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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

vegetation, tree ring analysis, fires, forests

ISO 19115 Topic Category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Other Subject Keywords

fire-caused tree mortality, coniferous trees

Place Keywords

southwestern U.S., terrestrial surface

Fire caused tree mortality in western US national parks (2018) (ver. 2.0, February 2020)

This data consists of observations of individual trees that were subjected to prescribed fire in western US national parks. Information on individual trees include measurements of tree live/dead status, growth, size, competition, and fire-caused damage. The data also includes estimates of plot-level vapor pressure deficit anomaly before fire. First posted - August 28, 2018 (available from author). Revised - February 10, 2020.

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Author(s) Donald A. Falk, Phillip J van orcid
Publication Date 2020
Beginning Date of Data 1960-01-01
Ending Date of Data 2015-10-22
Data Contact
Dr. Phillip van Mantgem
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7JH3JXM
Citation Falk, D.A., and van, P.J., 2020, Fire caused tree mortality in western US national parks (2018) (ver. 2.0, February 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7JH3JXM.
Metadata Contact
Dr. Phillip van Mantgem
Metadata Date 2020-08-30
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