Oakes, Larry
BWCA fires bring forest rebirth; After two major wildfires in less than a year, a new forest cycle is bringing back the green and the visitors to the North Woods.(NEWS)Louwagie, Pam
Fire is a natural part of the BWCA forest ecosystems. The results of this study indicate that nutrient losses after the Little Sioux fire were minimal, perhaps because it was a spring fire. Fall fires may cause larger nutrient losses because more of the forest-floor material is likely to be...
This dissertation uses a FLSM, LANDIS, to examine the long-term consequences of fire, wind, and/or harvesting in these areas. In the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) of northern Minnesota, fire was a critical organizing process before the exclusion of large fires. LANDIS simulated the ...
and shade-tolerant conifers (Picea mariana, Abies balsamea, Thuja occidentalis), with disturbances dominated by a combination of budworm defoliation and high-severity fires. The presettlement scenario retained comparatively more "big pines" (i.e., Pinus strobus, P. resinosa) and tamarack (L. ...