The historical range of variability of fires in the AndeanPatagonian Nothofagus forest region

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 724-741

  Veblen, Thomas T ^a   Kitzberger, Thomas ^b   Raffaele, Estela ^b   Mermoz, Mnica ^c   González, Mauro E ^d   Sibold, Jason S ^a   Holz, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^c Parques Nacionales de Argentina   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chile; Fire ecology; Fire history

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; NOTHOFAGUS;

EID: 57849123289     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF07152     Document Type: Article

References (70)

1. Aagesen D (1998) Indigenous resource rights and conservation of the monkey-puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana, Araucariaceae): a case study from Southern Chile. Economic Botany 52, 146-160.
2. Aravena JC (2007) Reconstructing climate variability using tree rings and glacier fluctuations in the southern Chilean Andes. PhD dissertation. University of Western Ontario, Canada.
3. Bengoa J (2000) 'Histona del Pueblo Mapuche: Siglo XIX y XX.' (Editorial Lom: Santiago, Chile)
4. Blackhall M, Raffaele E, Veblen TT (2008) Cattle affect early post-fire regeneration in a Nothofagus dombeyi-Austrocedrus chilensis mixed forest in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Biological Conservation 141, 2251-2261.
5. Bond WJ, Woodward FI, Midgley GF (2005) The global distribution of ecosystems in a world without fire. The New Phytologist 165, 525-538. doi:10.1111/J.1469-8137.2004.01252.X
6. Christensen NL, Bartuska AM, Brown JH, Carpenter S, D'Antonio C, Francis R, Franklin JF, MacMahon JA, Noss RF, Parsons DJ, Peterson CH, Turner MG, Woodmansee RG (1996) The report of the Ecological Society of America committee on the scientific basis for ecosystem management. Ecological Applications 6, 665-691. doi:10.2307/2269460
7. Christensen JH, Hewitson B, Busuioc A, Chen A, Gao X, Held I, Jones R, Kolli RK, Kwon TW, Laprise R, Magaña Rueda V, Mearns L, Menéndez CG, Räisänen J, Rinke A, Sarr A, Whetton P (2007) Regional climate projections. In 'Climate Change 2007: the Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change'. (Eds S Solomon, D Qin, M Manning, Z Chen, M Marquis, KB Averyt, M Tignor, HL Miller) pp. 1-94. (Cambridge University Press: New York)
8. CONAF (2002) 'Antecedentes sobre impacto de incendios forestales en la IX región. Documento de visita a la zona afectada por incendios.' (Corporación Nacional Forestal de Chile: Temuco, Chile)
9. Covington WW, Moore MM (1994) South-western ponderosa forest structure: changes since Euro-American settlement. Journal of Forestry 92, 39-47.
10. Cox G (1863) Viajes a lasregiones septentrionales de Patagonia 1862-1863. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 23, 3-239 and 437-509.
11. Daniels LD, Veblen TT (2001) ENSO eifects on temperature and precipitation of the Patagonian-Andean region: implications for biogeography. Physical Geography 21, 223-243.
12. Daniels LD, Veblen TT (2004) Spatio-temporal influences of climate on altitudinal treeline in Northern Patagonia. Ecology 85, 1284-1296. doi:10.1890/03-0092
