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Role of vegetation and weather on fire behavior in the Canadian mixedwood boreal forest using two fire behavior prediction systems
Hély, Flannigan, Bergeron, McRae
Spring and summer simulations were carried out using the Canadian Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) and U.S. BEHAVE systems to study the role of vegetation and weather on fire behavior in the mixedwood boreal forest. Stands at Lake Duparquet (Quebec,…
Year: 2001
Type: Document

Natural fire frequency for the eastern Canadian boreal forest: consequences for sustainable forestry
Bergeron, Gauthier, Kafka, Lefort, Lesieur
Given that fire is the most important disturbance of the boreal forest, climatically induced changes in fire frequency (i.e., area burnt per year) can have important consequences on the resulting forest mosaic age-class distribution and composition…
Year: 2001
Type: Document

Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the forests of the United States
Joyce, Aber, McNulty, Dale, Hansen, Irland, Neilson, Skog
Forests cover nearly one-third of the US,providing wildlife habitat, clean air and water, cultural and aesthetic values,carbon storage, recreational opportunities such as hiking, camping, fishing,and autumn leaf tours,and products that can be…
Year: 2001
Type: Document

Climate change and forest disturbances
Dale, Joyce, McNulty, Neilson, Ayres, Flannigan, Hanson, Irland, Lugo, Peterson, Simberloff, Swanson, Stocks, Wotton
This article examines how eight disturbances influence forest structure, composition, and function, and how climate change may influence the severity, frequency, and magnitude of disturbances to forests. We focus on examples from the United States,…
Year: 2001
Type: Document

A prescription for controlling the air pollution resulting from the use of prescribed biomass fire: clouds
Radke, Ward, Riggan
Forestry, conservation, wildfire risk reduction, and agricultural uses of planned or prescribed fires as a tool for meeting the needs of wildland managers are increasingly in collision at the air pollution control and climate change cross-roads. The…
Year: 2001
Type: Document

Lightning and forest fires
Latham, Williams
Lightning ignition of wildland fuels plays a major role in the maintenance and evolution of ecosystems. Lightning not only ignites fire but also weakens trees, facilitating insect and disease attack, causes physical damage, and kills trees and…
Year: 2001
Type: Document