Fire cycle

this term is problematic. Fire cycle was originally defined as the time required to burn an area equal in size to the “universe” of interest (johnson and van wagner 1985), resulting in a number theoretically equal to the fire-return interval. However, according to reed (2006), the assumptions required for fire cycle to actually equal fire-return interval are not met in the real world, and the calculation can produce a number very different from the fire-return interval. Because of this problem, he suggests abandoning use of the term. Further muddying the waters is mcpherson and others' (1990) definition of fire cycle as the number of years required to burn the equivalent of a specified area, which would make it synonymous with fire-rotation interval. When fire cycle is used, therefore, it is important to note what the author means by the term.

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