Variability of tundra fire regimes in Arctic Alaska: millennial-scale patterns and ecological implications

• Main Authors: Higuera, Philip E., Chipman, Melissa L., Barnes, Jennifer L., Urban, Michael A., Hu, Feng Sheng
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2016
• Subjects: Environmental Science; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; Arctic; Four Lakes; permafrost; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3295217; https://figshare.com/collections/Variability_of_tundra_fire_regimes_in_Arctic_Alaska_millennial-scale_patterns_and_ecological_implications/3295217

Tundra fires have important ecological impacts on vegetation, wildlife, permafrost, and carbon cycling, but the pattern and controls of historic tundra fire regimes are poorly understood. We use sediment records from four lakes to develop a 2000-yr fire and vegetation history in a highly flammable t...