FOR400Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Management System
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Broadly, all three articles investigate the roles of forest fire management, and its social, economic, and ecological effects. Specifically, albert-green et al. (2013) explore the patterns of change observed in the timing of fire seasons (i. e. when fires begin and end in the season). The paper focuses on lightning-caused forest fires and uses a modeling- based approach to investigate the changes in fire seasons. The paper also explores the effects of these changes on management programs and costs. Acuna et al. (2010) investigate the effects of timber harvest on the flammability of forests and propose that management systems strive to adopt a more integrated approach between forest management and fire management. Finally, martell (2001) provides a general overview of wildfire management and discuss its long-term social, economic, and ecological consequences. The changes in the timing of fire seasons in alberta and ontario predicted by albert-
