Macro-Particle Charcoal C Content following Prescribed Burning in a Mixed-Conifer Forest, Sierra Nevada, California

Fire suppression and changing climate have resulted in increased large wildfire frequency and severity in the western United States, causing carbon cycle impacts. Forest thinning and prescribed burning reduce high-severity fire risk, but require removal of biomass and emissions of carbon from burnin...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 8; p. e0135014
Main Authors:	Wiechmann, Morgan L., Hurteau, Matthew D., Kaye, Jason P., Miesel, Jessica R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 10.08.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Biomass Biomass burning Burning California Carbon Carbon content Carbon Cycle Charcoal Charcoal - analysis Charcoal - chemistry Climate change Coniferophyta - chemistry Coniferous forests Conservation of Natural Resources - methods Controlled burning Debris Ecology Ecosystem Ecosystems Emissions Environmental changes Environmental restoration Fires Forest ecosystems Forestry - methods Forests Geochemistry Historical account Mixed forests Models, Statistical Nitrogen Organic matter Organic soils Particle Size Prescribed burning Prescribed fire Restoration Science Soil - chemistry Soil organic matter Soil sciences Spontaneous combustion Thinning Trees - chemistry Understory Wildfires California United States > US New Mexico Pennsylvania Nevada Michigan
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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