Essays about: "The 2014 Västmanland wildfire"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words The 2014 Västmanland wildfire.

1. 1. Wildfire growth modelling in Sweden - a suitability assessment of available data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Henrik Hagelin; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Physical geography; Prometheus; WiSE-FASS; The 2014 Västmanland wildfire; Wildfire growth modelling; Wildfire suppression support; Wildfire behaviour; MESAN; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Wildfires are worldwide problems that stress societies by damaging their economies and they cause serious, sometimes fatal, health implications among the populations. In recent years, the rate of wildfire occurrence has increased as the global average temperature has risen. Because of global climate change, this rate is expected to continue rising. READ MORE

3. 2. Influence of forest mires on wildfire : a landscape analysis of the 2014 Västmanland forest fire

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Andreas Souropetsis; [2022]
   Keywords : Forest fire; Mires fuel composition; Aerial photo interpretation;

   Abstract : Forest fire is a major natural disturbance that influence forest ecosystem structure and composition at both the stand and landscape level. In boreal Fennoscandia fire frequency has been very low over the last c.150 years due to effective fire suppression, although occasionally high-intensity fires escape initial attack and grow big. READ MORE

4. 3. Post-fire community changes in peatland dwelling beetles : A before-after-control impact study of beetle communities in Swedish mires after a megafire

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Janina Happ; [2021]
   Keywords : Coleoptera; Mires; Peatlands; Wildfire; Forestfire; Megafire;

   Abstract : As a consequence to climate change and resulting severe weather events such as prolonged hot and dry periods, wildfire frequency increases globally. Progressively, these effects are noticeable in high latitude countries such as Sweden where a megafire burned 13 100 ha of managed coniferous forest in 2014. READ MORE

5. 4. Ur askan i Västmanland : en studie av följderna efter skogsbranden 2014

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Josefin Jackson; [2017]
   Keywords : branden i Västmanland; skogsbrand; socio-ekologisk resiliens; naturturism; skogsbruk;

   Abstract : Denna uppsats handlar om branden i Västmanland 2014, den största skogsbranden i Sverige sedan 1950-talet. Nästan 14 000 hektar skog drabbades och värdefulla egendomar gick förlorade. I ett varmare klimat väntas brandsäsongen i Sverige fördubblas till uppemot 70 dagar under de kommande decennierna. READ MORE

6. 5. Naturlig föryngring efter brand : Fyra trädarters etablering i relation till mikromiljö och spridningsavstånd på Salabrännan

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Maria Jakobsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Plantetablering; mikromiljö; bränningsdjup; spridningsavstånd; skogsbrand; Salabrännan; Västmanland; Seedling establishment; microenvironment; fire severity; depth of burn dispersal distance; forest fire; Västmanland;

   Abstract : Sommaren 2014 inträffade i Västmanland en med Sveriges mått mätt mycket stor brand, Salabranden. Brandfältet, och i synnerhet den del som blivit naturreservat, ger en unik möjlighet att studera hur den naturliga plantetableringen efter brand ser ut för några av Sveriges vanligast förekommande trädslag. READ MORE