As part of this bimonthly processing,
ScienceWatch.com selects the Research Fronts with the largest absolute
increase in size in each of the 22 major
fields covered by
Essential Science IndicatorsSM
from Thomson
Reuters. The size of a research front is determined by the number of
core papers it contains. This Research Front on BOREAL FOREST FIRES AND CLIMATE CHANGE from the field of
Environment/Ecology was
selected for mapping from the list of Top Topics for
April 2010 (data
from the sixth bimonthly period of
2009). The map is a diagrammatic
representation of the 17 core papers comprising the front
in
Environment/Ecology.
Each circle
represents a highly cited paper whose bibliographic information is displayed
when the user clicks on the circle. The lines between circles represent the
strongest co-citation links for each paper (that is, indicating that the papers
are frequently cited together). Papers close to each other on the map are
generally more highly co-cited. The most recent paper(s) are indicated in pink.
Annotations may have been added to this map which represent the main research
themes. These appear as labels attached to specific regions on the maps.
Core Papers
Label: Westerling-2006 Title: Warming and earlier spring increase western US forest wildfire activity Journal: SCIENCE, 313 (5789): 940-943 AUG 18 2006 Citations: 285 Authors: Westerling, AL;Hidalgo, HG;Cayan, DR;Swetnam, TW Addresses:
Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
Univ Calif, Merced, CA 95344 USA
US Geol Survey, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
Univ Arizona, Tree Ring Res Lab, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Label: Chapin-2005 Title: Role of land-surface changes in Arctic summer warming Journal: SCIENCE, 310 (5748): 657-660 OCT 28 2005 Citations: 162 Authors: Chapin, FS;Sturm, M;Serreze, MC;McFadden, JP;Key, JR;Lloyd, AH;McGuire, AD;Rupp, TS;Lynch, AH;Schimel, JP;Beringer, J;Chapman, WL;Epstein, HE;Euskirchen, ES;Hinzman, LD;Jia, G;Ping, CL;Tape, KD;Thompson, CDC;Walker, DA;Welker, JM Addresses:
Univ Alaska, Inst Arctic Biol, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Alaska, Inst Arctic Biol, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Alaska, US Geol Survey, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Alaska, Alaska Cooperat Fish & Wildlife Res Unit, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Alaska, Dept Forest Sci, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Alaska, Inst No Engn, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
USA, Cold Reg Res & Engn Lab, Ft Wainwright, AK 99703 USA
Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
Univ Minnesota, Dept Ecol Evolut & Behav, St Paul, MN 55108 USA
NOAA, Natl Environm Satellite Data & Informat Serv, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Middlebury Coll, Dept Biol, Middlebury, VT 05443 USA
Monash Univ, Sch Geog & Environm Sci, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia
Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Ecol Evolut & Marine Biol, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Univ Illinois, Dept Atmospher Sci, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Univ Virginia, Dept Environm Sci, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA
Colorado State Univ, Dept Forest Rangeland & Watershed Stewardship, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Palmer Res Stn, Palmer, AK 99645 USA
Univ Alaska, Environm & Nat Resources Inst, Anchorage, AK 99501 USA
Label: Hinzman-2005 Title: Evidence and implications of recent climate change in northern Alaska and other arctic regions Journal: CLIMATIC CHANGE, 72 (3): 251-298 OCT 2005 Citations: 151 Authors: Hinzman, LD;Bettez, ND;Bolton, WR;Chapin, FS;Dyurgerov, MB;Fastie, CL;Griffith, B;Hollister, RD;Hope, A;Huntington, HP;Jensen, AM;Jia, GJ;Jorgenson, T;Kane, DL;Klein, DR;Kofinas, G;Lynch, AH;Lloyd, AH;McGuire, AD;Nelson, FE;Oechel, WC;Osterkamp, TE;Racine, CH;Romanovsky, VE;Stone, RS;Stow, DA;Sturm, M;Tweedie, CE;Vourlitis, GL;Walker, MD;Walker, DA;Webber, PJ;Welker, JM;Winker, K;Yoshikawa, K Addresses:
Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Water & Environm Res Ctr, POB 755860,437 Duckering Bldg, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Water & Environm Res Ctr, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
