Fire History and Fire Records for Everglades National Park 1948-1979
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Material Information

Title:
Fire History and Fire Records for Everglades National Park 1948-1979 Report T-619
Creator:
South Florida Natural Resources Center/South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park
Dale L. Taylor
Place of Publication:
Homestead
Florida
Publisher:
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Publication Date:

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Forest fires
Everglades National Park (Fla.)

Notes

Abstract:
Fire records are necessary to document fire frequency, seasonal occurrence, size, cause, location, conditions under which habitat types burn, manpower requirements, management techniques, and other factors. Traditional fire history information (Arno and Sneck, 1977) is less available for south Florida than for other areas within the U.S. because burned areas revegetate rapidly, and fire scarred trees either do not have annual rings or else the rings are difficult to interpret (Taylor, in press). Good fire records are extremely important as they represent almost the only valid data on fire history. Even so, Robertson (1953) states south Florida is perhaps unique in that it has had more fires and kept less account of them than any other section of the country. ( English )

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
South Florida Natural Resource Center
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
I 29.95:T-619 ( sudoc )