Cajander larch (Larix cajanderi) biomass distribution, fire regime and post-fire recovery in northeastern Siberia

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3943-3959

  Berner, L T ^a   Beck, P S A ^a   Loranty, M M ^a,c   Alexander, H D ^b,d   MacK, M C ^b   Goetz, S J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT; MAPPING METHOD; MODIS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION;

SIBERIA;

EID: 84867641558     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3943-2012     Document Type: Article

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