Autor: |
Emma J. McClure, Jonathan D. Coop, Christopher H. Guiterman, Ellis Q. Margolis, Sean A. Parks |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2024 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2662-4435 |
DOI: |
10.1038/s43247-024-01686-z |
Popis: |
Abstract Wildfires in the southwestern United States are increasingly frequent and severe, but whether these trends exceed historical norms remains contested. Here we combine dendroecological records, satellite-derived burn severity, and field measured tree mortality to compare historical (1700-1880) and contemporary (1985-2020) fire regimes at tree-ring fire-scar sites in Arizona and New Mexico. We found that contemporary fire frequency, including recent, record fire years, is still |
Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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