Impact of climate change on area burned in Alberta's boreal forest

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-160

  Tymstra, Cordy ^a   Flannigan, Mike D ^b   Armitage, Owen B ^c   Logan, Kimberley ^b  

^a Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Ember Research Services   (Canada)

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EID: 34247874461     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF06084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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