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Modeling of Fire Occurrence in the Boreal Forest Region of Canada

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Fire, Climate Change, and Carbon Cycling in the Boreal Forest

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 138))

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Fire is a significant component of most boreal forest ecosystems. It is important to understand its occurrence and spread to assess the potential impact of global climate change on boreal forest ecosystems. This chapter presents an overview of our understanding of the processes and models that have been developed and used to predict both people-caused and lightning-caused fire occurrences in the boreal forest. We draw heavily on our experience with fire occurrence in the boreal forest region of Canada, but some of our observations may be applicable to other parts of the circumpolar boreal forest as well as other biomes.

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  1. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, 48105, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Eric S. Kasischke

  2. Canadian Forest Service—Ontario Region, P6A 5M7, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

    Brian J. Stocks

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Anderson, K., Martell, D.L., Flannigan, M.D., Wang, D. (2000). Modeling of Fire Occurrence in the Boreal Forest Region of Canada. In: Kasischke, E.S., Stocks, B.J. (eds) Fire, Climate Change, and Carbon Cycling in the Boreal Forest. Ecological Studies, vol 138. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21629-4_19

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