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

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 prope...

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Main Authors: Caroline M. Preston, Martin Simard, Yves Bergeron, Guy M. Bernard, Roderick E. Wasylishen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
NMR
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2017.00098/full