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Cladonia subgenus Cladina (the reindeer lichens) can be a dominant part of terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. They are particularly abundant in arctic-alpine and boreal regions, where they are a...
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Authors
Loius Archambault
J. Morissette
In Quebec, the bioclimatic zone of balsam fir-yellow birch covers an area of 94,768 km 2. Some of the forest cover types in the area, such as balsam fir-yellow birch, are among the most productive in...
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Humaira Enayetullah
Laura Chasmer
Chris Hopkinson
Daniel Thompson
Danielle Cobbaert
Seismic lines are the dominant anthropogenic disturbance in the boreal forest of the Canadian province of Alberta, fragmenting over 1900 km 2 of peatland areas and accounting for more than 80% of all...
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Dominique Boucher
Sylvie Gauthier
Nelson Thiffault
William Marchand
Martin Girardin
Climate change is projected to increase fire severity and frequency in the boreal forest, but it could also directly affect post-fire recruitment processes by impacting seed production, germination...
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Resource Date:
September
2023
Although peatlands cover only 3% of the world's land, they store about twice as much carbon as in the biomass of all the world's forests combined. Thus, they are incredibly important especially for...
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Christine Kuntzemann
Ellen Whitman
Diana Stralberg
Marc-André Parisien
Dan Thompson
Scott Nielsen
Resource Date:
February
2023
Abstract In the boreal forests of North America, large wildfires often leave residual patches of unburned vegetation, termed fire refugia, which can affect post-fire ecosystem processes. Although...
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Mélina Guêné Nanchen
Marie-Claire LeBlanc
Line Rochefort
Resource Date:
October
2021
Fire plays a major role in structuring and the functioning of boreal ecosystems. As peatlands are important components of boreal forests, the impact of fire upon these wetter ecosystems is...
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Emily Ann Jones
Laura Elizabeth Chasmer
Kevin John Devito
Christopher Dennis Hopkinson
Climate change in northern latitudes is increasing the vulnerability of peatlands and the riparian transition zones between peatlands and upland forests (referred to as ecotones) to greater frequency...
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L. Archambault
J. Morissette
In Quebec, the bioclimatic zone of balsam fir-yellow birch covers an area of 94,768 km 2. Some of the forest cover types in the area, such as balsam fir-yellow birch, are among the most productive in...
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The 2023 wildfire season in Canada is now the worst ever recorded, with over fifteen million hectares burned. In the last 65 years, only four other fire seasons in Canada have produced burned areas...
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Resource Date:
September
2023
The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: The outsized role of small ephemeral...
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Sophie Wilkinson
Raymond Andersen
Paul Moore
Scott Davidson
Gustaf Granath
Mike Waddington
Resource Date:
April
2023
The northern peatland carbon sink plays a vital role in climate regulation; however, the future of the carbon sink is uncertain, in part, due to the changing interactions of peatlands and wildfire...