Do 1% of Fires Cause 99% of the Acres Burned? Research Brief

Empirical analysis  of  fire  history   data  by  David  Strauss  and  colleagues confirmed   that  a relatively  small  number  of  forest  fires  are   responsible for  a  very  high  proportion  of  the  total   area  burned. 
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Strauss, D., L. Bednar, and R. Mees. 1989. Do one percent of forest fires cause ninety-nine percent of the damage? Forest Science 35:319-328.