Relating pre-fire canopy species, fire season, and proximity to surface waters to burn severity of boreal wildfires in Alberta, Canada

Increased global temperature, drought, and extreme weather have increased the frequency and intensity of wildfires in Canadian Boreal forests. We examined how burn severity was related to canopy species composition and proximity to water in six large boreal forest stands across northern Alberta (two in the Bistcho Lake region, three in Wood Buffalo National Park, and one in the Richardson backcountry) and a smaller stand close to the town of …