Post-fire peatland vegetation recovery: a case study in open rich fens of the Canadian boreal forest

• Published in: Botany Vol. 100; no. 5; pp. 435 - 447
• Main Authors: Guêné-Nanchen, Mélina, LeBlanc, Marie-Claire, Rochefort, Line
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1840 Woodward Drive, Suite 1, Ottawa, ON K2C 0P7 Canadian Science Publishing 01.05.2022; NRC Research Press
• Subjects: Betula glandulosa; biotopes; boreal forests; Carex aquatilis; case studies; Ceratodon purpureus; Environment; Environmental aspects; fen; fens; feu; fire; Forest reproduction; Marchantia polymorpha; Peat-bogs; peatland; peatlands; pioneer species; regeneration; régénération; succession; tourbière; vascular plants; vegetation; végétation; Wildfires; Canada

Fire plays a major role in the structuring and functioning of boreal ecosystems. As peatlands are important components of boreal forests, the impact of fire upon these wetter ecosystems is increasingly studied, but with the focus on treed peatlands and Sphagnum-dominated bogs so far. Important fires...