We review science‐based adaptation strategies for western North American (wNA) forests
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …

Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids
(TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands is at increasing risk due to …

The size and frequency of large wildfires in western North America have increased in recent
years, a trend climate change is likely to exacerbate. Due to fuel limitations, recently burned …

The top priority of fire management agencies in Canada is to protect human life and
property. Here we investigate if decades of aggressive fire suppression in the boreal biome …

Climate‐induced vegetation change may be delayed in the absence of disturbance
catalysts. However, increases in wildfire activity may accelerate these transitions in many …

Burn severity (ecological impacts of fire on vegetation and soils) influences post‐fire stand
structure and species composition. The spatial pattern of burn severity may compound the …

Dry and warm conditions have exacerbated the occurrence of large and severe wildfires
over the past decade in Canada's Northwest Territories (NT). Although temperatures are …

Large and intense wildfires are an integral part of many Canadian landscapes, playing a
critical role in ecosystem dynamics. However, the recent catastrophic fire seasons have …

Climate drivers are increasingly creating conditions conducive to higher frequency fires. In
the coniferous boreal forest, the world's largest terrestrial biome, fires are historically …

Drought is usually the precursor to large wildfires in northwestern boreal Canada, a region
with both large wildfire potential and extensive peatland cover. Fire is a contagious process …