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Multiscale perspectives of fire, climate and humans in western North America and the Jemez Mountains, USA

Swetnam, Farella, Roos, Liebmann, Falk, Allen
Interannual climate variations have been important drivers of wildfire occurrence in ponderosa pine forests across western North America for at least 400 years, but at finer scales of mountain ranges and landscapes human land uses sometimes over-…
Type: Document
Year: 2016

Native American depopulation, reforestation, and fire regimes in the Southwest United States, 1492-1900 CE

Liebmann, Farella, Roos, Stack, Martini, Swetnam
Native American populations declined between 1492 and 1900 CE, instigated by the European colonization of the Americas. However, the magnitude, tempo, and ecological effects of this depopulation remain the source of enduring debates. Recently,…
Type: Document
Year: 2016

Long-term fire frequency not linked to prehistoric occupations in northern Swedish boreal forest

Carcaillet, Bergman, Delorme, Hornberg, Zackrisson
Knowledge of past fire regimes is crucial for understanding the changes in fire frequency that are likely to occur during the coming decades as a result of global warming and land-use change. This is a key issue for the sustainable management of…
Type: Document
Year: 2007