UAS-GEOBIA Approach to Sapling Identification in Jack Pine Barrens after Fire

Presence of Black Carbon in Soil due to Forest Fire in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

Fire is an important ecological factor and what constitutes appropriate fire management is much debated in the US and elsewhere. The role of fire as a source of greenhouse gases has been intensively investigated, but less is known about the production rate of the solid black carbon residue from fires. Black carbon accumulates in soil as it has longer turnover times than plant residues. To under...

Serotiny, Geography, and Fire in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.

Modelling the effects of surface and crown fire behaviour on serotinous cone opening in jack pine and lodgepole pine forests

Amethodology has been developed for defining the various threshold conditions required for the opening of serotinous cones and viable seed release in the overstorey canopies in jack pine (Pinus banksiana) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) forests on the basis of fireline intensity and, in turn, rate of fire spread and fuel consumption. The extent of the effects to the overstore...

Uas Architecture for Forest Fire Remote Sensing

The use of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in remote sensing works is becoming a reality. In forest fire scenarios we propose the use of UAS for semi-real-time hot spot detection. In this paper we present Sky-Eye, a rotorcraft prototype designed to provide significant advantages in terms of flexibility, precision, cost, and safety. Sky-Eye is specifically designed for Mediterranean forest fires,...

Lodgepole pine, jack pine, and their hybrids: molecular markers reveal mountain pine beetle host-range expansion into jack pine of the boreal forest

Background Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia) is found in western North America, extending from the Yukon into British Columbia and Washington, and along the Rocky Mountains and eastern slopes to Colorado [1]. Jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) is a closely related species found east of the Rockies, mainly in Canada’s boreal forest from the Northwest Territories to Qu...