Spatial and temporal variations in boreal forest fire frequency in northern Alberta

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 663-673

  Larsen, C P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alberta; Boreal forest; Climate change; Dendroecology; Disturbance; Fire; Fire history

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FIRE FREQUENCY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK;

BUBALUS; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0030734947     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1997.tb00076.x     Document Type: Review

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