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fire frequency

Definition

  • [Jennifer L. Beverly] Fire frequency is the most commonly used measure to characterize fire regimes for comparisons acrossgeographical areas or time periods. Within the boreal forest region of the Boreal Shield ecozone ofOntario, fire frequency changes over time and across longitudinal gradients have been associatedwith drought frequency and large-scale climate processes...

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • fire frequences
  • fire frequencies
  • fires frequency
  • firing frequencies
  • firing frequency

Scope note

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URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0433

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