Using Infrared Imagery to Assess Fire Behaviour in a Mulched Fuel Bed in Black Spruce Forests

Using Infrared Imagery to Assess Fire Behaviour in a Mulched Fuel Bed in Black Spruce Forests

An experimental fire was conducted in one-year-old mulched (masticated) boreal fuels, where all aboveground biomass was mulched with no stems removed or left standing. Typical mulching practices remove remnant biomass; leaving biomass in situ reduces overall management input. While fuel quantities w...

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Main Authors: Brett Moore, Dan K. Thompson, Dave Schroeder, Joshua M. Johnston, Steven Hvenegaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Fire
Subjects:
prescribed fire
mulch
mastication
boreal
black spruce
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/3/3/37

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