Fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest
A primary element of modern wildfire management is to aggressively suppress small fires before they become large, but benefits can be offset by the fact that these practices promote older forests that are more ‘flammable’. Here the authors show that this downside puts numerous human communities at e...
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oai:doaj.org-article:ce839b1b7a8e4527807aa4d52ac68baf2021-12-02T14:42:29ZFire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest10.1038/s41467-020-15961-y2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/ce839b1b7a8e4527807aa4d52ac68baf2020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15961-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723A primary element of modern wildfire management is to aggressively suppress small fires before they become large, but benefits can be offset by the fact that these practices promote older forests that are more ‘flammable’. Here the authors show that this downside puts numerous human communities at elevated risk of fires in boreal Canada.Marc-André ParisienQuinn E. BarberKelvin G. HirschChristopher A. StockdaleSandy ErniXianli WangDominique ArseneaultSean A. ParksNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020) |
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A primary element of modern wildfire management is to aggressively suppress small fires before they become large, but benefits can be offset by the fact that these practices promote older forests that are more ‘flammable’. Here the authors show that this downside puts numerous human communities at elevated risk of fires in boreal Canada. |
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Fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest |
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Fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest |
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Fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest |
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Fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest |
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Fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the Canadian boreal forest |
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fire deficit increases wildfire risk for many communities in the canadian boreal forest |
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