Fire Exclusion Destroys Habitats for At-Risk Species in a British Columbia Protected Area
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Reconstructing Historical and Contemporary Forest Structure Via Belt Transects
2.3. Reconstructing Historical and Contemporary Forest Structure Via Remote Sensing
2.4. Reconstructing Fire Dynamics in Helliwell Provincial Park
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Reconstructing Historical and Contemporary Forest Structure Via Belt Transects
3.2. Reconstructing Historical and Contemporary Forest Structure Via Remote Sensing
3.3. Reconstructing Fire Dynamics in Helliwell Provincial Park
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 93,968 | 08bcd14101_105_25_8bit_rgb | “1:20,000” | 80 mm | Digital—Colour |
2000 | 136,265 | Bing Imagery | Image Service | ||
1996 | 155,650 | bcb96016_222 | “1:40,000” | 153 mm | Film—BW |
1988 | 170,045 | bcc835_215 | “1:10,000” | 305 mm | Film—Colour |
1980 | 166,108 | BC80102_164 | “1:20,000” | 153 mm | Film—BW |
1972 | 194,948 | BC7406_197 | “1:15,000” | 305 mm | Film—BW |
1968 | 197,286 | BC7077_109 | “1:16,000” | 305 mm | Film—BW |
1964 | 219,693 | BC5097_089 | “1:31,680” | 153 mm | Film—BW |
1952 | 211,519 | BC1499_058 | “1:40,000” | Film—BW |
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Hoffman, K.M.; Wickham, S.B.; McInnes, W.S.; Starzomski, B.M. Fire Exclusion Destroys Habitats for At-Risk Species in a British Columbia Protected Area. Fire 2019, 2, 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire2030048
Hoffman KM, Wickham SB, McInnes WS, Starzomski BM. Fire Exclusion Destroys Habitats for At-Risk Species in a British Columbia Protected Area. Fire. 2019; 2(3):48. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire2030048
Chicago/Turabian StyleHoffman, Kira M., Sara B. Wickham, William S. McInnes, and Brian M. Starzomski. 2019. "Fire Exclusion Destroys Habitats for At-Risk Species in a British Columbia Protected Area" Fire 2, no. 3: 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire2030048