Consequences of climate changes on fire frequency and forest composition in the southwestern boreal forest of Quebec;Les consequences des changements climatiques sur la frequence des feux et la composition forestiere au sud-ouest de la foret boreale quebecoise

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-173

  Bergeron, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FIRE HISTORY; NEOGLACIAL;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; PARAGNETINA; PINUS BANKSIANA; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0032468623     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/004768ar     Document Type: Article

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