Stocks, B. J.

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Fire weather index system components for large fires in the Canadian boreal forest Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) System components and head fire intensities were calculated for fires greater than 2 km2 in size for the boreal and taiga ecozones of Canada from 1959 to 1999. The highest noon-hour values were analysed that occurred during the first 21 days of each of 9333 fires. Depending on ecozone, the means of the FWI System parameters ranged from: fine fuel moisture code (FFMC), 90 to 92 (82 to 96 for individual fires); duff moisture code (DMC), 38 to 78 (10 to 140 for individual fires); drought code (DC), 210 to 372 (50 to 600 for individual fires); and fire weather index, 20 to 33 (5 to 60 for individual fires). Fine fuel moisture code decreased, DMC had a mid-season peak, and DC increased... Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Relationship Understanding 2b-Effects of Fire on Ecosystems
Forest fire management expenditures in Canada: 1970–2013 Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Adaptation planning 1-Best management practices, Adaptation planning 1-Best management practices, landscape scale conservation: Fire, landscape scale conservation: Forestry
Direct effects of fire on the boreal forest carbon budget Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Relationship Understanding 2b-Effects of Fire on Ecosystems
Climate change and forest fire activity in North American boreal forests Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Adaptation planning 1-Best management practices, landscape scale conservation: Fire
Fire, Climate Change and Carbon Cycling in North American Boreal Forests A discussion of the direct and indirect mechanisms by which fire and climate interact to influence carbon cycling in North American boreal forests. The first section summarizes the information needed to understand and manage fires' effects on the ecology of boreal forests and its influence on global climate change issues. Following chapters discuss in detail the role of fire in the ecology of boreal forests, present data sets on fire and the distribution of carbon, and treat the use of satellite imagery in monitoring these regions as well as approaches to modeling the relevant processes. Contents: Preface.- Introduction.- Section I: Information Requirements and Fire Management and Policy Issues.- The Role of Boreal... Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: M1-Changes in Plant and Animal Distributon, P2-Changes in Plant and Animal Species Due to Climate Change, R2b-Effects of Fire on Ecosystems

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