Middlebury Coll, Middlebury, VT USA
Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182 USA
Colorado State Univ, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
Monash Univ, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia
Univ Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA
Calif State Univ, San Marcos, TX USA
Univ Alaska, Anchorage, AK 99701 USA
Label: Smith-2005 Title: Disappearing Arctic lakes Journal: SCIENCE, 308 (5727): 1429-1429 JUN 3 2005 Citations: 95 Authors: Smith, LC;Sheng, Y;MacDonald, GM;Hinzman, LD Addresses:
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Geog, 1255 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Geog, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
SUNY Coll Environm Sci & Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
Univ Alaska, Water & Environm Res Ctr, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Label: Walker-2006 Title: Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome Journal: PROC NAT ACAD SCI USA, 103 (5): 1342-1346 JAN 31 2006 Citations: 90 Authors: Walker, MD;Wahren, CH;Hollister, RD;Henry, GHR;Ahlquist, LE;Alatalo, JM;Bret-Harte, MS;Calef, MP;Callaghan, TV;Carroll, AB;Epstein, HE;Jonsdottir, IS;Klein, JA;Magnusson, B;Molau, U;Oberbauer, SF;Rewa, SP;Robinson, CH;Shaver, GR;Suding, KN;Thompson, CC;Tolvanen, A;Totland, O;Turner, PL;Tweedie, CE;Webber, PJ;Wookey, PA Addresses:
Univ British Columbia, Dept Geog, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
Univ British Columbia, Dept Geog, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Boreal Ecol Cooperat Res Unit, US Dept Agr Forest Serv Pacific NW Res Stn, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
La Trobe Univ, Dept Agr Sci, Bundoora, Vic 3086, Australia
Grand Valley State Univ, Dept Biol, Allendale, MI 49401 USA
Florida Int Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Miami, FL 33199 USA
Univ Gothenburg, Inst Bot, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Inst Arctic Biol, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Virginia, Dept Environm Sci, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA
Abisko Sci Res Stn, S-98107 Abisko, Sweden
Colorado State Univ, Nat Resource Ecol Lab, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
Iceland Inst Nat Hist, Reykjavik, Iceland
Michigan State Univ, Dept Forestry, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Univ London Kings Coll, Dept Life Sci, London SE1 9NN, England
Marine Biol Lab, Ctr Ecosyst, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
Finnish Forest Res Inst, Mulhos 91500, Finland
Norwegian Univ Life Sci, Dept Ecol & Nat Resource Management, N-1432 As, Norway
Univ Colorado, Inst Arct & Alpine Res, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
Univ Texas, Dept Biol, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
Univ Texas, Environm Sci & Engn Program, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
Michigan State Univ, Dept Plant Biol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Univ Stirling, Sch Biol & Environm Sci, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland
Label: Goetz-2005 Title: Satellite-observed photosynthetic trends across boreal North America associated with climate and fire disturbance Journal: PROC NAT ACAD SCI USA, 102 (38): 13521-13525 SEP 20 2005 Citations: 77 Authors: Goetz, SJ;Bunn, AG;Fiske, GJ;Houghton, RA Addresses:
Woods Hole Res Ctr, POB 269, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
Woods Hole Res Ctr, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
Label: Lawrence-2005 Title: A projection of severe near-surface permafrost degradation during the 21st century Journal: GEOPHYS RES LETT, 32 (24): art. no.-L24401 DEC 17 2005 Citations: 74 Authors: Lawrence, DM;Slater, AG Addresses:
Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Climate & Global Dynam Div, POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307 USA
Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Climate & Global Dynam Div, Boulder, CO 80307 USA
Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
Label: Tape-2006 Title: The evidence for shrub expansion in Northern Alaska and the Pan-Arctic Journal: GLOB CHANGE BIOL, 12 (4): 686-702 APR 2006 Citations: 66 Authors: Tape, K;Sturm, M;Racine, C Addresses:
Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Inst Geophys, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Inst Geophys, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
USA, CRREL Alaska Ft, Wainwright, AK 99703 USA
USA CRREL, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
Label: Randerson-2006 Title: The impact of boreal forest fire on climate warming Journal: SCIENCE, 314 (5802): 1130-1132 NOV 17 2006 Citations: 57 Authors: Randerson, JT;Liu, H;Flanner, MG;Chambers, SD;Jin, Y;Hess, PG;Pfister, G;Mack, MC;Treseder, KK;Welp, LR;Chapin, FS;Harden, JW;Goulden, ML;Lyons, E;Neff, JC;Schuur, EAG;Zender, CS Addresses:
Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Earth Syst Sci, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Earth Syst Sci, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
Jackson State Univ, Dept Phys Atmospher Sci & Gen Sci, Jackson, MS 39217 USA
Australian Nucl Sci & Technol Org, Environm Div, Menai, NSW 2234, Australia
Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Div Atmospher Chem, Boulder, CO 80301 USA
Univ Florida, Dept Bot, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
Univ Alaska, Inst Arctic Biol, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
US Geol Survey, Menlo Pk, CA 94025 USA
Univ Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
Label: Kasischke-2006 Title: Recent changes in the fire regime across the North American boreal region - Spatial and temporal patterns of burning across Canada and Alaska Journal: GEOPHYS RES LETT, 33 (9): art. no.-L09703 MAY 4 2006 Citations: 49 Authors: Kasischke, ES;Turetsky, MR Addresses:
Univ Maryland, Dept Geog, 2181 LeFrak Hall, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Univ Maryland, Dept Geog, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Michigan State Univ, Dept Plant Biol & Wildlife, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Label: Jorgenson-2006 Title: Abrupt increase in permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaska Journal: GEOPHYS RES LETT, 33 (2): art. no.-L02503 JAN 24 2006 Citations: 45 Authors: Jorgenson, MT;Shur, YL;Pullman, ER Addresses:
ABR Inc, POB 80410, Fairbanks, AK 99708 USA
ABR Inc, Fairbanks, AK 99708 USA
Univ Alaska, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Label: Soja-2007 Title: Climate-induced boreal forest change: Predictions versus current observations Journal: GLOBAL PLANET CHANGE, 56 (3-4): 274-296 APR 2007 Citations: 43 Authors: Soja, AJ;Tchebakova, NM;French, NHF;Flannigan, MD;Shugart, HH;Stocks, BJ;Sukhinin, AI;Varfenova, EI;Chapin, FS;Stackhouse, PW Addresses:
NASA, Langley Res Ctr, Natl Inst Aerosp, Ctr21 Langley Blvd,Mail Stop 420, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
NASA, Langley Res Ctr, Natl Inst Aerosp, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
Russian Acad Sci, Sukachev Inst Forestry, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia
Altarum Inst, Ann Arbor, MI 48113 USA
Canadian Forest Serv, Sault Ste Marie, ON P6A 2E5, Canada
Univ Virginia, Global Environm Change Program, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
Univ Alaska, Inst Arctic Biol, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
NASA, Langley Res Ctr, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
Label: Kitzberger-2007 Title: Contingent Pacific-Atlantic Ocean influence on multicentury wildfire synchrony over western North America Journal: PROC NAT ACAD SCI USA, 104 (2): 543-548 JAN 9 2007 Citations: 39 Authors: Kitzberger, T;Brown, PM;Heyerdahl, EK;Swetnam, TW;Veblen, TT Addresses:
Univ Nacl Comahue, Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn Argentina, Quintral 1250, RA-8400 San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
Univ Nacl Comahue, Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn Argentina, RA-8400 San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
Univ Nacl Comahue, Lab Ecotono, RA-8400 San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
Rocky Mt Tree Ring Res Inc, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA
Rocky Mt Res Stn, USDA, Forest Serv, Missoula, MT 59808 USA
Univ Arizona, Lab Tree Ring Res, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Univ Colorado, Dept Geog, Boulder, CO 80301 USA