13. De Martonne E (1926) Line nouvelle fonction climatologique: l'indiced'aridité. Meteorologie 2, 449-458.
14. Donoso C, LaraA (1996) Utilización de losbosques nativos en Chile: pasado, presente y future. In 'Ecología de los Bosques Nativos de Chile'. (Eds JJ Armesto, C Villagran, MKArroyo) pp. 363-387. (Editorial Universitaria: Santiago, Chile)
15. Echeverría C (2002) Ecological disaster in southern Chile. New York Botanical Garden Plant Talk 28, 14
16. Elizalde R (1958) 'La sobrevivencia de Chile.' (Departamento de Conservatión y Administratión de Recursos Agricolas y Forestales, Ministerio de Agricultura: Santiago, Chile)
17. Fonck F (1896) 'Libro de los Diarios de Fray Francisco Menendez.' (CF Niemeyer: Valparaiso, Chile)
18. Fonck F (1900) 'Viajes de Fray Francisco Menéndez a Nahuelhuapi Publi-cados i Comentados por Francisco Fonck.' (CF Niemeyer: Valparaiso, Chile)
19. Garreaud RD, Aceituno P (2007) Atmospheric circulation and climatic variability. In 'Physical Geography of South America'. (Eds TT Veblen, A Orme, K Young) pp. 45-59. (Oxford University Press: New York)
20. Giese BS, Urizar C, Fuckar NS (2002) Southern Hemisphere origins of the 1976 climate shift. Geophysical Research Letters 29, 1014. doi:10.1029/2001GL013268
21. González ME (2005) Fire history data as reference information in ecological restoration. Dendrochronologia 22, 149-154. doi:10.1016/J.DENDRO.2005.04.001
22. González ME, Veblen TT (2006) Climatic influences on fire in Araucaria araucana-Nothofagas forests in the Andean Cordillera of south central Chile. Ecoscience 13, 342-350. doi:10.2980/I1195-6860-13- 3-342.1
23. González ME, Veblen TT (2007) Incendios en bosques de Araucaria arau-cana y consideraciones ecológicas al madereo de aprovechamiento en areas recientemente quemadas. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (Valparaiso, Chile : J 983) 80, 243-253.
24. González ME, Veblen TT, Sibold JS (2005) Fire history of Araucaria-Nothofagus forest in Villarrica National Park, Chile. Journal of Bio-geography 32, 1187-1202. doi:10.1111/J.1365-2699. 2005.01262.X
25. Haberle SG, Szeicz JM, Bennett KD (2000) Late Holocene vegetation dynamics and lake geochemistry at Laguna Miranda, XI Region, Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (Valparaiso, Chile : 1983) 73, 655-669.
26. Heusser CJ (1994) Paleoindians and fire during the late Quaternary in southern South America. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (Valparaiso, Chile : 1983) 67, 435-442.
27. Heusser CJ, Rabassa J, Brandani A, Stuckenrath R (1988) Late-Holocene vegetation of the Andean Araucaria region, Province of Neuquen, Argentina. Mountain Research and Development 8, 53-63. doi: 10.2307/3673406
28. Huber UM, Markgraf V (2003) European impact on fire regimes and vegetation dynamics at the steppe-forest ecotone of southern Patagonia. The Holocene 13, 567-579. doi:10.1191/0959683603HL647RP
29. Huber UM, Markgraf V, Schabitz F (2004) Geographical and temporal trends in Late Quaternary fire histories of Fuego-Patagonia, South America. Quaternary Science Reviews 23, 1079-1097. doi:10.1016/J.QUASCIREV. 2003.11.002
30. Kitzberger T, Veblen TT (2003) Influences of climate on fire in northern Patagonia, Argentina. In 'Fire and Climatic Changes in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas'. (Eds TT Veblen, W Baker, G Montenegro, TW Swetnam) pp. 290-315. (Springer Verlag: New York)
31. Kitzberger T, Veblen TT, Villalba R (1997) Climatic influences on lire regimes along a rain forest-to-xeric woodland gradient in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Biogeography 24, 35-47. doi: 10.1111/J.1365-2699.1997.TB00048.X
32. Kitzberger T, Steinaker DF, Veblen TT (2000) Effects of climatic variability on facilitation of tree establishment in northern Patagonia. Ecology 81, 1914-1924.
33. Kitzberger T, Raffaele E, Heinemann K, Mazzarino J (2005a) Effects of fire severity in a north Patagonian subalpine forest. Journal of Vegetation Science 16, 5-12. doi:10.1658/1100-9233(2005)016[0005:EOFSIA]2.0.CO;2
34. Kitzberger T, Raffaele E, Veblen TT (20056) Variable community responses to herbivory in fire-altered landscapes of northern Patagonia, Argentina. African Journal of Range & Forage Science 22, 85-91.
35. Landres P, Morgan P, Swanson F (1999) Overview of the use of natural variability concepts in managing ecological systems. Ecological Applications 9, 1179-1188.
