The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park

Jan W. Van Wagtendonk; Kent A. van Wagtendonk; Joseph B. Meyer; Kara J. Paintner

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The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park

Jan W. Van Wagtendonk·Kent A. van Wagtendonk·Joseph B. Meyer·Kara J. Paintner

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Fire has played a critical role in the ecosystems of Yosemite National park for millennia. Before the advent of Euro-Americans, lightning fires and fires set by Native Americans burned freely across the landscape. These fires burned periodically, with the interval between fires dependent on the availability of ignition sources, adequate fuels, and weather conducive to burning. As a result, different vegetation types burned at different intervals.

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Source-reported bounding extent: 43.89789239125797° to 45.07352060670971° latitude; -111.1541748046875° to -109.5721435546875° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Jan W. Van Wagtendonk, Kent A. van Wagtendonk, Joseph B. Meyer, Kara J. Paintner. 2002. The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/1008239

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