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fire severity

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002512

The degree to which an ecosystem is altered or disrupted by fires. Fire severity is dependent upon the product of fire intensity and duration, and incorporates both active fire behavior and immediate post-fire effects on the environment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002512
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectForestry, Wildland Management
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsofire ecology; fuels (fire ecology); fire regime; fire intensity; burning; prescribed burning; combustion; burnt soils; fuel combustion; burn severity; fire behavior; wildland fire management; forest fires; wildfires; heat; heat transfer
TranslationsSpanish: severidad del fuego
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002512",
  "term": "fire severity",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The degree to which an ecosystem is altered or disrupted by fires. Fire severity is dependent upon the product of fire intensity and duration, and incorporates both active fire behavior and immediate post-fire effects on the environment.",
  "subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
  "see_also": [
    "fire ecology",
    "fuels (fire ecology)",
    "fire regime",
    "fire intensity",
    "burning",
    "prescribed burning",
    "combustion",
    "burnt soils",
    "fuel combustion",
    "burn severity",
    "fire behavior",
    "wildland fire management",
    "forest fires",
    "wildfires",
    "heat",
    "heat transfer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "severidad del fuego"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fire-severity/"
}

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