Geographic and temporal variations in fire history in boreal ecosystems of Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Lynch, Jason A ^a   Clark, James S ^a   Bigelow, Nancy H ^b   Edwards, Mary E ^b   Finney B P , Bruce P ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal; Charcoal; Fire; Pollen

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CHARCOAL; FIRE HISTORY; PALYNOLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038416900     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000332     Document Type: Article

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