Mock Pt1 Prelimnary Research

Question 1

Altered vegetation conditions

Answer 1

The author claims Climate change and other stressors interacts with the changing conditions influencing the extent, frequency’s no severity if the fires as well as impacting future forest conditions

Question 2

Fuel limitations

Answer 2

The author cites Daniel chmura who says For fuel limitation along with altered vegetation, climate change is likely to increase forest productivity and forest composition aka vegetation which therefore could increase fuel levels or things that can burn easily in the forest

Question 3

Agricultural and urban influences

Answer 3

Human influence in forests has led to domestic livestock grazing and other agricultural shifts along with urbanization. Therefore there is a (direct or indirect) exclusion of fires in dry woods so it is suitable for humans to inhabit these places where land was converted.
Which May seem positive at first except that it is also fire supression

Question 4

Selective logging

Answer 4

Selective logging which is the practice of removing a couple trees and leaving the rest intact, has eliminated many of the larger resistant trees decreasing the forests natural protection against wildfires

Question 5

Fire control and suppression

Answer 5

Finally according to Hessburg, a researcher at the USDA forest service, fire control and suppresion surprisingly increases the likelihood of frequent and severe fires.The suppression of fires actually results in increased forest density and fuel buildup leading to more frequent and severe fires

Question 6

Conclusion

Answer 6

Historically landscape designs and fuel limitations were used to prevent and limit fire size and severity however nowadays our modern landscapes totally ignore these constraints, raising the risk of huge high severity fires, especially in our warming environment

Question 7

What is this article’s relevance

Answer 7

Due to climate change, wildfires specifically in the Pacific Northwest increased in frequency and size. The Dixie fire, one of the largest fires here currently has captured the attention of fire scientists resource managers and the general media

But what is the main phenomenon of wildfires the author is investigating?

Question 8

Altered vegetation conditions pre requisite

Answer 8

The author claims…

Question 9

Fuel limitations prerequisite

Answer 9

The author cites Daniel chmura who says

Question 10

Fire control and suppresion pre requisite

Answer 10

Finally according to Hessburg, a researcher at the USDA forest service,