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Author(s):
Stephen F. Arno, Terry D. Petersen
Year Published:

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Topic(s):
Fire History
Frequency
Ecosystem(s):
Subalpine wet spruce-fir forest, Subalpine dry spruce-fir forest, Montane wet mixed-conifer forest, Montane dry mixed-conifer forest, Ponderosa pine woodland/savanna

NRFSN number: 11958
FRAMES RCS number: 14135
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The authors examine variation in the length of mean intervals between fires (occurring between the years 1600 and 1910) in sample units of various sizes, ranging from a point on the ground (single tree) to a large stand (200 to 800 acres; 80 to 320 hectares). Recommendations are made regarding appropriate sizes of sample units for fire history studies.

Citation

Arno, Stephen F.; Petersen, Terry D. 1982. Variation in estimates of fire intervals: a closer look at fire history on the Bitterroot National Forest. Res. Pap. INT-RP-301. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p.

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