Variation in postfire organic layer thickness in a black spruce forest complex in interior Alaska and its effects on soil temperature and moisture

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Kasischke, Eric S, Johnstone, Jill F
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2005
• Subjects: Duff; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x05-159; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/x05-159

This study investigated the relationship between climate and landscape characteristics and surface fuel consumption as well as the effects of variations in postfire organic layer depth on soil temperature and moisture in a black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) forest complex in interior Alaska. M...