Forest mid-story interactions with prescribed fire behavior: Research Brief
/The study used models to predict fire behavior differences according to two primary factors: mid-story density (i.e. the ladder fuel layer) and live fuel moisture. This is relevant for prescribed burns because both of these factors can be modified when conducting burns.
Tirtha Banerjee, W Heilman, S Goodrick, K Hiers, and R Linn. 2020. Effects of canopy midstory management and fuel moisture on wildfire behavior. Nature Scientific Reports 10:17312 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74338-9
