Holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Climate change impacts the boreal ecosystem through modifications of vegetation structure, composition, distribution and productivity. These changes alter the internal functioning of forests by disrupting the dynamics of natural disturbances such as fire, notably their frequency and size. Extreme we...
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ftciradhal:oai:HAL:tel-03346459v1 2024-05-19T07:46:17+00:00 Holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the Northwest Territories, Canada Régimes des feux holocène, contemporain et futur aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Canada Gaboriau, Dorian Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (UMR ISEM) Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de recherche pour le développement IRD : UR226-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Université Montpellier Université du Québec à Abitibi-Témiscamingue Ahmed Adam Ali Hugo Asselin 2021-06-09 https://theses.hal.science/tel-03346459 https://theses.hal.science/tel-03346459/document https://theses.hal.science/tel-03346459/file/2021_GABORIAU_archivage.pdf fr fre HAL CCSD NNT: 2021MONTG023 tel-03346459 https://theses.hal.science/tel-03346459 https://theses.hal.science/tel-03346459/document https://theses.hal.science/tel-03346459/file/2021_GABORIAU_archivage.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess https://theses.hal.science/tel-03346459 Sciences agricoles. Université Montpellier; Université du Québec à Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2021. Français. ⟨NNT : 2021MONTG023⟩ Boreal forest Extreme wildfire seasons Fire risk Lake sediments LPJ-LMfire Modelling Forêt boréale Saisons de feu extrêmes Risque de feu Sédiments lacustres Modélisation [SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis Theses 2021 ftciradhal 2024-05-02T00:15:43Z Climate change impacts the boreal ecosystem through modifications of vegetation structure, composition, distribution and productivity. These changes alter the internal functioning of forests by disrupting the dynamics of natural disturbances such as fire, notably their frequency and size. Extreme weather events in recent decades have resulted in very large areas burned during some years, altering forest landscapes at northern latitudes in Canada. Large fires accounting for the majority of burned areas release massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and have major health consequences for people in exposed communities. They also limit the ability of Indigenous people to maintain their traditional activities by reducing ecosystem services they traditionally access. Climate projections suggest that large fires may be increasingly frequent in the coming decades, which in turn could affect forests, climate, and human societies. However, models remain uncertain and questions persist, particularly about the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events that facilitate the onset of large forest fires.This thesis contributes to improving our understanding of the environmental drivers that have determined the dynamic of recent and past fire regimes in the boreal forest of northwestern Canada, in order to predict the interactions between climate, vegetation and future wildfires. This information will help managers and local communities anticipate future fire risk in response to climate change, in order to adapt practices and land use accordingly to limit the potentially negative effects of large forest fires. Chapter II of this thesis aimed to reconstruct the fire regime since 1965 on the territory of the Tłı̨chǫ; First Nation in the Northwest Territories (NWT), in Canada. This territory experienced one of the largest forest fires across Canada in 2014. We determine the main climatic and ecological conditions having contributed to extreme wildfire seasons (EWY) during the past few decades on the Tłı̨chǫ; ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Northwest Territories Territoires du Nord-Ouest CIRAD: HAL (Agricultural Research for Development) |
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Boreal forest Extreme wildfire seasons Fire risk Lake sediments LPJ-LMfire Modelling Forêt boréale Saisons de feu extrêmes Risque de feu Sédiments lacustres Modélisation [SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences |
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Boreal forest Extreme wildfire seasons Fire risk Lake sediments LPJ-LMfire Modelling Forêt boréale Saisons de feu extrêmes Risque de feu Sédiments lacustres Modélisation [SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences Gaboriau, Dorian Holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Boreal forest Extreme wildfire seasons Fire risk Lake sediments LPJ-LMfire Modelling Forêt boréale Saisons de feu extrêmes Risque de feu Sédiments lacustres Modélisation [SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences |
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Climate change impacts the boreal ecosystem through modifications of vegetation structure, composition, distribution and productivity. These changes alter the internal functioning of forests by disrupting the dynamics of natural disturbances such as fire, notably their frequency and size. Extreme weather events in recent decades have resulted in very large areas burned during some years, altering forest landscapes at northern latitudes in Canada. Large fires accounting for the majority of burned areas release massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and have major health consequences for people in exposed communities. They also limit the ability of Indigenous people to maintain their traditional activities by reducing ecosystem services they traditionally access. Climate projections suggest that large fires may be increasingly frequent in the coming decades, which in turn could affect forests, climate, and human societies. However, models remain uncertain and questions persist, particularly about the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events that facilitate the onset of large forest fires.This thesis contributes to improving our understanding of the environmental drivers that have determined the dynamic of recent and past fire regimes in the boreal forest of northwestern Canada, in order to predict the interactions between climate, vegetation and future wildfires. This information will help managers and local communities anticipate future fire risk in response to climate change, in order to adapt practices and land use accordingly to limit the potentially negative effects of large forest fires. Chapter II of this thesis aimed to reconstruct the fire regime since 1965 on the territory of the Tłı̨chǫ; First Nation in the Northwest Territories (NWT), in Canada. This territory experienced one of the largest forest fires across Canada in 2014. We determine the main climatic and ecological conditions having contributed to extreme wildfire seasons (EWY) during the past few decades on the Tłı̨chǫ; ... |
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Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (UMR ISEM) Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de recherche pour le développement IRD : UR226-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Université Montpellier Université du Québec à Abitibi-Témiscamingue Ahmed Adam Ali Hugo Asselin |
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Holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the Northwest Territories, Canada |
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holocene, contemporary and future fire regimes in the northwest territories, canada |
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Northwest Territories Territoires du Nord-Ouest |
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Northwest Territories Territoires du Nord-Ouest |
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https://theses.hal.science/tel-03346459 Sciences agricoles. Université Montpellier; Université du Québec à Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2021. Français. ⟨NNT : 2021MONTG023⟩ |
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