According to a recent study led by UW associate professors, the increase in boreal forest fires will lead to a slowdown in ...

Ground slumping in yedoma permafrost after a wildfire, in the interior of Alaska. Yedoma permafrost generally contains large ...

A deep-dive into the activity, behavior and effects of wildfires over the past 25 years in the Prince George Fire Centre region.

"We are increasingly forced to reforest in Canada. Boreal forest trees are adapted to fires, but today the conditions are ...

Epiphytic Macrolichen Cover, Richness and Composition in Young Successional Boreal Forest A Comparison of Fire and Logging Disturbance. Forest Ecology and Management, 347, 149-155.

Lee Frelich – The Future of the Boreal Forest Lee will discuss the potential for increased fire frequency with climate change and what last year’s huge burns in Canada meant for the boreal forest. Lee ...

“Tree colonization is the key to maintaining the boreal forest,” she says, “and it’s really sensitive to disturbances, especially fire.” As a result, in many places, black spruce is ...

Bergeron, Y. (1991). The Influence of Island and Mainland Lakeshore Landscapes on Boreal Forest Fire Regimes. Ecology, 72, 1980-1992.

A study finds that logging has inflicted severe damage to the vast boreal forests in Ontario and Quebec, two of the country’s main commercial logging regions.