Based on 120 stem discs collected during3 months of fieldwork along a 12 km route,the history of fires in the Wari Maro Forest（09 1000 N–02 1000E） over the past century in savanna woodland and dry forest was recons...Based on 120 stem discs collected during3 months of fieldwork along a 12 km route,the history of fires in the Wari Maro Forest（09 1000 N–02 1000E） over the past century in savanna woodland and dry forest was reconstituted.Three major ecological areas are characterized：one highly burnt zone located between two relative less burnt areas.By analyzing tree rings,246 fire scars were identified.The scars were caused by 51 fire years,occurring at a mean interval of 2.23 years.From 1890 to1965,only 6 years with fires were recorded from sampled trees.Since 1966,no year has passed without fire.The fire frequency point scale reached 14 years.This was the case of Burkea africana,which has been identified as a species tolerant to fire and could be planted to create a natural firewall.In contrast,Anogeissus leiocarpa is highly sensitive to fire,and in a dry forest ecosystem that burns seasonally,it requires a special conservation plan.Two new concepts are described：the rebarking of trees after fire and Mean Kilometer Fire Interval.The first concept was tested with Daniellia oliveri（Rolfe） Hutch ＆ Dalz trees,and the second concept was used to evaluate spatial fire distribution.We demonstrate that savanna woodland and dry forest were subject to a degradation process caused by destructive fires related to vegetation cover clearance and illegal logging.展开更多
树木年轮学方法在交叉学科的广泛应用促进了火灾史的相关研究,主要表现在采用大样本的交叉定年方法和根据早、晚材受灼烧伤程度的差异,来判断火灾发生的季节2个方面。首先树木年轮学提高了定年的准确性,使人能够深入了解火灾的范围和危...树木年轮学方法在交叉学科的广泛应用促进了火灾史的相关研究,主要表现在采用大样本的交叉定年方法和根据早、晚材受灼烧伤程度的差异,来判断火灾发生的季节2个方面。首先树木年轮学提高了定年的准确性,使人能够深入了解火灾的范围和危害程度（Barrett et al.,1988;Romme et al.,1989;Bergeron,1991）;其次,树轮资料提供的长时间干扰信息,展开更多
基金funded by Deutscher Akademisher Austausch Dienst(DAAD)Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis(BIOTA)project
文摘Based on 120 stem discs collected during3 months of fieldwork along a 12 km route,the history of fires in the Wari Maro Forest（09 1000 N–02 1000E） over the past century in savanna woodland and dry forest was reconstituted.Three major ecological areas are characterized：one highly burnt zone located between two relative less burnt areas.By analyzing tree rings,246 fire scars were identified.The scars were caused by 51 fire years,occurring at a mean interval of 2.23 years.From 1890 to1965,only 6 years with fires were recorded from sampled trees.Since 1966,no year has passed without fire.The fire frequency point scale reached 14 years.This was the case of Burkea africana,which has been identified as a species tolerant to fire and could be planted to create a natural firewall.In contrast,Anogeissus leiocarpa is highly sensitive to fire,and in a dry forest ecosystem that burns seasonally,it requires a special conservation plan.Two new concepts are described：the rebarking of trees after fire and Mean Kilometer Fire Interval.The first concept was tested with Daniellia oliveri（Rolfe） Hutch ＆ Dalz trees,and the second concept was used to evaluate spatial fire distribution.We demonstrate that savanna woodland and dry forest were subject to a degradation process caused by destructive fires related to vegetation cover clearance and illegal logging.
文摘树木年轮学方法在交叉学科的广泛应用促进了火灾史的相关研究,主要表现在采用大样本的交叉定年方法和根据早、晚材受灼烧伤程度的差异,来判断火灾发生的季节2个方面。首先树木年轮学提高了定年的准确性,使人能够深入了解火灾的范围和危害程度（Barrett et al.,1988;Romme et al.,1989;Bergeron,1991）;其次,树轮资料提供的长时间干扰信息,
