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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Main Authors: Christine E. Kuntzemann, Ellen Whitman, Diana Stralberg, Marc‐André Parisien, Dan K. Thompson, Scott E. Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-05-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4510