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Dube
Literature shows that at a global scale, fire activity increased from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present. There is incremental evidence indicating that climate defines the regional boundary conditions for fire. Human influence on ignitions…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Ray, Seymour, Scott, Keeton
From the text ... 'Like all forests, we recognize the multiple benefits to society of forests as a renewable resource when managed skillfully. Forestry deserves to compete (and be provided with similar levels of assistance that other 'green'…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Le Goff, Flannigan, Bergeron
The main objective of this paper is to evaluate whether future climate change would trigger an increase in the fire activity of the Waswanipi area, central Quebec. First, we used regression analyses to model the historical (1973-2002) link between…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Soja, Al-Saadi, Giglio, Randall, Kittaka, Pouliot, Kordzi, Raffuse, Pace, Pierce, Moore, Roy, Pierce, Szykman
Biomass burning is significant to emission estimates because: (1) it can be a major contributor of particulate matter and other pollutants; (2) it is one of the most poorly documented of all sources; (3) it can adversely affect human health; and (4…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Simmons, Legra
We undertook a 3-week expedition to Papua New Guinea in April-May 2007 to assess the breeding, threats and Population densities of the Papuan Harrier Circus spilonotus spilothorax and to determine a first global Population estimate for this almost…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Keane, Hessburg, Landres, Swanson
This paper examines the past, present, and future use of the concept of historical range and variability (HRV) in land management. The history, central concepts, benefits, and limitations of HRV are presented along with a discussion on the value of…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Girard, Payette, Gagnon
Aim We investigate the timing and factors responsible for the transformation of closed-crown forests into lichen-spruce woodlands.Location The study area extends between 70º and 72º W in the closed-crown forest zone from its southern limit near…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Duran, Rodriguez, Fernandez-Palacios, Gallardo
The concern that climate change may increase fire frequency and intensity has recently heightened the interest in the effects of wildfires on ecosystem functioning. Although short-term fire effects on forest soils are well known, less information…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Jackson, Hobbs
Ecological history plays many roles in ecological restoration, most notably as a tool to identify and characterize appropriate targets for restoration efforts. However, ecological history also reveals deep human imprints on many ecological systems…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Wieder, Scott, Kamminga, Vile, Vitt, Bone, Xu, Benscoter, Bhatti
Boreal peatland ecosystems occupy about 3.5 million km2 of the earth's land surface and store between 250 and 455 Pg of carbon (C) as peat. While northern hemisphere boreal peatlands have functioned as net sinks for atmospheric C since the most…
Year: 2009
Type: Document