Panorama: forest fire site
| Title | Info |
|---|---|
| Source | Dan L. Perlman |
| Ecosystems | Forests |
| Forests | Temperate coniferous forest |
| Change over time | Disturbance; Succession |
| Disturbance | Fire ecology |
| Lessons | Panoramas |
| Date | April 26, 2008 |
| Location | Buffalo Creek,Colorado,USA,North America |
Related materials: Panoramas
You may want to discuss with your students how different types of disturbance affect ecosystem structure and how they alter ecosystem functioning.
Panorama Viewing: Click the "View Panorama" button to see an interactive panorama. Click and drag your mouse in any direction to view other parts of the scene; press the Shift key to zoom in to see details and press Ctrl to zoom out.
We recommend using the Deval VR viewer for seeing panoramas that do NOT have sound and the QuickTime viewer for panoramas WITH sound.
Panorama Viewing: Click the "View Panorama" button to see an interactive panorama. Click and drag your mouse in any direction to view other parts of the scene; press the Shift key to zoom in to see details and press Ctrl to zoom out.
We recommend using the Deval VR viewer for seeing panoramas that do NOT have sound and the QuickTime viewer for panoramas WITH sound.
The 11,900 acre (4,800 ha) Buffalo Creek fire began on May 18, 1996, 12 years before this scene was photographed. Note the patchwork effects of this large fire: both in this stand and on the distant ridges, groups of fire-killed trees stand next to healthy survivors.
