Potential decline in carbon carrying capacity under projected climate-wildfire interactions in the Sierra Nevada

Ecosystem carbon carrying capacity (CCC) is determined by prevailing climate and natural disturbance regimes, conditions that are projected to change significantly. The interaction of changing climate and its effects on disturbance regimes is expected to affect forest regeneration and growth, which...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 2420 - 7
Main Authors:	Liang, Shuang, Hurteau, Matthew D., Westerling, Anthony LeRoy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.05.2017 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	21st century 631/158/2165 631/158/2454 631/158/2465 Carbon Carrying capacity Climate change Climate effects Disturbances Ecosystems Forests Growing season Humanities and Social Sciences Mountains multidisciplinary Natural disturbance Science Science (multidisciplinary) Vegetation type Wildfires United States > US Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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