Wildfires in boreal ecosystems: Past, present and some emerging trends

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 991-995

  Girardin, Martin P ^a   Ali, Adam A ^b,c   Hély, Christelle ^d  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

biomass burning; carbon emissions; charcoal analysis; fire history; palaeoecology; simulation model.

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650285108     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WFv19n8_FO     Document Type: Review

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