The Changing Trend and Causes of Forest Fires in California

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Miller, J. D., Skinner, C. N., Safford, H. D., Knapp, E. E., & Ramirez, C. M. (2012). Trends and causes of severity, size, and number of fires in northwestern California, USA. Ecological Applications, 22(1), 184-203.
This article mainly talks about the changing trend and causes of forest fires in California. One of the main causes of the fire is the composition of trees in the forest. There is very little information about the author on the Internet. The author, J. D. Miller, works for USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Fire, and Aviation Management and has in-depth knowledge of wildfires in California. Through a large number of data statistics and analysis, this article explores that the scale and frequency of forest fires in California are increasing. In addition, it analyzes the effect of different tree species on the frequency of fires. The paper does not explain many of t...