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Historical human influence on forest composition and structure in boreal Fennoscandia

Josefsson, Gunnarson, Liedgren, Bergman, Ostlund
In studies on natural dynamics, biodiversity and reference conditions legacies of preindustrial human land use are often neglected. In this study, using archaeology and dendrochronology combined with field surveys on present forest characteristics,…
Type: Document
Year: 2010

Effects of fire and fire suppression on mortality and mode of reproduction of California black oak (Quercus kelloggii Newb.)

Kauffman, Martin
Numerous studies, historical accounts and archaeological evidence suggest that the historical density and abundance of black oak (Quercus kelloggii Newb.) in mixed conifer forests was much greater than today. Reasons for the decline of this species…
Type: Document
Year: 1987