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Spatial and temporal patterns of fire in the forests of the central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:

Impara, Peter C.

Abstract:

Fire history and fire regime were interpreted from tree ring analysis of 4320 stumps at 178 sites in a 25 by 55 km area in the central Oregon Coast Range. A total of 27 fire episodes were identified in a 516 year period, with sizes estimated at 18 to 544...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Forest fire is a critical disturbance process in western