Essays about: "naturally occurring forest fires"

Found 2 essays containing the words naturally occurring forest fires.

  1. 1. Predicting Human Caused Fires : A GIS Analysis of Socioeconomic Variables and Wildfire Ignition in the Cranbrook Fire Zone, British Columbia, Canada

    University essay from Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Kyle Nadler; [2010]
    Keywords : wildlfire; GIS; Kootenay; Cranbrook Fire Zone; multi-criteria analysis; human; prediction;

    Abstract : Wildfire is a naturally occurring process that regenerates vegetation in forests.  However, these fire regimes are becoming increasingly altered by human beings.  This study attempts to predict the risk of human caused forest fire incidents in the Cranbrook Fire Zone in British Columbia, Canada. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of a natural forest fire on beetle assemblages in the boreal forest of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Jon Andersson; [2008]
    Keywords : beetles; boreal forest; forest fire; decaying wood; saproxylic species; forest management;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a large natural forest fire on the beetle community. Large, naturally-occurring forest fires rarely occur in north Sweden and the ecological effect on these events has therefore seldom been studied. READ MORE