Fire Suppression is Necessary in California Chaparral: Research Brief

It  is  concluded  that  there  is  a  wealth  of   information  on  factors  affecting  fire  size  in   southern  California  that  make  it  unnecessary  to   base  fire  management  in  the  region  on   questionable  comparisons  with  Baja  California. 
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Keeley,  J.E. and C. J. Fotheringham. 2001. Historic fire regime in southernCalifornia shrublands. Conservation Biology 15:1536-1548.