Geostatistical modeling of wildfire occurrence probability: the case study of Monte Catillo natural reserve in Italy

D Berardi, M Galuppi, A Libertà, M Lombardi - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing incidence of wildfires in the Mediterranean region has raised significant
scientific and environmental concerns. This study focuses on a retrospective analysis of …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into Boreal Forest Disturbance from Canopy Stability Index

B Mackey, S Hugh, P Norman, BM Rogers, D Dellasala - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
The world's forests are being increasingly disturbed from exposure to the compounding
impacts of land use and climate change, in addition to natural disturbance regimes. Boreal …

Adaptive Relationships in Hemi-Boreal Forests: Tree Species Responses to Competition, Stress, and Disturbance

R Petrokas, M Manton - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
European Union forest policy calls for closer-to-nature forest management, but natural
disturbances and forest succession are ecological phenomena that are difficult to …

Regeneration lags and growth trajectories influence passive seismic line recovery in western North American boreal forests

CM Sutheimer, AT Filicetti, L Viliani… - Restoration …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Across the western North American boreal region, networks of narrow clearings called
seismic lines from oil and gas exploration fragment forests. Restoration of seismic lines for …

A pan-Canadian assessment of empirical research on post-disturbance recovery in the Canadian Forest Service

K Waldron, N Thiffault, L Venier… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Information about post-disturbance regeneration success and successional dynamics is
critical to predict forest ecosystem resistance and resilience to disturbances and climate …

Assessing the Cumulative Impacts of Forest Management on Forest Age Structure Development and Woodland Caribou Habitat in Boreal Landscapes: A Case Study …

B Mackey, C Campbell, P Norman, S Hugh… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Canadian boreal forest biome has been subjected to a long history of management for
wood production. Here, we examined the cumulative impacts of logging on older forests in …

Large, sustained soil CO2 efflux but rapid recovery of CH4 oxidation in post-harvest and post-fire stands in a mixedwood boreal forest

MA Halim, JMH Bieser, SC Thomas - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The net effect of forest disturbances, such as fires and harvesting, on soil greenhouse gas
fluxes is determined by their impacts on both biological and physical factors, as well as the …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing long-term tree species dynamics in Canada's forested ecosystems using annual time series remote sensing data

T Hermosilla, MA Wulder, JC White, NC Coops… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mapping tree species and changes in species distribution over time enables monitoring of
successional dynamics and linking of realized species distributions to regional, climatic, and …

[HTML][HTML] Composite effects of forest harvests and seismic lines influence re-establishment of trees and shrubs in Alberta's mesic upland boreal forest

L Viliani, SE Nielsen - Forest Ecology and Management, 2025 - Elsevier
In the boreal biome, disturbances drive natural vegetation dynamics and forest recovery.
However, as the frequency and extent of anthropogenic disturbances increase, there is a …

[HTML][HTML] Increased positive tree species mixture effects on the abundance and richness of Collembola with stand development in Canadian boreal forests

Y Zhang, S Peng, Z Ma, C Chen, B Gao, X Chen… - Forest Ecosystems, 2025 - Elsevier
It is well established that species mixtures could enhance ecosystem functioning in diverse
ecosystem types, with these benefits increasing over time. However, the impact of tree …