Spatial and temporal variation in historic fire regimes in subalpine forests across the Colorado Front Range in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-647

  Sibold, Jason S ^a   Veblen, Thomas T ^a   González, Mauro E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Climatic influences; Fire history; Forest dynamics; North America; Picea engelmannii; Pinus contorta; Rocky Mountains; Subalpine forests

Indexed keywords

FIRE HISTORY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST DYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THINNING;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 33645296578     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01404.x     Document Type: Article

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