1 [pp. 1-14]
Bibliographic references : 3 p.
Collation : Illustration ;
Anglais
American geological institute
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 20106