AmeriFlux CA-SF3 Saskatchewan - Western Boreal, forest burned in 1998.

Dataset · Fri Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1246008· OSTI ID:1246008

Amiro, Brian ^[1]

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1. University of Manitoba; Canadian Forest Service

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site CA-SF3 Saskatchewan - Western Boreal, forest burned in 1998.. Site Description - The 1998 burn site (F98) was in the east part of Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, in the Waskesiu Fire, ignited by lightning that burned about 1700 ha in July 1998. The pre-fire forest consisted of jack pine and black spruce stands, with some intermixed aspen. The fire was severe, consuming much of the top layer of organic soil and killing all trees. In 2001, much of the regenerating vegetation consisted of aspen saplings about 1 m tall and shorter jack pine and black spruce seedlings. An overstory of dead, leafless jack pine trees dominated at a height of 18 m. Sparse grass and herbs, such as fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium L.) covered the ground. There were a large number of fallen dead trees, mostly perched above the ground and not decomposing quickly.

• Research Organization: University of Manitoba; Canadian Forest Service
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; Canadian Forest Service, NSERC, Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Science, BIOCAP Canada, Parks Canada
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1246008
• Country of Publication: Canada
• Language: English