High-severity fires undermine resilience of black spruce-dominated boreal forests in eastern North America
Stelsa Fortin, Yan Boucher, Yves Bergeron, M. Simard, Dominique Arseneault, Hugo Asselin, Martin Barrette, Victor Danneyrolles, Sylvie Gauthier, François Girard, Martin P. Girardin, Marc‐André Parisien, Nelson Thiffault, Osvaldo Valeria
This study evaluates how high-severity and spring fires affect post-fire regeneration of mature black spruce forests in eastern North America, finding reduced regeneration and shifts in species composition.
bioRxiv · May 17, 2025 · PreprintEcology