Assessing Wildfire Effects in North American Boreal Peatlands through Field and Remote Sensing Analysis

Laura L Bourgeau-Chavez1, Nancy H F French1, Sarah Endres2, Evan S Kane3, Liza K. Jenkins4, Chelene Hanes5, Michael Battaglia Jr6 and William de Groot7, (1)Michigan Technological University, Michigan Tech Research Institute, Houghton, MI, United States, (2)Michigan Tech University, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (3)Michigan Technological University, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Houghton, United States, (4)Michigan Technological University, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (5)Natural Resources Canada, CFS, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada, (6)Michigan Tech University, Ann Arbor, United States, (7)Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie,, ON, Canada