Holocene variations of wildfire occurrence as a guide for sustainable management of the northeastern Canadian boreal forest
Background Cumulative impacts of wildfires and forest harvesting can cause shifts from closed-crown forest to open woodland in boreal ecosystems. To lower the probability of occurrence of such catastrophic regime shifts, forest logging must decrease when fire frequency increases, so that the combin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Forest Ecosystems |
| Online Access: | http://www.forestecosyst.com/content/2/1/15 |