Factors that Influence Daily Human-Caused Forest Fires in Alberta

• Main Author: Morrison, Kimberly H.
• Other Authors: Wotton, Mike (University of Toronto), Flannigan, Mike (Renewable Resources), Beverly, Jen (Renewable Resources)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alberta. Department of Renewable Resources. 2016
• Subjects: envir; anthro-bio; Flat Top; Fort McMurray
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10402/era.43417

Specialization: Forest Biology and Management Degree: Master of Science Abstract: Humans are the major cause of forest fires in the spring in Alberta, and have resulted in major property damage in both the Flat Top Complex fires in 2011 and the Fort McMurray fire in 2016. Fire occurrence prediction...