02.08.2019, 16:25
The Restoration of Forests Burned in Siberia will Take More Than a Hundred Years
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS Scientists at the Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center (KSC) of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences believe that forests after fires in Siberia will not be able to recover in 60 years, and in some areas, only after a hundred years, the KSC press service reports.
They noted that in the south of Siberia, pine or larch can grow into an adult plant in 60-70 years, but in the north of Siberia, in Yakutia and Evenkia, this will take at least 100 years. "Accordingly, a century may not be enough to restore the forests of the northern taiga, where very strong fires are raging," said a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Forest Pyrology at the Timber Institute Sukacheva KSC Alexander Bryukhanov.
In addition, earlier wildfires in Siberian pine and deciduous forests occurred at intervals of 20 to 50 years, and some forests in wetlands could burn only once every 100-150 years. Now, due to climate change and human activities, this time period has become much shorter and amounts to 5-15 years.
They noted that in the south of Siberia, pine or larch can grow into an adult plant in 60-70 years, but in the north of Siberia, in Yakutia and Evenkia, this will take at least 100 years. "Accordingly, a century may not be enough to restore the forests of the northern taiga, where very strong fires are raging," said a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Forest Pyrology at the Timber Institute Sukacheva KSC Alexander Bryukhanov.
In addition, earlier wildfires in Siberian pine and deciduous forests occurred at intervals of 20 to 50 years, and some forests in wetlands could burn only once every 100-150 years. Now, due to climate change and human activities, this time period has become much shorter and amounts to 5-15 years.
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