Fuels Predict Carbon Combustion in Western Boreal (IMAGE)

Northern Arizona University

Fuels Predict Carbon Combustion in Western Boreal

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Rockets represent carbon stored in wood, trees, and soil in four main boreal forest regions. Though fire weather helps "ignite" the rockets, the amount of emissions each forest can produce is determined by fuel load (soil layers) and flammability (soil moisture).

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Victor Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society

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