36. Lara A, Donoso C, Aravena JC (1996) La conservation de los bosques nativos de Chile: problemas y desafios. In 'Ecología de los Bosques Nativos de Chile'. (Eds J.T Armesto, C Villagran, MK Arroyo) pp. 335-362. (Editorial Universitaria: Santiago, Chile)
37. Lara A, Wolodarsky-Franke A, Aravena JC, CortésM, Fraver S, Silla F (2003) Fire regimes and forest dynamics in the Lake Region of south-central Chile. In 'Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas', Ecological Studies 160. (Eds TT Veblen, W Baker, G Montenegro, TW Swetnam) pp. 322-342. (Springer Verlag: New York)
38. Mermoz M, Kitzberger T, Veblen TT (2005) Landscape influences on occurrence and spread of wildfires in Patagonian forests and shrublands. Ecology 86, 2705-2715. doi:10.1890/04-1850
39. Montaldo P (1974) La bio-ecología de Araucaria araucana (Mol.) Koch. Boletin Instituto Forestal Latino-Americano de Investigatión y Capac-itacion 46/48, 3-55.
40. Montecinos A, Aceituno P (2003) Seasonality of the ENSO-related rainfall variability in central Chile and associated circulation anomalies. Journal of Climate 16, 281-296. doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016 <0281:SOTERR>2.0.CO;2
41. Moreno FP (1897) Reconocimiento de la region andina de la República Argentina. Apuntes preliminares sobre una excursion a los Territorios de Neuquén, Rio Negro, Chubut y Santa Cruz. Revista del Museo de La Plata 8, 1-180.
42. Musters GC (1871) 'At Home with Patagonians: a Year's Wandering over Untrodden Ground from the Straits of Magellan to the Rio Negro.' (John Murray: London, UK)
43. Myers R (2006) 'Living with Fire - Sustaining Ecosystems and Livelihoods through Integrated Fire Management.' (The Nature Conservancy Global Fire Initiative: Tallahassee, FL)
44. Peñaloza R (2006) Zonificacion de severidades de incendio y determinatión de la potencial restauración natural de Araucaria araucana (Mol) K. Koch en el Parque National Tolhuaca, Novena Region, Chile. BSc (Forest Engineering) thesis, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia.
45. Pérez R (1958) 'V Recuerdos del Pasado: 1814-1860.' (Carlos de Vidts: Santiago)
46. Raffaele E, Veblen TT (1998) Facilitation by nurse shrubs on resprouting behavior in a post-fire shrubland in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vegetation Science 9, 693-698. doi:10.2307/3237287
47. Raffaele E, Veblen TT (2001) Effects of cattle grazing on early post-fire regeneration of matorral in north-west Patagonia, Argentina. Natural Areas Journal 21, 243-249.
48. Rothkugel M (1916) 'Los Bosques Patagonicos.' (Ministerio de Agricultura: Buenos Aires, Argentina)
49. Schlichter T, Laclau P (1998) Ecotono estepa-bosque y plantaciones forestales en la Patagonia norte. Ecologia Austral 8, 285-296.
50. Schoennagel TL, VeblenTT, Romme WH (2004) The interaction of fire, fuels and climate across Rocky Mountain forests. Bioscience 54, 661-676. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0661:TIOFFA]2.0.CO;2
51. Sedjo RA (1999) Potential for carbon forest plantations in marginal timber forests: the case of Patagonia, Argentina. Discussion paper 99-27. (Resources for the Future: Washington, DC)
52. Shlisky A, Waugh J, Gonzalez P, González ME, Manta M, Santoso H, Nuruddin AA, Rodríguez-Trejo DA, Swaty R, Schmidt D, Kaufmann M, Myers R, Alencar A, Kearns F, Johnson D, Smith J, Zollner D (2007) 'Fire, Ecosystems and People: Threats, and Strategies for Global Biodiversity Conservation - Report of the Global Fire Initiative.' (The Nature Conservancy: Boulder, CO)
53. Steffen H (1909) 'Viajes de Exploración: Estudio en la Patagonia Occidental.' (Imprenta Cervantes: Santiago, Chile)
54. Tercero-Bucardo N, Kitzberger T, Veblen TT, Raffaele E (2007) A field experiment on climatic and herbivore impacts on post-fire tree regeneration in north-western Patagonia. Journal of Ecology 95, 771-779. doi:10.1111/.J.1365-2745.2007.01249.X
55. Tortorelli LA (1947) 'Los Incendios de Bosques en la Argentina.' (Ministerio de Agricultura: Buenos Aires)
56. Veblen TT (2007) Temperate forests of the Southern Andean Region. In 'Physical Geography of South America'. (Eds TT Veblen, A Orme, K Young) pp. 217-231. (Oxford University Press: New York)
57. Veblen TT, Lorenz DC (1987) Post-fire stand development of Austrocedrus-Nothofagus forests in Patagonia. Vegetatio 73, 113-126.
