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Reed
This specialist report is an assessment of the potential for the aerial application of fire retardant to affect the character and integrity of historic properties. Additional general information about fire retardant can be found in the EIS.
Type: Document
Year: 2011
A recent scientific project funded by the Joint Fire Science Program studied the potential impact of wildland fire on near-surface archeological resources at six diverse sites within the Midwest Region of the National Park Service (NPS). Information…
Type: Document
Year: 2011
Kirleis, Pillar, Behling
Palaeoecology may contribute to the debate on nature conservation and the preservation of cultural heritage. Here we present two palaeo-records from the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve and National Park in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The park…
Type: Document
Year: 2011
Mooney, Harrison, Bartlein, Daniau, Stevenson, Brownlie, Buckman, Cupper, Luly, Black, Colhoun, D'Costa, Dodson, Haberle, Hope, Kershaw, Kenyon, McKenzie, Williams
We have compiled 223 sedimentary charcoal records from Australasia in order to examine the temporal and spatial variability of fire regimes during the Late Quaternary. While some of these records cover more than a full glacial cycle, here we focus…
Type: Document
Year: 2011
Roebroeks, Villa
The timing of the human control of fire is a hotly debated issue, with claims for regular fire use by early hominins in Africa at ~1.6 million y ago. These claims are not uncontested, but most archaeologists would agree that the colonization of…
Type: Document
Year: 2011
Cappers
An analysis of ecological groups has been performed on the Dutch Holocene palaeobotanical record excluding wood and pollen data and compared with the recent flora. Although all ecological groups are represented by plants that are preserved by both…
Type: Document
Year: 1994
Meggers
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Type: Document
Year: 1994
Stiner
From the text...'To many people, the thought of Canaveral National Seashore conjures up images of long stretches of pristine beach or spectacular NASA shuttle launches. Not as well known is the fact that the Seashore contains one of the most…
Type: Document
Year: 1994