Fig. 6
From: Fuel types misrepresent forest structure and composition in interior British Columbia: a way forward
a Recent (2017–2021) and historical (1959–2016) wildfires (BC Wildfire Service 2023a), the wildland-urban interface (BC Wildfire Service 2023b), and major roads in interior British Columbia. Provincial fuel types with recurring mismatches: b C-7 ponderosa pine or Douglas-fir, c O-1 matted or standing grass, and d M-1/2 boreal mixedwood, with the extent of Western larch (Hamann et al. 2005). Reference Image Source: “FBP Fuel Type Description Webpage (https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/background/fueltypes/c1).” Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada. Reproduced with the permission of the Department of Natural Resources, 2023