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Fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE / 2020-05

Fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest

Paper investigating if decades of aggressive fire suppression in the boreal biome of Canada has reduced the proportion of recently burned forests (RBF; <30 years) near human communities, and thereby inadvertently increased the risk of wildfire.

Article visant à déterminer si des décennies de lutte agressive contre les feux dans le biome boréal du Canada ont réduit la proportion de forêts récemment brûlées (RBF; < 30 ans) à proximité des collectivités humaines, et ont ainsi, par inadvertance, accru le risque de feux de forêt.

Authors

  • Marc-André Parisien
  • Sean A. Parks
  • Christopher A. Stockdale
  • Dominique Arseneault
  • Quinn E. Barber
  • Sandy Erni
  • Kelvin G. Hirsch
  • Xianli Wang

Organizations

  • Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Université du Québec à Rimouski

Ecoregions

Boreal

Tags

suppression risk fire management fire suppression wildland-urban interface impact of colonial fire management techniques WUI
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