Origin and frequency of surface wildfires in South-Eeastern Meschera lowland (according to dendrochronological data)
Abstract
Dating and frequency analysis of surface wildfires in different types of landscapes were performed for three key sites in South-Eastern Meschera lowland by means of dendrochronological methods. Material for dating was sampled from pines with fire scars and from neighboring intact trees. Dynamics of fires was not consistent between sites. The statistical relation between wildfires and climatic characteristics was very weak but rather reliable. The conclusion is that high frequency of surface wildfires in South-Eastern Meschera was not a natural process in the region and was stimulated by anthropogenic factors.
About the Authors
T. I. Kharitonova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Physical Geography and Landscape Science, Associate Professor, PhD. in Geography
E. Yu. Novenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Physical Geography and Landscape Science, Leading Scientific Researcher, D.Sc. in Geography
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Physical Geography and Landscape Science, Leading Scientific Researcher, D.Sc. in Geography
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Kharitonova T.I., Novenko E.Yu. Origin and frequency of surface wildfires in South-Eeastern Meschera lowland (according to dendrochronological data). Lomonosov Geography Journal. 2019;(4):53-62. (In Russ.)
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