Introduced annual grass increases regional fire activity across the arid western USA (1980-2009)

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-183

  Balch, Jennifer K ^a,b   Bradley, Bethany A ^c   D'Antonio, Carla M ^d   Gómez Dans, José ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; Exotic grasses; Fire frequency; Grass fire cycle; Invasive species; MODIS burned area product; Satellite based fire data

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANNUAL VARIATION; ARID REGION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BURNING; DOMINANCE; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND COVER; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; VEGETATION TYPE;

ARTICLE; FIRE; POACEAE; UNITED STATES;

FIRES; POACEAE; UNITED STATES;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS TECTORUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84870679623     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12046     Document Type: Article

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