Fire frequencies during the suppression period
Barney RJ and Stocks BJ. 1983. Fire frequencies during the suppression period. Pages 45-63. In Barney RJ and Stocks BJ. The role of fire in northern circumpolar ecosystems. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. New York City. SCOPE 18
Wildfires have been and currently are an important factor in the northern ecosystems of all circumpolar countries. Historical accounts of fires are general and often provide few quantitative data; therefore, more recent data from the fire suppression period help to draw conclusions about fire frequencies. In this chapter, data on the frequency of wildfires in northern Canada, Alaska, USSR, Sweden, and Finland are reviewed, and problems with the interpretation of fire frequency data are discussed. From the limited data which are available it appears that the patterns of fires at the northern latitudes are very similar to those observed in Alaska and Canada.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Barney, R; Stocks, B
- Units
- APIS , GRPO , ISRO , PIRO , VOYA
- Keywords
- Boreal Forest, FIRE, Fire Frequency, Fire History, fire suppression era, Forestry, Management, Plant Communities