Wildland fires dramatically affect forest ecosystems, altering the loss of their biodiversity and
their sustainability. In addition, they have a strong impact on the global carbon balance and …

Mega‐fires are often defined according to their size and intensity but are more accurately
described by their socioeconomic impacts. Three factors–climate change, fire exclusion, and …

Contemporary fire regimes of Canadian forests have been well documented based on forest
fire records between the late 1950s to 1990s. Due to known limitations of fire datasets, an …

Boreal forest fires emit large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere primarily through the
combustion of soil organic matter,–. During each fire, a portion of this soil beneath the …

Wildfires across western North America have increased in number and size over the past
three decades, and this trend will continue in response to further warming. As a …

Global fire regimes are changing, with increases in wildfire frequency and severity expected
for many North American forests over the next 100 years. Fires can result in dramatic …

Disturbance regimes are changing in forests across the world in response to global climate
change. Despite the profound impacts of disturbances on ecosystem services and …

Circum-boreal and-tundra systems are crucial carbon pools that are experiencing amplified
warming and are at risk of increasing wildfire activity. Changes in wildfire activity have broad …

The vast boreal biome plays an important role in the global carbon cycle but is experiencing
particularly rapid climate warming, threatening the integrity of valued ecosystems and their …

Although broadleaf tree species of the boreal biome have a lower flammability compared to
conifers, there is a period following snow melt and prior to leaf flush (ie, greenup), termed …