Global Change and Wildland Fire

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Description

Global change, the combined effect of human activity on atmospheric and landscape processes (Vitousek 1994), affects all aspects of fire management. Scientists have documented changes in the global carbon cycle due to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), changes in biogeochemical cycling due to increased nutrient deposition (for example, nitrogen), and changes in land use and cover. These changes are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.

Reference information

Websites:

http://www.frames.gov/rcs/ttrs/12000/12913.html

Source:

JK Brown and JK Smith eds., Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Dec 31, 1969

Keywords:

Climate change, Fire, Vegetation

Climate impacts:

Water Scarcity, Droughts

Adaptation Approaches:

Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Agriculture, Disaster Risk Reduction, Forestry

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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