Detecting regional differences in within-wildfire burn patterns in western boreal canada

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-69

  Andison, David W ^a   McCleary, Kris ^b  

^a Bandaloop Landscape Ecosystem Services   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal landscape dynamics; Disturbance event; Ecosystem based management; Fire regimes; Fire severity; Wildfire patterns; Wildfire remnants

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

DISTURBANCE EVENT; ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT; FIRE REGIMES; FIRE SEVERITY; LANDSCAPE DYNAMICS; WILDFIRE PATTERNS; WILDFIRE REMNANTS;

FIRES;

BOREAL FOREST; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; REGIONAL PATTERN; SUSTAINABILITY; WILDFIRE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

BOREAL SHIELD; CANADA;

EID: 84923782133     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc2014011     Document Type: Article

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