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Figure 2—Illustration of fire-dependent systems with prescribed fire and without fire. Frequent use of prescribed fire can help maintain a fire-dependent system (A–C), whereas long-term removal of fire from the landscape can result in significant changes in th

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Figure 1—Illustration of soil carbon pools and fluxes. Three soil carbon pools are shown, including dissolved organic matter (DOM), particulate organic matter (POM), and mineral associated organic matter (MAOM), with relative turnover represented by differen

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Figure 1—Map of the part of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. where data have been compiled to estimate the percentage of trees that are pyrophilic, or adapted to fire. A gradient from low pyrophilic percentage (green) to high pyrophilic percentage (red)

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Figure 3—Comparison of relative and absolute carbon pool sizes between forest and grassland ecosystems. Pool sizes are estimates based on regional data from Jackson et al. 1996, Liu et al. 2012, Woodall et al. 2013, and Domke et al. 2016. Exact pool sizes va

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Figure 3—Comparison of relative and absolute carbon pool sizes between forest and grassland ecosystems. Pool sizes are estimates based on regional data from Jackson et al. 1996, Liu et al. 2012, Woodall et al. 2013, and Domke et al. 2016. Exact pool sizes va

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Figure 2—Illustration of fire-dependent systems with prescribed fire and without fire. Frequent use of prescribed fire can help maintain a fire-dependent system (A–C), whereas long-term removal of fire from the landscape can result in significant changes in

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Figure 2—Illustration of the carbon cycle in non-forested wetlands.