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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
65
Citations
23375
World Ranking
2154
National Ranking
83

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Brian J. Stocks is affiliated with the Canadian Forest Service in Canada and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses on the dynamics and effects of fire on ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on boreal and coniferous forests.

The following are some of the main topics covered in their work:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Brian J. Stocks has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. These include:

  • Donald R. Cahoon
  • A. J. Soja
  • Stefano Potter
  • Natasha Jurko
  • Emily Gargulinski

The scientist's research has been published across multiple specialized venues. Notable publication venues include:

  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Recent papers by Brian J. Stocks demonstrate a strong focus on fire behavior, modeling, and ecological impact. Selected recent publications are:

  • Understanding the critical elements of the pyrocumulonimbus storm sparked by high-intensity wildland fire, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Improved logistic models of crown fire probability in Canadian conifer forests, 2023, International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • Stand breakdown and surface fuel accumulation due to spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) defoliation in the boreal mixedwood forest of central Canada, 2020, Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Reconstructing Wildland Fire Burned Area for Asian Russia (1979-2000) Using Avhrr Gac Satellite Data to Provide an Improved Baseline for Assessing Long-Term Change, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Reconstructing wildland fire burned area for Asian Russia (1979-2000) using AVHRR GAC satellite data to provide an improved baseline for assessing long-term change, 2025, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

The body of work by Brian J. Stocks primarily addresses global and planetary change, with additional contributions in related subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, safety and risk reliability, nature and landscape conservation, and insect science.

Best Publications

  • Climate Change and Forest Disturbances

    Virginia H. Dale;Linda A. Joyce;Steve Mcnulty;Ronald P. Neilson

  • Climate change and forest fires

    M.D Flannigan;B.J Stocks;B.M Wotton

  • Large forest fires in Canada, 1959–1997

    B. J. Stocks;J. A. Mason;J. B. Todd;E. M. Bosch

  • Future Area Burned in Canada

    M. D. Flannigan;K. A. Logan;B. D. Amiro;W. R. Skinner

  • Climate-induced boreal forest change: Predictions versus current observations

    Amber J. Soja;Nadezda M. Tchebakova;Nancy H.F. French;Michael D. Flannigan

  • Climate Change and Forest Fire Potential in Russian and Canadian Boreal Forests

    B. J. Stocks;M. A. Fosberg;T. J. Lynham;L. Mearns

  • Impacts of climate change on fire activity and fire management in the circumboreal forest

    Mike Flannigan;Brian Stocks;Merritt Turetsky;Mike Wotton

  • Fire, Global Warming, and the Carbon Balance of Boreal Forests

    Eric S. Kasischke;N. L. Christensen;Brian J. Stocks

  • Moss and soil contributions to the annual net carbon flux of a maturing boreal forest

    J. W. Harden;K. P. O'Neill;Susan E. Trumbore;H. Veldhuis

  • Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System: An Overview

    B. J. Stocks;T. J. Lynham;B. D. Lawson;M. E. Alexander

  • The role of fire in the boreal carbon budget.

    J. W. Harden;Susan E. Trumbore;B. J. Stocks;A. Hirsch

  • Direct carbon emissions from Canadian forest fires, 1959-1999

    B D Amiro;J B Todd;B M Wotton;K A Logan

  • Climate change presents increased potential for very large fires in the contiguous United States

    R. Barbero;J. T. Abatzoglou;N. K. Larkin;C. A. Kolden

  • Biomass burning and global change

    Joel S. Levine;Wesley R. Cofer;Donald R. Cahoon;Edward L. Winsted

  • Forest Fires and Climate Change in the 21ST Century

    M. D. Flannigan;B. D. Amiro;B. D. Amiro;K. A. Logan;B. J. Stocks

  • Fire, climate change, and carbon cycling in the boreal forest

    Eric S. Kasischke;Brian J. Stocks

  • Satellite analysis of the severe 1987 forest fires in northern China and southeastern Siberia

    Donald R. Cahoon;Brian J. Stocks;Joel S. Levine;Wesley R. Cofer

  • Relationships between charcoal particles in air and sediments in west-central Siberia:

    James S. Clark;Jason Lynch;Brian J. Stocks;Johann G. Goldammer

  • Seasonal distribution of African savanna fires

    Donald R. Cahoon;Brian J. Stocks;Joel S. Levine;Wesley R. Cofer

  • Charcoal production, dispersal, and deposition from the Fort Providence experimental fire: interpreting fire regimes from charcoal records in boreal forests

    Jason A Lynch;James S Clark;Brian J Stocks

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike D. Flannigan
Mike D. Flannigan University of Alberta
B. M. Wotton
B. M. Wotton University of Toronto
Joel S. Levine
Joel S. Levine Langley Research Center
Eric S. Kasischke
Eric S. Kasischke University of Maryland, College Park
Martin E. Alexander
Martin E. Alexander Wild Rose Fire Behaviour
David L. Martell
David L. Martell University of Toronto
Brian D. Amiro
Brian D. Amiro University of Manitoba
E. L. Winstead
E. L. Winstead Langley Research Center
Nancy H. F. French
Nancy H. F. French Michigan Technological University
Donald R. Cahoon
Donald R. Cahoon United States Geological Survey

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