FIRESUM (Fire Succession Model)-An Ecological Process Model for Fire Succession in Western Conifer Forests

摘要

The document describes an ecological process model of succession that simulates long-term stand dynamics in forests of the Northern Rocky Mountains. The model is used to evaluate the effects of various fire regimes, including prescribed burning and fire suppression on the vegetation and fuel complex of a simulation stand. The report documents the model FIRESUM (a FIRE SUccession Model), examples of model output, and sensitivity analysis and validation results.