Self-thinning forest understoreys reduce wildfire risk, even in a warming climate

As climatic changes continue to drive increases in the frequency and severity of forest fires, it is critical to understand all of the factors influencing the risk of forest fire. Using a spatial dataset of areas burnt over a 65 year period in a 528 343 ha study area, we examined three possible driv...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Philip J Zylstra, S Don Bradshaw, David B Lindenmayer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Subjects:	ecological controls climate change wildfire flammability positive-feedback switches alternate stable states
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5c10