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Fire, Climate Change, and Carbon Cycling in the Boreal Forest

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Editors:
  1. Eric S. Kasischke

    1. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

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  2. Brian J. Stocks

    1. Canadian Forest Service—Ontario Region, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada

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  • Improved estimates of carbon released
  • Direct evidence of enhanced soil respiration after fire
  • Studies of the influence of fire on long-term forest-succession patterns

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 138)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Eric S. Kasischke, Brian J. Stocks
      Pages 1-5

  3. Information Requirements and Fire Management and Policy Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-17
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    2. Boreal Ecosystems in the Global Carbon Cycle

      • Eric S. Kasischke
      Pages 19-30

    3. Boreal Forest Fire Emissions and the Chemistry of the Atmosphere

      • Joel S. Levine, Wesley R. Cofer III
      Pages 31-48

    4. Eurasian Perspective of Fire: Dimension, Management, Policies, and Scientific Requirements

      • Johann G. Goldammer, Brian J. Stocks
      Pages 49-64

    5. Fire Management in the Boreal Forests of Canada

      • Paul C. Ward, William Mawdsley
      Pages 66-84

    6. Effects of Climate Change on Management and Policy: Mitigation Options in the North American Boreal Forest

      • Perry Grissom, Martin E. Alexander, Brad Cella, Frank Cole, J. Thomas Kurth, Norman P. Malotte et al.
      Pages 85-101

  4. Processes Influencing Carbon Cycling in the North American Boreal Forest

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-110
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    2. Distribution of Forest Ecosystems and the Role of Fire in the North American Boreal Region

      • Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez, Martin E. Alexander, Brian J. Stocks, Eric S. Kasischke
      Pages 111-131

    3. Extent, Distribution, and Ecological Role of Fire in Russian Forests

      • Anatoly Z. Shvidenko, Sten Nilsson
      Pages 132-150

    4. Long-Term Perspectives on Fire-Climate-Vegetation Relationships in the North American Boreal Forest

      • Ian D. Campbell, Michael D. Flannigan
      Pages 151-172

    5. Controls on Patterns of Biomass Burning in Alaskan Boreal Forests

      • Eric S. Kasischke, Katherine P. O’Neill, Nancy H. F. French, Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez
      Pages 173-196

    6. Postfire Stimulation of Microbial Decomposition in Black Spruce (Picea mariana L.) Forest Soils: A Hypothesis

      • Daniel D. Richter, Katherine P. O’Neill, Eric S. Kasischke
      Pages 197-213

    7. Influence of Fire on Long-Term Patterns of Forest Succession in Alaskan Boreal Forests

      • Eric S. Kasischke, Nancy H. F. French, Katherine P. O’Neill, Daniel D. Richter, Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez, Peter A. Harrell
      Pages 214-235

  5. Spatial Data Sets for the Analysis of Carbon Dynamics in Boreal Forests

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-238
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    2. Carbon Storage in the Asian Boreal Forests of Russia

      • Vladislav A. Alexeyev, Richard A. Birdsey, Victor D. Stakanov, Ivan A. Korotkov
      Pages 239-257

    3. Characteristics of Forest Ecozones in the North American Boreal Region

      • Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez, Eric S. Kasischke, James P. Mudd, Nancy H. F. French
      Pages 258-273

    4. Historical Fire Records in the North American Boreal Forest

      • Peter J. Murphy, James P. Mudd, Brian J. Stocks, Eric S. Kasischke, Donald Barry, Martin E. Alexander et al.
      Pages 274-288

    5. Fire and the Carbon Budget of Russian Forests

      • Anatoly Z. Shvidenko, Sten Nilsson
      Pages 289-311
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About this book

In boreal forests, which contain large amounts of the world's terrestrial organic carbon, fire is a natural and fundamental disturbance regime essential in controlling many ecosystem processes. As a result of predicted climate change in the future, the fire regime and, consequently, the forest cover and carbon storage of boreal regions will undergo dramatic alterations. This volume discusses 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 fire's 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. Subsequent sections present data sets on fire and the distribution of carbon, discuss the use of satellite imagery in monitoring these regions and discuss approaches to modeling the relevant processes. The book offers the following new results: improved estimates of carbon released during fires at a variety of scales, from individual sites to the entire North American boreal forest region; direct evidence of enhanced soil respiration after fire in Alaskan boreal forests; studies of the influence of fire on long-term forest-succession patterns; modeling results of the effects of climate warming on the fire regime; examples of the use of satellite imagery to monitor surface characteristics important in carbon cycling; modeling results of how climate change will interact with the fire regime to influence carbon storage.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    Eric S. Kasischke

  • Canadian Forest Service—Ontario Region, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada

    Brian J. Stocks

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fire, Climate Change, and Carbon Cycling in the Boreal Forest

  • Editors: Eric S. Kasischke, Brian J. Stocks

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21629-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98890-0Due: 26 January 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-9532-4Published: 08 August 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-21629-4Published: 22 August 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 464

  • Topics: Ecology, Agriculture, Forestry, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Plant Sciences

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