Fire Regimes and Climatic Change in Canadian Forests

摘要: Recently the climate has been warming over most of Canada (Gullett and Skinner 1992), is expected to continue throughout twenty-first century (IPCC 2001). This changes in other meteorological variables will alter fire regime. Significant increases weather indexes are anticipated central sections where much current activity occurs. We believe that this increase translate into significant area burned century. Changes regime may have a impact on composition, structure, functioning Canadian forests. Because responds almost immediately climate, act as catalyst for change Therefore rate magnitude fire-induced forests could greatly exceed due directly changing climate. These would be pronounced regions prominent, such boreal forest.