Fuelbeds
by Region
The FCCS fuelbeds were developed to represent
fuel characteristics throughout the nation. The following table
summarizes the
216 available FCCS fuelbeds by region and the change agents they
represent.
| Region |
Number of
FCCS fuelbeds |
Represented change agents |
| Boreal
(Alaska) |
19 |
Insects
and Disease |
| Hawaii |
18 |
Introduction
of Exotic Species, Grazing, Wildfire |
| Northeast |
19 |
Fire
Exclusion, Selection Cut, Insects and Disease, Clearcut, Wildfire |
| Pacific
Northwest |
31 |
Fire
Exclusion, Selection Cut, Wildfire, Clearcut, Thinning, Prescribed
Fire, Insects and Disease |
| Rocky
Mountains and Central |
38 |
Fire
Exclusion, Insects and Disease, Grazing, Prescribed Fire, Introduction
of Exotic Species, Wildfire, Windthrow |
| Sierra
Nevada |
16 |
Fire
Exclusion, Grazing, Prescribed Fire |
| Southeast |
47 |
Fire
Exclusion, Insects and Disease, Windthrow, Prescribed Fire, Selection
Cut, Clearcut, Thinning, Introduction of Exotic Species |
| Southwest |
28 |
Fire
Exclusion, Selection Cut, Grazing, Prescribed Fire, Wildfire |
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