The Fire and Tree Mortality Database, for empirical modeling of individual tree mortality after fire

C. Alina Cansler; Sharon M. Hood; J. Morgan Varner; Phillip J. van Mantgem; Michelle C. Agne; Robert A. Andrus; Matthew P. Ayres; Bruce D. Ayres; Jonathan D. Bakker; Michael A. Battaglia; Barbara J. Bentz; Carolyn R. Breece; James K. Brown; Daniel R. Cluck; Tom W. Coleman; R. Gregory Corace III; W. Wallace Covington; Douglas S. Cram; James B. Cronan; Joseph E. Crouse; Adrian Das; Ryan S. Davis; Darci M. Dickinson; Stephen A Fitzgerald; Peter Z. Fule; Lisa M. Ganio; Lindsay M. Grayson; Charles B. Halpern; Jim L. Hanula; Brian J. Harvey; J. Kevin Hiers; David W. Huffman; MaryBeth Keifer; Tara L. Keyser; Leda N. Kobziar; Thomas E. Kolb; Crystal A. Kolden; Karen E. Kopper; Jason R. Kreitler; Jesse K. Kreye; Andrew M. Latimer; Andrew P. Lerch; Maria J. Lombardero; Virginia L. McDaniel; Charles W. McHugh; Joel D. McMillin; Jason J. Moghaddas; Joseph J. O'Brien; Daniel D. B. Perrakis; David W. Peterson; Susan J. Pritchard; Robert A. Progar; Kenneth F. Raffa; Elizabeth D. Reinhardt; Joseph C. Restaino; John P. Roccaforte; Brendan M. Rogers; Kevin C. Ryan; Hugh D. Safford; Alyson E. Santoro; Timothy M. Shearman; Alice M. Shumate; Carolyn H. Sieg; Sheri L. Smith; Rebecca J. Smith; Nathan L. Stephenson; Mary Stuever; Jens Stevens; Michael T. Stoddard; Walter G. Thies; Nicole M. Vaillant; Shelby A. Weiss; Douglas J. Westlind; Travis J. Woolley; Micah C. Wright

doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0522-7

The Fire and Tree Mortality Database, for empirical modeling of individual tree mortality after fire

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By: C. Alina Cansler, Sharon M. Hood, J. Morgan Varner, Phillip J. van Mantgem, Michelle C. Agne, Robert A. Andrus, Matthew P. Ayres, Bruce D. Ayres, Jonathan D. Bakker, Michael A. Battaglia, Barbara J. Bentz, Carolyn R. Breece, James K. Brown, Daniel R. Cluck, Tom W. Coleman, R. Gregory Corace III, W. Wallace Covington, Douglas S. Cram, James B. Cronan, Joseph E. Crouse, Adrian Das, Ryan S. Davis, Darci M. Dickinson, Stephen A Fitzgerald, Peter Z. Fule, Lisa M. Ganio, Lindsay M. Grayson, Charles B. Halpern, Jim L. Hanula, Brian J. Harvey, J. Kevin Hiers, David W. Huffman, MaryBeth Keifer, Tara L. Keyser, Leda N. Kobziar, Thomas E. Kolb, Crystal A. Kolden, Karen E. Kopper, Jason R. Kreitler, Jesse K. Kreye, Andrew M. Latimer, Andrew P. Lerch, Maria J. Lombardero, Virginia L. McDaniel, Charles W. McHugh, Joel D. McMillin, Jason J. Moghaddas, Joseph J. O'Brien, Daniel D. B. Perrakis, David W. Peterson, Susan J. Pritchard, Robert A. Progar, Kenneth F. Raffa, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, Joseph C. Restaino, John P. Roccaforte, Brendan M. Rogers, Kevin C. Ryan, Hugh D. Safford, Alyson E. Santoro, Timothy M. Shearman, Alice M. Shumate, Carolyn H. Sieg, Sheri L. Smith, Rebecca J. Smith, Nathan L. Stephenson, Mary Stuever, Jens Stevens, Michael T. Stoddard, Walter G. Thies, Nicole M. Vaillant, Shelby A. Weiss, Douglas J. Westlind, Travis J. Woolley, and Micah C. Wright

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Abstract

Wildland fires have a multitude of ecological effects in forests, woodlands, and savannas across the globe. A major focus of past research has been on tree mortality from fire, as trees provide a vast range of biological services. We assembled a database of individual-tree records from prescribed fires and wildfires in the United States. The Fire and Tree Mortality (FTM) database includes records from 164,293 individual trees with records of fire injury (crown scorch, bole char, etc.), tree diameter, and either mortality or top-kill up to ten years post-fire. Data span 142 species and 62 genera, from 409 fires occurring from 1981-2016. Additional variables such as insect attack are included when available. The FTM database can be used to evaluate individual fire-caused mortality models for pre-fire planning and post-fire decision support, to develop improved models, and to explore general patterns of individual fire-induced tree death. The database can also be used to identify knowledge gaps that could be addressed in future research.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	The Fire and Tree Mortality Database, for empirical modeling of individual tree mortality after fire
Series title	Scientific Data
DOI	10.1038/s41597-020-0522-7
Volume	7
Year Published	2020
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Nature
Contributing office(s)	Western Ecological Research Center
Description	194, 14 p.
Country	United States
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