The goal of this research was to review existing information describing historic fire frequencies in southern plains oak ecosystems and to describe local to regional trends and complexities. Presettlement period fire scar records show comparable burning frequencies (mean fire intervals of 3 to 7 yrs). Publications with mapped estimates, though from multiple sources, were in general agreement. Based on coarse-scale model estimates we expect that fire frequency generally increased with latitude (decreasing temperature). However, east to west fire frequency was controlled by differing influences of precipitation. In the east we expect precipitation controlled fire frequency through requirements of activation energy for ignition. In the west we expect precipitation controlled fire frequency by limiting fuel production and continuity.
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