Charcoal in Organic Horizon and Surface Mineral Soil in a Boreal Forest Fire Chronosequence of Western Quebec: Stocks, Depth Distribution, Chemical Properties and a Synthesis of Related Studies

Autor: Guy M. Bernard, Yves Bergeron, Martin Simard, Caroline M. Preston, Roderick E. Wasylishen
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol 5 (2017)
ISSN: 2296-6463
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2017.00098
Popis: Wildfires are a major driver of carbon stocks and ecosystem development in Canadian boreal forests, but there is little information on amounts and properties of the charcoal produced. Using data and samples available from a previous study, we determined amounts, depth distribution and chemical properties of visually-determined charcoal (>2 mm) in a boreal chronosequence in the Abitibi region of Quebec, Canada. Sites ranged from 24 to 2,355 years since fire (ysf) and originated from low- and high-severity soil burns (>5 or
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