TY - JOUR AU - Kreye, Jesse K. AU - Kane, Jeffrey M. AU - Varner, J. Morgan AU - Hiers, J. Kevin PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/05 TI - Radiant heating rapidly increases litter flammability through impacts on fuel moisture JO - Fire Ecology SP - 8 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Litter is the predominant fuel that drives surface fire behavior in most fire-prone forest and woodland ecosystems. The flammability of litter is driven by fuel characteristics, environmental factors, and the interactive effects of the two. Solar radiation can influence litter flammability through its effect on fuel moisture and temperature. The direct influence of radiative heating on flammability, however, is poorly understood and the interactive effects of forest structure, composition, fuels, and micrometeorology may have fine-scale ecological consequences in fire-dependent ecosystems. SN - 1933-9747 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-020-0067-3 DO - 10.1186/s42408-020-0067-3 ID - Kreye2020 ER -