Predicted Crown Fire Risk Adds Incentive to Restore Open-Canopy Pine Barrens at the Wildland-Urban Interface

摘要: Thinning forest to restore fire-dependent, open-canopy pine barrens is important for promoting shrubland and young biodiversity wildlife habitat mitigate chances extreme fire behavior. Crown potential at the wildland-urban interface a concern in northeastern (USA) which contain extremely volatile fuels adjacent densely populated areas. We used Fire Initiation Spread simulator model pitch (Pinus rigida) crown under simulated stand density reductions help develop strategies long-term management conservation of communities. Empirical data inputs were collected from stands Albany Pine Bush (New York State, USA). Canopy structure, surface fuel moisture, wind speed predict occurrence, type (active vs. passive), rate-of-spread. At winds > 20 km hr−1 ≤ 9% fine passive probabilities exceed 60%, one near sensiti...