Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfires in the Mojave Desert, 1980–2004

Brooks, M.L.; Matchett, J.R.

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Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfires in the Mojave Desert, 1980–2004

Brooks, M.L., Matchett, J.R.·2006·Journal of Arid Environments

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Flammable invasive grasses have made fires more frequent or more severe in the deserts of North America and Australia, thereby transforming large parts of these ecosystems.
“For example, flammable invasive grasses have made fires more frequent or more severe in the deserts of North America and Australia, thereby transforming large parts of these ecosystems (D'Antonio & Vitousek, 1992; Brooks & Matchett, 2006; Miller et al., 2010).”
From The human dimension of fire regimes on Earth (2011) · cites this paper as Brooks & Matchett, 2006
Wildfire can also respond to changes in vegetation through non-native introductions, such as invasive grasses of the Mojave, or through invasive pathogens such as sudden oak death; such processes are unlikely to be captured in our approach.
“Note that wildfire can also respond to changes in vegetation through non-native introductions, such as the invasive grasses of the Mojave [65], or through invasive pathogens such as sudden oak death [66]. Such processes are unlikely to be captured in our approach.”
From Incorporating Anthropogenic Influences into Fire Probability Models: Effects of Human Activity and Climate Change on Fire Activity in California (2016) · cites this paper as [65]

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Authors: Brooks, M. L., & Matchett, J. R.
Affiliations: United States Geological Survey (US)
Corresponding author: Brooks, M.L.
ORCID: Brooks, M.L.
Matchett, J.R.
Venue: Journal of Arid Environments
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2006-01
Volume: 67
Pages: 148-164
ISSN: 0140-1963 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.027
OpenAlex: W2109651369
Cited by: 215
References: 30
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 5.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Arid Environments (publishedVersion)
Funders: Joint Fire Science Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Keywords: forest fires, Mojave Desert, fire regimes, Bromus rubens, invasive plants, fire size, shrubland, creosote bush, Joshua trees, blackbrush, elevation gradient

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