Chir pine forest and pre-monsoon drought determine spatial, and temporal patterns of forest fires in Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) Fire driving factors Fire seasonality Himalayas Pre-monsoon drought Surface forest fires

Journal

Tropical ecology
ISSN: 0564-3295
Titre abrégé: Trop Ecol
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101524476

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 Jun 2023
Historique:
received: 02 02 2022
revised: 28 04 2023
accepted: 15 05 2023
pubmed: 26 6 2023
medline: 26 6 2023
entrez: 26 6 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Associated with farming practices (between 300 and 2000 m elevations), human-ignited small, and patchy surface forest fires occur almost every year in Uttarakhand (between 28°43`- 31°27` N and 77°34`- 81°02`E; area 51,125 km The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42965-023-00306-9.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37362779
doi: 10.1007/s42965-023-00306-9
pii: 306
pmc: PMC10240464
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1-11

Informations de copyright

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Auteurs

Ripu Daman Singh (RD)

Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, 263001 India.

Surabhi Gumber (S)

Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, 263001 India.

R C Sundriyal (RC)

Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, 246174 India.

Jeet Ram (J)

Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, 263001 India.

Surendra P Singh (SP)

INSA, Honorary Scientist Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA), Dehradun, 248006 India.

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