Fire frequency and the spatial age mosaic of the mixed-wood boreal forest in western Canada

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1162-1177

  Weir, J M H ^a   Johnson, E A ^b   Miyanishi, K ^c  

^a Prince Albert National Park   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Ecosystem management; Equilibrium; Fire frequency; Fire history; Forest fires; Forest fragmentation; Land use change; Natural disturbance; Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan: spatial statistics

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BOREAL FOREST; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND STRUCTURE;

(WEST); CANADA;

EID: 0034478692     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[1162:FFATSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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