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Modeling of fire occurrence in the boreal forest region of Canada
Anderson, Martell, Flannigan, Wang
From the Introduction (p.357) ... 'Fire is a significant component of most boreal forest ecosystems. It is important to understand its occurrence and spread to assess the potential impact of global climate change on boreal forest ecosystems. This…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Fire, climate change, and carbon cycling in the boreal forest: introduction
Kasischke, Stocks
From the text (p.3) ... 'The purpose of this book is to present an overview of our current understanding on the interrelationship between fire, climate, and carbon cycling in boreal forest. The chapters are organized into four sections. The chapters…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Long-term perspectives on lagged ecosystem responses to climate change: permafrost in boreal peatlands and the grassland/woodland boundary
Camill, Clark
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Year: 2000
Type: Document

Climate change and insect disturbance regimes in Canada's boreal forests
Fleming
From the Summary ... 'Natural disturbances are integral processes in the succession, functioning, and carbon-cycling that occurs in most of the world's boreal forests. Insects represent dominating disturbance factors in Canada's boreal forests and…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

The interplay between climate change, forests, and disturbances
Dale, Joyce, McNulty, Neilson
Climate change affects forests both directly and indirectly through disturbances. Disturbances are a natural and integral part of forest ecosystems, and climate change can alter these natural interactions. When disturbances exceed their natural…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Potential effects of global warming on quail populations
Guthery, Forrester, Nolte, Cohen, Kuvlesky
Populations of scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) and northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) have declined in North America coincident with global warming. We speculate on a cause-effect relation between global warming and quail declines. Quail…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Carbon metabolism of the terrestrial biosphere: a multitechnique approach for improved understanding
Canadell, Mooney, Baldocchi, Berry, Ehleringer, Field, Gower, Hollinger, Hunt, Jackson, Running, Shaver, Steffen, Trumbore, Valentini, Bond
Understanding terrestrial carbon metabolism is critical because terrestrial ecosystems play a major role in the global carbon cycle. Furthermore, humans have severely disrupted the carbon cycle in ways that will alter the climate system and directly…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Influence of potential climate change on forest landscape dynamics of west-central Alberta
Li, Flannigan, Corns
Changes in climatic conditions may influence both forest biomass accumulation rates and natural disturbance regimes. While changes in biomass accumulation of forests under various climatic conditions have been described by yield equations, large…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Area burned reconstruction and measurement: a comparison of methods
Larsen
Knowledge of temporal changes in the area burned by wildfires is required to understand their influence on global climate change. This paper reviews the primary methods of reconstructing and measuring area burned. The area burned by wildfires is…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Influences of fire and climate change on patterns of carbon emissions in boreal peatlands
Morrissey, Livingston, Zoltai
From the Introduction ... 'In this chapter, we review the role and importance of climate and wildfires in northern peatlands with regard to carbon accumulation and emissions. This review builds on our recent analysis of the role of wildfires in…
Year: 2000
Type: Document