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Fire and vegetation dynamics in northwest Siberia during the last 60 years based on high-resolution remote sensing
Oleg Sizov
Institute of Oil and Gas Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Ekaterina Ezhova
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Petr Tsymbarovich
Department of Physical Geography and Environmental Management Problems, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Andrey Soromotin
Research Institute of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
Nikolay Prihod'ko
Research Institute of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
Tuukka Petäjä
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Research Institute of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
Sergej Zilitinkevich
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Markku Kulmala
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Research Institute of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
Jaana Bäck
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Kajar Köster
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Climatic Factors Influencing the Anthrax Outbreak of 2016 in Siberia, Russia E. Ezhova et al. 10.1007/s10393-021-01549-5
- Lightning-Ignited Wildfires beyond the Polar Circle V. Kharuk et al. 10.3390/atmos14060957
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- Simulating dynamic fire regime and vegetation change in a warming Siberia N. Williams et al. 10.1186/s42408-023-00188-1
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Short summary
In changing climate, tundra is expected to turn into shrubs and trees, diminishing reindeer pasture and increasing risks of tick-borne diseases. However, this transition may require a disturbance. Fires in Siberia are increasingly widespread. We studied wildfire dynamics and tundra–forest transition over 60 years in northwest Siberia near the Arctic Circle. Based on satellite data analysis, we found that transition occurs in 40 %–85 % of burned tundra compared to 5 %–15 % in non-disturbed areas.
In changing climate, tundra is expected to turn into shrubs and trees, diminishing reindeer...
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