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Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6229-2021
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
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01 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 01 Dec 2021

Methane gas emissions from savanna fires: what analysis of local burning regimes in a working West African landscape tell us

Paul Laris, Moussa Koné, Fadiala Dembélé, Christine M. Rodrigue, Lilian Yang, Rebecca Jacobs, and Quincy Laris

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Savanna fires play a key role in the global carbon cycle because they release methane. Although it burns the most, there are few studies from West Africa. We conducted 36 experimental fires according to local practice to collect smoke samples. We found that fires set early in the season had higher methane emissions than those set later, and head fires had double the emissions of backfires. We conclude policies to reduce emissions will not have the desired effects if fire type is not considered.
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