Search Results - "Flannigan, Mike D."

Wildfire as a major driver of recent permafrost thaw in boreal peatlands by Gibson, Carolyn M., Chasmer, Laura E., Thompson, Dan K., Quinton, William L., Flannigan, Mike D., Olefeldt, David

“…Permafrost vulnerability to climate change may be underestimated unless effects of wildfire are considered. Here we assess impacts of wildfire on soil thermal…”
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The spatially varying influence of humans on fire probability in North America by Parisien, Marc-André, Miller, Carol, Parks, Sean A, DeLancey, Evan R, Robinne, François-Nicolas, Flannigan, Mike D

“…Humans affect fire regimes by providing ignition sources in some cases, suppressing wildfires in others, and altering natural vegetation in ways that may…”
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One extreme fire weather event determines the extent and frequency of wildland fires by Wang, Xianli, Swystun, Tom, Oliver, Jacqueline, Flannigan, Mike D

“…Abstract Understanding climate change impacts on wildland fire activity has been constrained by the high uncertainty embedded in the prediction of fire size…”
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Projected changes in fire size from daily spread potential in Canada over the 21st century by Wang, Xianli, Studens, Kala, Parisien, Marc-André, Taylor, Steve W, Candau, Jean-Noël, Boulanger, Yan, Flannigan, Mike D

“…The broad consensus indicates that climate change will cause larger and more frequent fires, resulting in a growing annual area burned (AAB) in much of Canada…”
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Projected changes in daily fire spread across Canada over the next century by Wang, Xianli, Parisien, Marc-André, Taylor, Steve W, Candau, Jean-Noël, Stralberg, Diana, Marshall, Ginny A, Little, John M, Flannigan, Mike D

“…In the face of climate change, predicting and understanding future fire regimes across Canada is a high priority for wildland fire research and management. Due…”
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Topoedaphic and Forest Controls on Post-Fire Vegetation Assemblies Are Modified by Fire History and Burn Severity in the Northwestern Canadian Boreal Forest by Ellen Whitman, Marc-André Parisien, Dan K. Thompson, Mike D. Flannigan

“…Wildfires, which constitute the most extensive natural disturbance of the boreal biome, produce a broad range of ecological impacts to vegetation and soils…”
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cffdrs: an R package for the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System by Wang, Xianli, Wotton, B. Mike, Cantin, Alan S., Parisien, Marc-André, Anderson, Kerry, Moore, Brett, Flannigan, Mike D.

“…Introduction The Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) is a globally known wildland fire risk assessment system, and two major components, the…”
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Wildfire evacuation patterns and syndromes across Canada's forested regions by Tepley, Alan J., Parisien, Marc‐André, Wang, Xianli, Oliver, Jacqueline A., Flannigan, Mike D.

“…Human exposure to wildfire is increasing in many regions globally—a trend likely to continue as climate change drives increases in wildfire activity and human…”
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Abrupt, climate-induced increase in wildfires in British Columbia since the mid-2000s by Parisien, Marc-André, Barber, Quinn E., Bourbonnais, Mathieu L., Daniels, Lori D., Flannigan, Mike D., Gray, Robert W., Hoffman, Kira M., Jain, Piyush, Stephens, Scott L., Taylor, Steve W., Whitman, Ellen

“…Abstract In the province of British Columbia, Canada, four of the most severe wildfire seasons of the last century occurred in the past 7 years: 2017, 2018,…”
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Temporal Patterns of Wildfire Activity in Areas of Contrasting Human Influence in the Canadian Boreal Forest by Rodrigo Campos-Ruiz, Marc-André Parisien, Mike D. Flannigan

“…The influence of humans on the boreal forest has altered the temporal and spatial patterns of wildfire activity through modification of the physical…”
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A Regional-Scale Index for Assessing the Exposure of Drinking-Water Sources to Wildfires by François-Nicolas Robinne, Kevin D. Bladon, Uldis Silins, Monica B. Emelko, Mike D. Flannigan, Marc-André Parisien, Xianli Wang, Stefan W. Kienzle, Diane P. Dupont

“…Recent human-interface wildfires around the world have raised concerns regarding the reliability of freshwater supply flowing from severely burned watersheds…”
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Potential impacts of climate change on the habitat of boreal woodland caribou by Barber, Quinn E., Parisien, Marc‐André, Whitman, Ellen, Stralberg, Diana, Johnson, Chris J., St‐Laurent, Martin‐Hugues, DeLancey, Evan R., Price, David T., Arseneault, Dominique, Wang, Xianli, Flannigan, Mike D.

“…Boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are currently listed as threatened in Canada, with populations in the province of Alberta expected to…”
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Future wildfire extent and frequency determined by the longest fire-conducive weather spell by Wang, Xianli, Swystun, Tom, Flannigan, Mike D.

“…Great efforts have been made to understand the impacts of a changing climate on fire activity; however, a reliable approach with high prediction confidence has…”
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New In-Flame Flammability Testing Method Applied to Monitor Seasonal Changes in Live Fuel by Melnik, Oleg M., Paskaluk, Stephen A., Ackerman, Mark Y., Melnik, Katharine O., Thompson, Dan K., McAllister, Sara S., Flannigan, Mike D.

“…Improving the accuracy of fire behavior prediction requires better understanding of live fuel, the dominant component of tree crowns, which dictates the…”
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Short-interval wildfire and drought overwhelm boreal forest resilience by Whitman, Ellen, Parisien, Marc-André, Thompson, Dan K., Flannigan, Mike D.

“…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…”
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Observed increases in extreme fire weather driven by atmospheric humidity and temperature by Jain, Piyush, Castellanos-Acuna, Dante, Coogan, Sean C. P., Abatzoglou, John T., Flannigan, Mike D.

“…Recent increases in regional wildfire activity have been linked to climate change. Here, we analyse trends in observed global extreme fire weather and their…”
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Global increase in wildfire risk due to climate‐driven declines in fuel moisture by Ellis, Todd M., Bowman, David M. J. S., Jain, Piyush, Flannigan, Mike D., Williamson, Grant J.

“…There is mounting concern that global wildfire activity is shifting in frequency, intensity, and seasonality in response to climate change. Fuel moisture…”
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A framework for modeling habitat quality in disturbance‐prone areas demonstrated with woodland caribou and wildfire by Whitman, Ellen, Parisien, Marc‐André, Price, David T., St‐Laurent, Martin‐Hugues, Johnson, Chris J., DeLancey, Evan R., Arseneault, Dominique, Flannigan, Mike D.

“…Natural resource management professionals require adaptable spatial tools for conserving and managing wildlife across landscapes. These tools should integrate…”
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Wildfire management in Canada: Review, challenges and opportunities by Tymstra, Cordy, Stocks, Brian J., Cai, Xinli, Flannigan, Mike D.

“…Wildfire management agencies in Canada are at a tipping point. Presuppression and suppression costs are increasing but program budgets are not. Climate change…”
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Comparison of the sensitivity of landscape-fire-succession models to variation in terrain, fuel pattern, climate and weather by CARY, Geoffrey J, KEANE, Robert E, GARDNER, Robert H, LAVOREL, Sandra, FLANNIGAN, Mike D, DAVIES, Ian D, CHAO LI, LENIHAN, James M, RUPP, T. Scott, MOUILLOT, Florent

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity of modelled area burned to environmental factors across a range of independently-developed…”
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