Effects of vegetation zones and climatic changes on fire-induced atmospheric carbon emissions: A model based on paleodata

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1015-1025

  Bremond, Laurent ^a,b   Carcaillet, Christopher ^a,b   Favier, Charly ^b   Ali, Adam A ^b,c   Paitre, Ćdric ^d   B́gin, Yves ^e   Bergeron, Yves ^c   Richard, Pierre J H ^f  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

air masses; biomass burning; boreal forest; Canadian vegetation ecozone; charcoal database; modelling; paleo fires.

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650262910     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF09096     Document Type: Article

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