Low-severity fires in the boreal region: reproductive implications for black spruce stands in between stand-replacing fire events

Raquel Alfaro‐Sánchez, Jill F. Johnstone, Jennifer L. Baltzer


Abstract
Stand-replacing crown fires are the most prevalent type of fire regime in boreal forests in North America. However, a substantial proportion of low-severity fires are found within fire perimeters. Here we aimed to investigate the effects of low-severity fires on the reproductive potential and seedling recruitment in boreal forests stands in between stand-replacing fire events.
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Raquel Alfaro‐Sánchez, Jill F. Johnstone, and Jennifer L. Baltzer. 2024. Low-severity fires in the boreal region: reproductive implications for black spruce stands in between stand-replacing fire events. Annals of Botany.
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