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To evaluate the appropriateness and historical development of experimental methods used to simulate fire behaviour in studies of fire-induced tree mortality.

January 7, 2025International Journal of Wildland FireOpen Access

Methods to assess fire-induced tree mortality: review of fire behaviour proxy and real fire experiments

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ASAlistair M. S. SmithUniversity of Idaho RPRaquel Partelli‐FeltrinPlentyoffish Media (Canada)ASAaron M. SparksFlorida State University

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Historical review reveals widespread reliance on artificial proxies and cut tissues in tree mortality experiments, highlighting the need for paired laboratory and landscape trials on live plants.

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To evaluate the appropriateness and historical development of experimental methods used to simulate fire behaviour in studies of fire-induced tree mortality.
Conducted a historical literature review evaluating experimental methods used to simulate fire behaviour across tree mortality studies.
Assessed the application of real landscape fire experiments versus laboratory-based fire behaviour proxies.
Most laboratory investigations into fire-induced mortality mechanisms rely on artificial fire proxies rather than authentic fire exposures.
The majority of reviewed experimental setups evaluate excised plant tissues and cut branches instead of whole, intact living plants.
Identified a critical methodological need to bridge controlled combustion laboratory tests with paired real-world landscape fire experiments.

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Smith et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7bb6eea540d02696c295a4 https://doi.org/10.1071/wf24136

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Historical review reveals widespread reliance on artificial proxies and cut tissues in tree mortality experiments, highlighting the need for paired laboratory and landscape trials on live plants.

Methods to assess fire-induced tree mortality: review of fire behaviour proxy and real fire experiments

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Methods to assess fire-induced tree mortality: review of fire behaviour proxy and real fire experiments

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