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Trends and drivers of fire activity vary across California aridland ecosystems
- Fire trends and drivers varied substantially across aridland ecoregions
- Fire frequency increased from 1970 to the 1990s, then declined or plateaued
- Despite a plateau in fire frequency, area burned kept increasing in some regions
- Anthropogenic factors significantly explained fire activity in all regions
- Herbaceous vegetation burned disproportionately more than other cover types
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