Boreal Forest and Climate Change

The boreal forest holds almost one third of the world´s vegetation and soil carbon. Climate change could increase fire risk across most of the managed boreal forest. Decreasing this risk by increasing the proportion of broad-leaved tree species is an overlooked mitigation–adaption strategy with multiple benefits. The book focuses on current understanding of the ecology of boreal forests and describes their unique features in the context of circumpolar and global patterns. This book aims to synthesize knowledge on boreal forest carbon stocks in relation to changes in fire severity.