58. Veblen TT, Lorenz DC (1988) Recent vegetation changes along the forest/steppe ecotone in northern Patagonia. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. Association of American Geographers 78, 93-111. doi:10.1111/J.1467-8306.1988.TB00193.X
59. Veblen TT, Kitzberger T, Lara A (1992) Disturbance and forest dynamics along a transect from Andean rain forest to Patagonian shrubland. Journal of Vegetation Science 3, 507-520. doi:10.2307/3235807
60. Veblen TT, Bums BR, Kitzberger T, Lara A, Villalba R (1995) The ecology of the conifer of southern South America. In 'Ecology of the Southern Conifers'. (Eds NJ Enright, RS Hill) pp. 120-155. (Melbourne University Press: Melbourne)
61. Veblen TT, Donoso C, Kitzberger T, Rebertus AJ (1996) Ecology of southern Chilean and Argentinean Nothofagus forests. In 'The Ecology and Biogeography of Nothofagus Forests'. (Eds TT Veblen, RS Hill, J Read) pp. 293-353. (Yale University Press: New Haven, CT)
62. Veblen TT, Kitzberger T, Villalba R, Donnegan J (1999) Fire history in northern Patagonia: the roles of humans and climatic variation. Ecological Monographs 69, 47-67.
63. Veblen TT, Kitzberger T, Raffaele E, Lorenz D (2003) Fire history and vegetation changes in northern Patagonia, Argentina. In 'Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas', Ecological Studies 160. (Eds TT Veblen, W Baker, G Montenegro, TW Swetnam) pp. 265-295. (Springer Verlag: New York)
64. Vera C, Silvestri G, Liebmann B, Gonzalez P (2006) Climate change scenarios for seasonal precipitation in South America. Geophysical Research Letters 33. doi:10.1029/2006GL025759
65. Villalba R, Veblen TT (1997) Regional patterns of tree population age structures in northern Patagonia: climatic and disturbance influences. Journal of Ecology 85, 113-124. doi: 10.2307/2960643
66. Villalba R, Boninsegna JA, Veblen TT, Schmelter A, Rubulis S (1997) Recent trends in tree-ring records from high elevation sites in the Andes of northern Patagonia. Climatic Change 36, 425-454. doi:10.1023/A:1005366317996
67. Villalba R, Cook ER, Jacoby GC, D'Arrigo RD, Veblen TT, Jones PD (1998) Tree-ring based reconstructions of northern Patagonia precipitation since AD 1600. The Holocene 8 659-674. doi:10.l 191/095968398669095576
68. Villalba R, Lara A, Boninsegna JA, Masiokas M, Delgado S, Aravena JC, Roig FA, Schemelter A, Wolodarsky A, Ripalta A (2003) Large-scale temperature changes across the southern Andes: 20th-century variations in the context of the past 400 years. Climatic Change 59, 177-232. doi: 10.1023/A:1024452701153
69. Whitlock C, Bianchi MM, Bartlem PJ, Markgraf V Marlon J, Walsh M, McCoy N (2006) Postglacial vegetation, climate, and fire history along the east side of the Andes (lat. 41-42.5°S), Argentina. Quaternary Research 66, 187-201. doi:10.1016/J.YQRES.2006.04.004
70. Willis B (1914) 'El Norte de la Patagonia.' (Dirección de Parques Nacionales: Buenos Aires)