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Diverse historical fire disturbance and successional dynamics in Douglas-fir forests of the western Oregon Cascades, USA
Year: 2026
We created the first annually resolved records of historical fire occurrence coupled with precise estimates of tree establishment for the northern half of the west slope of the Oregon Cascades, a region that is home to some of the most productive forests on earth. Our reconstructions at 36 randomly located sites document exceptional diversity in historical fire disturbance and successional dynamics. Most stands where we collected data appear to have initiated following stand-replacing fire between 200 and 750 years ago, although many sites exhibited evidence of moderate-severity fire that…
Publication Type: Journal Article