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Ecosystems then and now: a historical-ecological approach to ecosystem management

Kay
From the Introduction ... 'Before ecosystem management can be implemented or ecological integrity preserved, long-term ecosystem states and processes must first be quantified. For as Aldo Leopold noted over 40 years ago, 'if we are serious about…
Type: Document
Year: 1995

Oak ecosystems and human-set fires in the midwest: from prehistoric to historic times

Bray
From the text... 'The purpose of this report is to attempt to evaluate the evidence for widespread human manipulation of the environment in the Midwestern United States. The study will focus primarily on the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,…
Type: Document
Year: 1995

The effects of fire on cultural resources Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Fiero
In 1989 the Long Mesa fire burned approximately 3000 acres in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado The fire spread along the top of Long Mesa and the adjacent canyons covering an area containing approximately 200 known archeological sites. Because of…
Type: Document
Year: 1995

The effects of fire on cultural resources Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Fiero
In 1989 the Long Mesa fire burned approximately 3000 acres in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The fire spread along the top of Long Mesa and the adjacent canyons covering an area containing approximately 200 known archeological sites. Because of…
Type: Document
Year: 1995

Holocene vegetation, fire and environmental history of the Discovery Bay region, south-western Victoria

Head
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Type: Document
Year: 1988

Human disturbance of North American forests and grasslands: the fossil pollen record

McAndrews
Excerpt
Type: Document
Year: 1988

Indian fires in the prehistory of New England

Patterson, Sassaman
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Type: Document
Year: 1988

Let it burn? Restoring fire in large wilderness preserves in the Rocky Mountains [abstract]

Romme, Despain
Large wilderness areas in National Parks and Forests offer some of our best opportunities for restoring natural disturbance regimes. High intensity fires, for example, can be permitted to burn with minimal interference. Yet even in large wilderness…
Type: Document
Year: 1988

Quaternary landscape ecology: relevant scales in space and time

Delcourt, Delcourt
Two primary goals of landscape ecologists are to (1) evaluate changes in ecological pattern and process on natural landscapes through time and (2) determine the ecological consequences of transforming natural landscapes to cultural ones.…
Type: Document
Year: 1988

Restoration ecology: philosophy, goals, and ethics

Bonnicksen
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Type: Document
Year: 1988