Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/X007871/1
Modelling forest vulnerability to wildfire in British Columbia.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor AS Jump, University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- Biodiversity
- Climate change
- Ecosystems
- Earth & environmental
- Climate & Climate Change
- Ecosystem impacts
- Regional & Extreme Weather
- Risk management
- Satellite observation
- Environmental stressors
- Population dynamics
- Community Ecology
- Ecosystem function
- Abstract:
- NERC : Catherine Mercer: NE/S007431/1 The severity of future wildfires is expected to increase due to climate change, with societal and ecological consequences. My project aims to understand the drivers of the Sparks Lake fire that burned 95,980 hectares to the north of Kamloops (British Columbia, Canada) in 2021. First, I will quantify burn severity of the Sparks Lake fire using satellite imagery and field observations. I will then use statistical modelling approaches to determine the effect that vegetation type, weather and topography had in driving the fires burn severity. The results will contribute to knowledge that will allow for better informed management decisions of forests that are likely to be vulnerable to severe fire in future and will be published in a scientific journal. Field and computational skills I gain from the placement will be applied to my PhD and the networking opportunities it provides will be essential to my future academic career.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/X007871/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- NC&C NR1
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Globalink Placement
This grant award has a total value of £10,483
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Exception - Other Costs |
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| £10,484 |
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