Future impacts of climate change on forest fire danger in northeastern China

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 437-446

  Tian, Xiao rui ^a   Shu, Li fu ^a   Zhao, Feng jun ^a   Wang, Ming yu ^a   McRae, Douglas J ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

climate change; fire season; forest fire danger; northeastern China

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOFTWARE;

CHINA;

EID: 79961086167     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-011-0185-5     Document Type: Article

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