Fire, insects and disease constantly affect Canada’s forests. They renew whole forest landscapes and shape forest composition, structure and habitat diversity over time.
These natural disturbances – and others such as drought, floods and wind storms – vary in severity, extent and frequency, and their relative importance varies from region to region and over time. The result is that Canada’s forests are all part of a dynamic landscape, one that has always been in a constant state of change. read more >>
