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Title:
Western Micronesia wildfires (2016+) (2nd Edition) Data publication contains GIS data
Author(s):
Earl, Allyson R.; Geringer-Frazier, Barbara L.; Dendy, Julian T.; Giardina, Christian P.; Cordell, Susan; Uowolo, Amanda L.
Publication Year:
2024
How to Cite:
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Earl, Allyson R.; Geringer-Frazier, Barbara L.; Dendy, Julian T.; Giardina, Christian P.; Cordell, Susan; Uowolo, Amanda L. 2024. Western Micronesia wildfires (2016+). 2nd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0012-2
Abstract:
This data publication contains vector polygon spatial data showing burn areas from wildfires in 2016-2023 on Guam, Yap State (Federated States of Micronesia-FSM), and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands-CNMI (Saipan, Tinian and Rota Islands). Burn areas from wildfire in 2015 are also provided for Guam.

Keywords:
environment; society; Climate change; Fire; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; wildfire; forest; savanna; remote sensing; Micronesia; CNMI; Guam; Rota; Saipan; Tinian; Yap
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  • Dendy, Julian T.; Mesubed, Dino; Colin, Patrick L.; Giardina, Christian P.; Cordell, Susan; Holm, Tarita; Uowolo, Amanda L. 2022. Dynamics of anthropogenic wildfire on Babeldaob Island (Palau) as revealed by fire history. Fire. 5(2): 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire5020045 https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/64291
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