#fire frequency

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He finally gets to be a dad 🥲 even if it’s ferrying other lost children to the afterlife

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Adding to my fire frequency crossover

I feel like Forrest and Henry would just be chill af cuz they’re both older guys who have been through some shit (and are also both massive flirts lmao) but like they’re both in their 40’s they’re both kinda jaded and a little lonely and have similar senses of humor so i feel like they’d just instantly get along.

But I feel like if Peggy met Delilah she’d be like “wow you’re so cool maam” and Delilah would be like “you are too good for this world cupcake” and just have that almost maternal but more like aunt or older sister kind of “I wish you didn’t have to go through shit because you are a ray of sunshine on this bleak earth” vibe

[its-been-rose]

You guys are so lucky I named my crossover au Fire Frequency instead of the Lonely-Cynical-Older-White-Guy-And-His-Female-Sidekick-Solve-Crimes Extended Universe

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Gradual increase in atmospheric temperature due to elevated levels of greenhouse gases has become a global agenda. Of these gases, carbon dioxide is the most predominant accounting for more than half of the atmospheric warming. Conveniently, forests and woodlands are important sinks of carbon through sequestration which involves carbon dioxide capture and storage. Miombo woodlands are the most widespread savanna vegetation in the Sub-Saharan Africa, and like other vegetation they are likely to have a marked degree of carbon sequestration. However, these ecosystems are normally threatened by many disturbances, including outbreaks of uncontrolled and destructive fires. Yet, it has been reported that wildfires have both positive and negative influence on carbon sequestration in forests and woodlands. The aim of the present study was to determine tree carbon in Ilunde forest after consecutive exposure to frequent fires for 10 years. A fire suppressed forest of Kitwe was used as a control. Fire frequency of Ilunde forest was obtained from published Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite imagery from the year 2001 to 2012. Tree carbon stock was estimated using biomass allometric models so far developed for miombo woodlands.The level of difference in carbon density between the two forests was determined using t-test. Tree carbon stock was significantly high in Kitwe forest than in Ilunde (P < 0.05). The effects of wildfires are variable depending on the nature of ecosystems and the existing circumstances. Since fire is crucial in miombo woodlands, then prescribed burning could be prioritized to sustain sinks of carbon.

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Nyatwere D. Mganga, Herbert V. Lyaruu, Feetham Banyikwa Department of Life Sciences, Mkwawa University College of Education A Constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam), Iringa, Tanzania Department of Botany, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Key words: Carbon stock, Disturbances, Fire frequency, Miombo, Sequestration

Abstract

Gradual increase in atmospheric temperature due to elevated levels of greenhouse gases has become a global agenda. Of these gases, carbon dioxide is the most predominant accounting for more than half of the atmospheric warming.  Conveniently, forests and woodlands are important sinks of carbon through sequestration which involves carbon dioxide capture and storage. Miombo woodlands are the most widespread savanna vegetation in the Sub-Saharan Africa, and like other vegetation they are likely to have a marked degree of carbon sequestration. However, these ecosystems are normally threatened by many disturbances, including outbreaks of uncontrolled and destructive fires. Yet, it has been reported that wildfires have both positive and negative influence on carbon sequestration in forests and woodlands. The aim of the present study was to determine tree carbon in Ilunde forest after consecutive exposure to frequent fires for 10 years. A fire suppressed forest of Kitwe was used as a control. Fire frequency of Ilunde forest was obtained from published Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite imagery from the year 2001 to 2012. Tree carbon stock was estimated using biomass allometric models so far developed for miombo woodlands.The level of difference in carbon density between the two forests was determined using t-test. Tree carbon stock was significantly high in Kitwe forest than in Ilunde (P < 0.05). The effects of wildfires are variable depending on the nature of ecosystems and the existing circumstances. Since fire is crucial in miombo woodlands, then prescribed burning could be prioritized to sustain sinks of carbon.

Get the original articles in Source: Above-ground carbon stock in a forest subjected to decadal frequent fires in western Tanzania

Journal Name: Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES)

Published By: International Network for Natural Sciences