Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Thompson Rivers University
$120,000.00
Fire Ecology
FY 2023-24
Summary
Dr. Harvey¿s research examines how wildfires and drought impact forests in Interior British Columbia. She examines historical wildfires, cultural legacies of Indigenous burning, and how forests are recovering after recent wildfires. Dr. Harvey uses tree rings, forest stand and climate datasets to determine how often and severe wildfires were in the past, and to identify the patterns of post-wildfire forest recovery. Dr. Harvey¿s research provides important information to understand how forest and grassland landscapes are changing over longer time periods. Findings will inform forest and fire management practices to improve ecological resilience to wildfire and climate change in the future.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2020-00158
Name nom
Harvey, Jill
Department département
Natural Resource Science - Thompson Rivers University
Organization id
1809
Institution établissement
Thompson Rivers University
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10506
Field of research list names en
Environmental geoscience
Field of research list names fr
Géosciences de l'environnement
Application title
Fire Ecology
Keyword
Wildfire
drought
climate change
montane forest
tree rings
resilience
British Columbia
traditional burning
Application summary
Dr. Harvey¿s research examines how wildfires and drought impact forests in Interior British Columbia. She examines historical wildfires, cultural legacies of Indigenous burning, and how forests are recovering after recent wildfires. Dr. Harvey uses tree rings, forest stand and climate datasets to determine how often and severe wildfires were in the past, and to identify the patterns of post-wildfire forest recovery. Dr. Harvey¿s research provides important information to understand how forest and grassland landscapes are changing over longer time periods. Findings will inform forest and fire management practices to improve ecological resilience to wildfire and climate change in the future.
