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Forest mid-story interactions with prescribed fire behavior

2021 Research Brief

Description

The study used models to predict fire behavior differences according to two primary factors: mid-story density (i.e. the ladder fuel layer) and live fuel moisture. This is relevant for prescribed burns because both of these factors can be modified when conducting burns.


Contact

Robert York, ryork@berkeley.edu 

Tirtha Banerjee, tirthab@uci.edu

Additional Information

Tirtha Banerjee, W Heilman, S Goodrick, K Hiers, and R Linn. 2020. Effects of canopy midstory management and fuel moisture on wildfire behavior. Nature Scientific Reports 10:17312