Short‐term effects of wildfire in boreal peatlands: Does fire mitigate the linear footprint of oil and gas exploration?

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We would like to thank Fionnuala Carroll for her assistance in the field, Grace Carscallen, Philip Hoffman, and Sarah McPike for their help with sorting pitfall trap samples and other tasks in the laboratory, and Aaron Bell for identifying the carabid specimens. Renée Lapointe and David Langor provided significant feedback at different stages of the project. We thank two anonymous reviewers for their constructive suggestions during the review process. Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service provided the funding for this study. J. Pinzon and F. Riva conceived the ideas and designed the methodology; J. Pinzon and A. Dabros collected and analysed the data; J. Pinzon, A. Dabros, and J. Glasier identified specimens; J. Pinzon led the writing of the manuscript. All authors contributed critically to the drafts and gave final approval for publication.