Peatlands promote fire refugia in boreal forests of northern Alberta, Canada
Abstract In the boreal forests of North America, large wildfires often leave residual patches of unburned vegetation, termed fire refugia, which can affect post‐fire ecosystem processes. Although topographic complexity is a major driver of fire refugia in mountainous terrain, refugia in boreal plain...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-05-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4510 |