SCOPE 18

The Role of Fire in
Northern Circumpolar Ecosystems

Edited by

Ross W. Wein - Fire Science Centre and Department of Biology,
University of New Brunswick, Canada

and

David A. MacLean - Maritimes Forest Research Centre, Canadian Forestry Service,
New Brunswick, Canada

Published on behalf of the

Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)

of the

International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)

by

John Wiley & Sons

Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto

1983

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Title Pages
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors

1. An Overview of Fire in Northern Ecosystems - R.W. Wein and D.A. MacLean

SECTION I: PAST AND PRESENT FIRE FREQUENCIES

2. The Post-glacial Fire Record - K. Tolonen

3. Fire Frequencies During the Suppression Period - R.J. Barney and B.J. Stocks

SECTION II: PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF FIRE

4. Fire Behaviour in Northern Conifer Forests and Shrublands - C.E. Van Wagner

5. Fire Behaviour and Ecological Effects in Organic Terrain - R.W. Wein

6. Effects of Fire on the Permafrost Ground Thermal Regime - The late R.J.E. Brown

7. Fire and Nutrient Cycling - D.A. MacLean, S.J. Woodley, M.G. Weber, and R.W. Wein

SECTION III: CONCEPTS OF FIRE EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS AND SPECIES

8. Concepts of Fire Effects on Plant Individuals and Species - J.S. Rowe

9. Post-fire Succession of Small-mammal and Bird Communities - J.F. Fox

SECTION IV: FIRE EFFECTS IN SELECTED VEGETATION ZONES

10. The Ecological Role of Fire in Jack Pine Forests - J.H. Cayford and D.J. McRae

11. The Effects of Fire in Black Spruce Ecosystems of Alaska and Northern Canada - L.A. Viereck

12. Fire Influences in Abies-dominated forests - V.V. Furyaev, R.W. Wein, and D.A. MacLean

13. The Role of Fire in Lichen-dominated Tundra and Forest-tundra - A.N.D. Auclair

SECTION V: FIRE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT

14. Measures for Fire Prevention on Peat Deposits - V.I. Chistjakov, A.I. Kuprijanov, V.V. Gorshkov, and E.S. Artsybashev

15. Fire Management in Wilderness Areas, Parks, and Other Nature Reserves - M.E. Alexander and D.E. Dube

Glossary
Author Index
Geographic Index
Subject Index