Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-2559-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-2559-2021
Research article
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22 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 22 Apr 2021

Wetter environment and increased grazing reduced the area burned in northern Eurasia from 2002 to 2016

Wei Min Hao, Matthew C. Reeves, L. Scott Baggett, Yves Balkanski, Philippe Ciais, Bryce L. Nordgren, Alexander Petkov, Rachel E. Corley, Florent Mouillot, Shawn P. Urbanski, and Chao Yue

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (11 Nov 2020) by Nicolas Brüggemann
AR by Wei Min Hao on behalf of the Authors (29 Dec 2020)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Jan 2021) by Nicolas Brüggemann
AR by Wei Min Hao on behalf of the Authors (19 Jan 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Jan 2021) by Nicolas Brüggemann
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (21 Jan 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (07 Feb 2021)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (24 Feb 2021) by Nicolas Brüggemann
AR by Wei Min Hao on behalf of the Authors (09 Mar 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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We examined the trends in the spatial and temporal distribution of the area burned in northern Eurasia from 2002 to 2016. The annual area burned in this region declined by 53 % during the 15-year period under analysis. Grassland fires in Kazakhstan dominated the fire activity, comprising 47 % of the area burned but accounting for 84 % of the decline. A wetter climate and the increase in grazing livestock in Kazakhstan are the major factors contributing to the decline in the area burned.
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