Estimating and Monitoring Effects of Area Burned and Fire Severity on Carbon Cycling, Emissions, and Forest Health and Sustainability in Central Siberia
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01/01/2000
Project End Date
01/01/2003
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| Person Name | Person role on project | Affiliation |
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| Susan Conard | Principal Investigator |
Abstract
Over 30% of global terrestrial biomass is in boreal forests, 2/3 of this in Russia. · Globally there are about 1.2 billion ha of boreal forest and woodlands. · Wildland fire affects some 14 to 15 million ha of boreal forest annually.
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