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Effects of Climate Change on Management and Policy: Mitigation Options in the North American Boreal Forest

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Fire, Climate Change, and Carbon Cycling in the Boreal Forest

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 138))

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Over the next 50–100 years, the predicted doubling of the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is expected to increase summer temperatures up to 4–6°C at higher latitudes (Boer et al. 1992; Maxwell 1992; Ferguson 1995). In a 2 × CO2 climate, summer precipitation is expected to be 105–160% of current, with more falling in storms and less as steady rain (Maxwell 1992; Ferguson 1995). This altered climate may include longer periods between rains (Wotton and Flannigan 1993).

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Grissom, P. et al. (2000). Effects of Climate Change on Management and Policy: Mitigation Options in the North American Boreal Forest. In: Kasischke, E.S., Stocks, B.J. (eds) Fire, Climate Change, and Carbon Cycling in the Boreal Forest. Ecological Studies, vol 138. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21629-4_6

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