Ecology of Wildfire Residuals in Boreal Forests.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the companion website -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- The boreal forest biome -- Geographical distribution -- Distinguishing features -- Boreal wildfires -- Major characteristics -- Ecological significance -- Goals and scope of the book -- References -- Chapter 2 Formation of wildfire residuals -- Factors that affect the formation of residuals -- Boreal forest communities -- Boreal wildfires -- Residual formation and distribution -- Spatial heterogeneity in fire behavior -- Process of residual formation -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 Types of wildfire residuals and their extent -- Types of wildfire residuals -- A post-wildfire scene -- Past descriptions of wildfire residuals -- Abundance and extent of wildfire residuals -- Snag residuals -- Live tree residuals -- Residual patches -- Changes in residuals after wildfires -- Snag residuals -- Live tree residuals -- Residual patches -- Toward improved definitions and assessment -- Reasons for improvement -- Definitions of wildfire residuals -- Improved study approaches -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4 Ecological roles of wildfire residuals -- Ecological processes involving snag residuals -- Invasion by beetles -- Colonization by woodpeckers -- Occupation by other bird species -- Forest regeneration -- Roles of the residual patches -- Providing temporary shelter -- Supplementing the recovery -- Creating heterogeneity -- Ecological significance -- Wildfire residuals and the carbon cycle -- Wildfire residuals and nutrient and hydrological cycles -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5 Role of wildfire residuals in forest management applications -- Restoring wildfire residuals -- Ecological expectations -- Considerations for application -- Challenges and uncertainties -- Emulating wildfire disturbance -- Background.

Emulating wildfire residuals by forest harvest -- Expectations and uncertainties -- Salvage logging -- Background -- Ecological consequences -- Practical considerations -- Uncertainties -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 6 Ecology of boreal wildfire residuals-a summary and synthesis -- Wildfire residuals and their occurrence -- Residual vegetation types -- Spatial patterns of residuals -- Ecological roles of wildfire residuals -- Snag residuals -- Residual patches -- A conceptual view -- Knowledge uncertainties -- Management applications and wildfire residuals -- Salvage logging -- Emulating wildfire disturbances -- Restoring wildfire residuals -- Suppressing fire -- Research needs on wildfire residuals -- Advancing research methods -- Expanding research topics -- Conclusion -- Index -- Supplemental Images -- EULA.

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