Quantifying fire severity, carbon, and nitrogen emissions in Alaska's boreal forest

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 20; no. 6; p. 1633
• Main Authors: Boby, Leslie A, Schuur, Edward A G, Mack, Michelle C, Verbyla, David, Johnstone, Jill F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Alaska; Arctic Regions; Biomass; Carbon - chemistry; Carbon - metabolism; Ecosystem; Fires; Nitrogen - chemistry; Nitrogen - metabolism; Soil - analysis; Trees - physiology
• ISSN: 1051-0761
• DOI: 10.1890/08-2295.1

The boreal region stores a large proportion of the world's terrestrial carbon (C) and is subject to high-intensity, stand-replacing wildfires that release C and nitrogen (N) stored in biomass and soils through combustion. While severity and extent of fires drives overall emissions, methods for...