Variation in local weather explains differences in fire regimes within a Québec south-eastern boreal forest landscape

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1073-1082

  Drobyshev, Igor ^a,b   Flannigan, Mike D ^c   Bergeron, Yves ^a   Girardin, Martin P ^d   Suran, Byambagere ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

climate variability; fire hazard; fire history; fire weather; island ecosystems; natural disturbance; Quebec Clay Belt; red pine.

Indexed keywords

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 78650256699     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF09101     Document Type: Article

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