How Often Do Wildfires Occur In The Tundra?
How Often Do Wildfires Occur In The Tundra? In general, fires in tundra communities range from relatively frequent to very infrequent. Mean fire-return intervals in tundra ecosystems ranged from 50 to >1,000 years (Table 1). Are wildfires common in the tundra? Wildfires are historically infrequent in the arctic tundra, but are projected to increase with