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Spatiotemporal dynamics of fine dead surface fuel moisture content in a Colorado mixed-conifer forest

“In this study, we monitored the spatiotemporal variability in FMC and characterized how controls of FMC vary over a fire season. FMC was sampled at 80 locations 21 times (approximately weekly) through the summer season in a 17.6 ha southern Rocky Mountain mixed-conifer forest.”

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Posted by:
Angela Hollingsworth
Published on:
February 16, 2026

Categories: PublicationTags: Colorado, FMC, forest structure, Fuel moisture, Kriging, microclimate, mixed conifer forest, moisture dynamics, spatial variability, wildfire

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