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Kelvin G. Hirsch
Researcher at Canadian Forest Service
Publications - 16
Citations - 1897
Kelvin G. Hirsch is an academic researcher from Canadian Forest Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Forest management & Sustainable forest management. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 16 publications receiving 1786 citations.
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Large forest fires in Canada, 1959–1997
Brian J. Stocks,J. A. Mason,J. B. Todd,E. M. Bosch,B. M. Wotton,Brian D. Amiro,Mike D. Flannigan,Kelvin G. Hirsch,K. A. Logan,David L. Martell,W. R. Skinner +10 more
TL;DR: The Large Fire Database (LFDB) as mentioned in this paper provides information on fire location, start date, final size, cause, and suppression action for all fires larger than 200 ha in area for Canada for the 1959-1997 period.
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Direct carbon emissions from Canadian forest fires, 1959-1999
Brian D. Amiro,J. B. Todd,B. M. Wotton,K. A. Logan,Mike D. Flannigan,Brian J. Stocks,J. A. Mason,David L. Martell,Kelvin G. Hirsch +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, direct emissions of carbon from Canadian forest fires were estimated for all Canada and for each ecozone for the period 19591999, based on a data base of large fires for the cou...
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Fire-smart forest management: A pragmatic approach to sustainable forest management in fire-dominated ecosystems
Kelvin G. Hirsch,Victor Kafka,Cordy Tymstra,Robert S. McAlpine,Brad Hawkes,Herman Stegehuis,Sherra Quintilio,Sylvie Gauthier,Karl Peck +8 more
TL;DR: The concept of fire-smart forest management is described, its need and benefits are discussed, and challenges to effective implementation are explored.
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A Review of Initial Attack Fire Crew Productivity and Effectiveness
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a selective review of crew productivity research conducted in Australia, Canada, and the United States and a cursory overview of how such information is used in computer-based fire management decision support systems.