Wildfire Impacts on Carbon Stocks and Exchanges in Forests of Central Siberia: Quantifying Effects of Fire Intensity, Fire Severity, and Burning Conditions

Start Date: 
01/01/2004
End Date: 
01/01/2007
Project Call: 
Carbon Cycle
Science Theme: 
Carbon and Biogeochemical Cycle Impacts
Ecosystems and Biodiversity Impacts
Vulnerability, Adaptation
Region: 
Asia
Siberia and Russian Far East
Solicitation: 
LCLUC-03
Distribution of Project Team Members Institutions
marker Principal Investigator   marker Co-Investigator   marker Collaborator   marker Postdoc Researcher   marker Graduate Student Researcher   marker Other
Team members: 
Person Name Person role on project Affiliation
Susan Conard Principal Investigator USDA Forest Service, , United States


Abstract: 

Over 30% of the global terrestrial biomass is in boreal forests. Wildland fire affects some 14 to 15 million ha of boreal forest annually. Global climate models predict the most rapid warming in boreal and arctic warming is predicted to increase fire severity and extent. Fire intensity and severity in the Russian boreal vary greatly among years and regions, but there is little information linking fire severity to emissions or ecosystem response and recovery.

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