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Figure 20. This map depicts likely historic fire return intervals as predicted by the Physical Chemistry Fire Frequency Model (PC2FM) developed by Guyette et al. (2012). This equation relies on theories and data in physical chemistry, ecosystem ecology, and climatology to predict likely historic fire return intervals.

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