Fuel accumulation in a high-frequency boreal wildfire regime: from wetland to upland

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Thompson, D.K., Parisien, M.-A., Morin, J., Millard, K., Larsen, C.P.S., Simpson, B.N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Wood Buffalo; Wood Buffalo National Park
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2016-0475; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfr-2016-0475; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfr-2016-0475

Although it is increasingly accepted that young (e.g., ≤30 years) stands originating from wildfire are considerably less flammable than older stands in the boreal forest of North America, the role of fuel availability and structure in this phenomenon has not been thoroughly investigated. As a region...