Did enhanced afforestation cause high severity peat burn in the Fort McMurray Horse River wildfire?

Did enhanced afforestation cause high severity peat burn in the Fort McMurray Horse River wildfire?

Climate change mediated drying of boreal peatlands is expected to enhance peatland afforestation and wildfire vulnerability. The water table depth–afforestation feedback represents a positive feedback that can enhance peat drying and consolidation and thereby increase peat burn severity; exacerbatin...

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Main Authors: S L Wilkinson, P A Moore, M D Flannigan, B M Wotton, J M Waddington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
peatland
afforestation
wildfire
tipping point
land management
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa136

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa136

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