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Reassessment of the use of fire as a management tool in deciduous forests of eastern North America

Matlack
Prescribed burning is increasingly being used in the deciduous forests of eastern North America. Recent work suggests that historical fire frequency has been overestimated east of the prairie-woodland transition zone, and its introduction could…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

The study of indigenous management practices in California: an introduction

Lightfoot, Lopez
The purpose of this special issue is to present the findings of a collaborative, interdisciplinary eco-archaeological project that is examining evidence for indigenous landscape management practices in central coastal California in Late Holocene and…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

Fire and fuels management in coast redwood forests - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program

Norman, Varner, Arguello, Underwood, Graham, Jennings, Valachovic, Lee
Coast redwood forests rank among the most significant natural features of North America, yet our understanding of how they came to be and how we might sustain them has been beset by scientific and management uncertainty for decades. A key part of…
Type: Document
Year: 2009