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(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
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Where? Who?
• 45 million people
• Average income $0.2/day
( $2/day)
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What happens there?
Annual rainfall, Chitengo, Mozambique (mm)
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What happens there?
Monthly Rainfall and Temp, Chitengo, Mozambique (mm, °C)
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Regional importance
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Fire: A global phenomena
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Fire in miombo: chemistry
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Black carbon
• Mass combusted ≈ next year’s growth
• No net source of CO2
• 1% converted to black carbon
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Fire in miombo: ecology
Tree Cover %
Bond et al, 2004 using the Sheffield DGVM
With Without
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15 x 1ha plots
tree growth and mortality
AnnualSoil chemistry
Black carbon
Fire intensity
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Future work
Leaf area
Litter fall
Understory reflectance
Monthly
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Thanks
Aurora Madal Augusta Paulito