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(Why anyone should spend 3 years studying…)

(Why anyone should spend 3 years studying…). …Fire and the changing carbon cycle of miombo woodlands Casey Ryan Supervisors: Mat Williams, John Grace and Chris Merchant. Where? Who?. ( $2/day). 45 million people Average income $0.2/day. What happens there?.

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(Why anyone should spend 3 years studying…)

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  1. (Why anyone should spend 3 years studying…) …Fire and the changing carbon cycle of miombo woodlands Casey Ryan Supervisors: Mat Williams, John Grace and Chris Merchant

  2. Where? Who? ( $2/day) • 45 million people • Average income $0.2/day

  3. What happens there?

  4. What happens there?

  5. Regional importance

  6. Fire: A global phenomena

  7. Fire in miombo: chemistry

  8. Black carbon • Mass combusted ≈ next year’s growth • No net source of CO2 • 1% converted to black carbon

  9. Fire in miombo: ecology Tree Cover % With Without Bond et al, 2004 using the Sheffield DGVM

  10. 15 x 1ha plots Monthly Annual Future work tree growth and mortality Soil chemistry Black carbon Fire intensity … Litter fall Leaf area Understory reflectance

  11. Thanks Aurora Madal Augusta Paulito

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