The origins of prescribed burning in Scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of Joel Wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests
International audience Abstract In Sweden, prescribed burning was trialed as early as the 1890s for forest regeneration purposes. However, the origins of prescribed burning in Sweden are commonly attributed to Joel Efraim Wretlind, forest manager in the State Forest district of Malå, Västerbotten Co...
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ftagroparistech:oai:HAL:hal-03664573v1 2024-04-28T08:32:35+00:00 The origins of prescribed burning in Scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of Joel Wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests Cogos, Sarah Roturier, Samuel Östlund, Lars Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE) AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences = Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) 2020 https://hal.science/hal-03664573 https://hal.science/hal-03664573/document https://hal.science/hal-03664573/file/Cogos,%20Roturier,%20O%CC%88stlund_2020_European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-019-01247-6 en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10342-019-01247-6 hal-03664573 https://hal.science/hal-03664573 https://hal.science/hal-03664573/document https://hal.science/hal-03664573/file/Cogos,%20Roturier,%20O%CC%88stlund_2020_European%20Journal%20of%20Forest%20Research.pdf doi:10.1007/s10342-019-01247-6 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1612-4669 EISSN: 1612-4677 European Journal of Forest Research https://hal.science/hal-03664573 European Journal of Forest Research, 2020, 139 (3), pp.393-406. ⟨10.1007/s10342-019-01247-6⟩ Prescribed burning Fire management Historical fire regime Boreal forest Northern Sweden [SDV.SA.SF]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture forestry [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SHS.HISPHILSO]Humanities and Social Sciences/History Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2020 ftagroparistech https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-019-01247-6 2024-04-04T17:15:33Z International audience Abstract In Sweden, prescribed burning was trialed as early as the 1890s for forest regeneration purposes. However, the origins of prescribed burning in Sweden are commonly attributed to Joel Efraim Wretlind, forest manager in the State Forest district of Malå, Västerbotten County, from 1920 to 1952. To more fully understand the role he played in the development of prescribed burning and the extent of his burning, we examined historical records from the State Forest Company’s archive and Wretlind’s personal archive. The data showed that at least 11,208 ha was burned through prescribed burning between 1921 and 1970, representing 18.7% of the Malå state-owned forest area. Wretlind thus created a new forestry-driven fire regime, reaching, during peak years, extents close to historical fire regimes before the fire suppression era, and much higher than present-day burning. His use of prescribed fire to regenerate forests served as a guide for many other forest managers, spreading to all of northern Sweden during the 1950–1960s. Our analysis of Wretlind’s latest accounts also shows how he stood against the evolutions of modern forestry to defend a forestry system based on the reproduction of natural processes, such as fire. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden AgroParisTech: HAL (Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement) European Journal of Forest Research 139 3 393 406 |
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Prescribed burning Fire management Historical fire regime Boreal forest Northern Sweden [SDV.SA.SF]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture forestry [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SHS.HISPHILSO]Humanities and Social Sciences/History Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences |
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Prescribed burning Fire management Historical fire regime Boreal forest Northern Sweden [SDV.SA.SF]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture forestry [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SHS.HISPHILSO]Humanities and Social Sciences/History Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences Cogos, Sarah Roturier, Samuel Östlund, Lars The origins of prescribed burning in Scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of Joel Wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests |
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Prescribed burning Fire management Historical fire regime Boreal forest Northern Sweden [SDV.SA.SF]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Silviculture forestry [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SHS.HISPHILSO]Humanities and Social Sciences/History Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences |
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International audience Abstract In Sweden, prescribed burning was trialed as early as the 1890s for forest regeneration purposes. However, the origins of prescribed burning in Sweden are commonly attributed to Joel Efraim Wretlind, forest manager in the State Forest district of Malå, Västerbotten County, from 1920 to 1952. To more fully understand the role he played in the development of prescribed burning and the extent of his burning, we examined historical records from the State Forest Company’s archive and Wretlind’s personal archive. The data showed that at least 11,208 ha was burned through prescribed burning between 1921 and 1970, representing 18.7% of the Malå state-owned forest area. Wretlind thus created a new forestry-driven fire regime, reaching, during peak years, extents close to historical fire regimes before the fire suppression era, and much higher than present-day burning. His use of prescribed fire to regenerate forests served as a guide for many other forest managers, spreading to all of northern Sweden during the 1950–1960s. Our analysis of Wretlind’s latest accounts also shows how he stood against the evolutions of modern forestry to defend a forestry system based on the reproduction of natural processes, such as fire. |
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Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE) AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences = Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) |
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The origins of prescribed burning in Scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of Joel Wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests |
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The origins of prescribed burning in Scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of Joel Wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests |
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The origins of prescribed burning in Scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of Joel Wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests |
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The origins of prescribed burning in Scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of Joel Wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests |
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The origins of prescribed burning in Scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of Joel Wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests |
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origins of prescribed burning in scandinavian forestry: the seminal role of joel wretlind in the management of fire-dependent forests |
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ISSN: 1612-4669 EISSN: 1612-4677 European Journal of Forest Research https://hal.science/hal-03664573 European Journal of Forest Research, 2020, 139 (3), pp.393-406. ⟨10.1007/s10342-019-01247-6⟩ |
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