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Interacting Effects Of Fire Activity, Climate, And Habitat Diversity On Forest Dynamics, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico, Usa, Alex John Pilote
Interacting Effects Of Fire Activity, Climate, And Habitat Diversity On Forest Dynamics, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico, Usa, Alex John Pilote
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The historic effects of fire and climate on stand dynamics in the ponderosa pine-dominated forests of the American Southwest are of increasing concern to land management agencies. Using present forest stand structure, the mixed-conifer forests of the volcanic features in El Malpais National Monument were analyzed at three separate sites: a cinder cone, an ancient basalt flow, and an isolated “island” (kipuka) completely surrounded by basalt flows. Increment cores were collected from 632 trees in 19 plots within the monument to obtain dates of establishment. These dates were compared with historic fire histories and precipitation records to analyze the effects …