Impact of fire on Finnish forest in the past and today.
Nearly every forest land in Finland has been burnt down by a wildfire at least once during the past 400â500 years. Slash and burn cultivation (1700â1920) was practised on 50â75 percent of Finland's forests, while prescribed burning (1920â1990) has been applied to 2â3 percent of the country'...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Finnish Society of Forest Science
1996-01-01
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| Series: | Silva Fennica |
| Online Access: | https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5601 |