Different Pyrogeographies

• Conifer forests and woodlands:

• California north coast:
• Redwoods: frequent, low intensity fires
• Douglas firs: higher intensity, less frequent, stand destroyed and replaced
• Yellowstone:
• Lodgepole pines: high intensity, less frequent, stand replacing
• California and Arizona:
• Ponderosa pines: low intensity, high frequency

• Mediterranean scrub:

• Chaparral/CSS?

• Plants adapt to fire régimes (Keeley)