Historical Fire–Climate Relationships in Contrasting Interior Pacific Northwest Forest Types
| Title | Historical Fire–Climate Relationships in Contrasting Interior Pacific Northwest Forest Types |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Johnston, JD |
| Secondary Authors | Bailey, JD |
| Tertiary Authors | Dunn, CJ |
| Subsidiary Authors | Lindsay, AA |
| Journal | Fire Ecology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Start Page | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Keywords | Abies grandis, climate change and fire, dendroecology, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, fire history, mixed conifer, Palmer Drought Severity Index, Pinus ponderosa, southern Blue Mountains, technical reports and journal articles, wildfire |
| Abstract | Describing the climate influences on historical wildland fire will aid managers in planning for future change. This study uses existing historical climate reconstructions and a new fire history from the southern Blue Mountains in eastern Oregon, USA, to: 1) characterize historical fire-climate relationships, and 2) determine if climatic influences on fire differed among dry sites dominated by ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws) and more productive sites with significant older fire intolerant grand fir (Abies grandis [Dougl.] Lindl.) structure. |
| DOI | 10.4996/fireecology.130257453 |
