Climate, wildfire, and volcanic ash drivers of ecosystem change in high mountain forests, British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Hebda, Richard J., Brown, Kendrick J.
• Other Authors: Canadian Forest Service, Forest Renewal British Columbia Award # HQ96037-RE
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2024
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Parkland; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0180; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0180; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0180

Northwest North America has unique high elevation Picea–Abies forests and parkland classified in British Columbia as the Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine–fir (ESSF) Biogeoclimatic zone. These ecosystems occur on a topographically and climatically complex landscape, juxtaposed with diverse vegetation types...