Man-made forest fires in the traditionally populated zone (about 800–2000 m altitude) are common in much of the Central Himalaya, and are a major topic of environmental debate. This study based on an analysis of data of the State Forest Department at Uttarakhand on incidence of forest fires shows that these are high-frequency, low-severity surface fires of small size, largely determined by the moisture conditions of the pre-monsoon season (from March to mid-June), and the traditional practices of biomass collection by local people.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/nature-forest-fires-uttarakhand-frequency-size-and-seasonal-patterns-relation-pre
[2] http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/111/02/0398.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ripu-daman-singh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/surabhi-gumber
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pankaj-tewari-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chamoli
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pine
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oak
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use