Fire, Climate Change and Carbon Cycling in North American Boreal Forests
Dates
Year
2000
Citation
Kasischke, E. S., and Stocks, B. J., 2000, Fire, Climate Change and Carbon Cycling in North American Boreal Forests: Springer-Verlag, v. 138, 461 p.
Summary
A discussion of the direct and indirect mechanisms by which fire and climate interact to influence carbon cycling in North American boreal forests. The first section summarizes the information needed to understand and manage fires' effects on the ecology of boreal forests and its influence on global climate change issues. Following chapters discuss in detail the role of fire in the ecology of boreal forests, present data sets on fire and the distribution of carbon, and treat the use of satellite imagery in monitoring these regions as well as approaches to modeling the relevant processes. Contents: Preface.- Introduction.- Section I: Information Requirements and Fire Management and Policy Issues.- The Role of Boreal Ecosystems in the [...]
Summary
A discussion of the direct and indirect mechanisms by which fire and climate interact to influence carbon cycling in North American boreal forests. The first section summarizes the information needed to understand and manage fires' effects on the ecology of boreal forests and its influence on global climate change issues. Following chapters discuss in detail the role of fire in the ecology of boreal forests, present data sets on fire and the distribution of carbon, and treat the use of satellite imagery in monitoring these regions as well as approaches to modeling the relevant processes. Contents: Preface.- Introduction.- Section I: Information Requirements and Fire Management and Policy Issues.- The Role of Boreal Ecosystems in the Global Carbon Cycle.- Boreal Forest Fire Emissions and the Chemistry of the Atmosphere.- The Eurasian Perspective of Fire: Dimension, Management, Policies and Scientific Requirements.- Fire Management in the Boreal Forests of Canada.- Effects of Climate Change on Management, Policy and Mitigation Options in the Boreal Forest.- Section II: Processes Influencing Carbon Dynamics in the Boreal Forest.- The Distribution of Forest Ecosystems and the Role of Fire in the North American Boreal Region.- Extent, Distribution and Ecological Role of Fire in Russian Forests.- Long-term Perspectives on Fire-Climate-Vegetation Relationships in the North American Boreal Forest.- Controls on Patterns of Biomass Burning in Alaskan Boreal Forests.- Post-Fire Stimulation of Microbial Decomposition in Black Spruce (Picea mariana L.) Forest Soils: A Hypothesis.- The Influence of Fire on Long-Term Patterns of Forest Succession in Alaskan Boreal Forests.- Section III: Spatial Data Sets for the Analysis of Carbon Dynamics in Boreal Forests.- And much more...
