Nicely done, Michael. Michael's MSc work focused on plant community composition and interactions in landscapes affected by mountain pine beetle, fire, and/or forest harvest in central-interior British Columbia.
Welcome Kurt!
September 2015: ESA Centennial Special "Notable papers" includes our "Climate change and disruptions to global fire activity".
SFU professor Meg Krawchuk explains that British Columbians need to be aware of the looming danger from the extraordinarily dry spring we have experienced: an elevated risk of forest fires.
May 2015: Our paper on the climate space of modern-day fire regimes of western North America published in Journal of Biogeography. Nice work Ellen Whitman!
See our chapter on conservation in Canada's boreal region: Climate and conservation: Landscape and seascape science, planning, and action.