Long-term dynamics of fire refuges in boreal mixedwood forests

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-129

  Ouarmim, Samira ^a,b   Asselin, Hugo ^a   Hély, Christelle ^b,c   Bergeron, Yves ^a,d   Ali, Adam A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal mixedwood forest; Fire refuges; Local conditions; Long term forest dynamics; Moisture

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST FIRE; HOLOCENE; MIXED FOREST; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; REFUGE; WILDFIRE; WOODLAND;

EID: 84896544976     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2685     Document Type: Article

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