Effects of trees on the burning of organic layers on permafrost terrain

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 267, Issue , 2012, Pages 127-133

  Kasischke, Eric S ^a   Turetsky, Merritt R ^b   Kane, Evan S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Fire ecology; Permafrost; Surface organic layer

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BLACK SPRUCE; BLACK SPRUCE FORESTS; BOREAL FORESTS; CANOPY INTERCEPTION; FIRE ECOLOGY; FOLIAR BIOMASS; GROUND TEMPERATURE; GROWING SEASON; MEDIAN RESIDUAL; ORGANIC LAYERS; PICEA MARIANA; SURFACE ORGANIC LAYER; SURFACE ORGANIC LAYERS; TREE CANOPY; TREE STANDS;

FIRES; PERMAFROST;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; BURNING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FROZEN GROUND; GROWING SEASON; MATURATION; ORGANIC SOIL; PERMAFROST; RESIDUAL SOIL; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE LAYER; TERRAIN;

COMBUSTION; ECOLOGY; FOREST FIRES; ORGANIC MATTER; PERMAFROST; PICEA MARIANA;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 84855166289     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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