Reading 11

please answer the following IN YOUR OWN WORDS.. NO CITATION:

What is the main objective of this research?

What 4 factors can lead to different conclusions about the interaction of bark beetle attacks and fire? Hint: see the discussion, page 15.

Please explain Figure 2. and Figure 3.

After accounting for pre-fire biomass and topography, did the authors find that burn severity was higher or lower in forests with more pre-fire insect damage?