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From pristine forests to high-altitude pastures: an ecological approach to prehistoric human impact on vegetation and landscapes in the western Italian Alps

Pini, Ravazzi, Raiteri, Guerreschi, Castellano, Comolli
1. This paper addresses the origin and development of the oldest prehistoric pasture in the timberline ecotone known so far in the Alps and its relation to anthropogenic pressure and natural climate change. 2. Palaeoecological and geochemical…
Type: Document
Year: 2017

Neolithic to bronze age (4850-3450 cal. BP) fire management of the alpine lower Engadine landscape (Switzerland) to establish pastures and cereal fields

Dietre, Walser, Kofler, Kothieringer, Hajdas, Lambers, Reitmaier, Haas
Agro-pastoral activities in the past act as environmental legacy and have shaped the current cultural landscape in the European Alps. This study reports about prehistoric fire incidents and their impact on the flora and vegetation near the village…
Type: Document
Year: 2017

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

Postglacial vegetation of Canada

Ritchie
Post-glacial Vegetation of Canada brings together all the available information about the complex history of vegetational and environmental change in Canada since the last Ice Age. As the lands began to emerge from under the ice, they provided a…
Type: Document
Year: 1987

The importance of archeological sites related to the naval stores industry in Florida

Forney
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Type: Document
Year: 1987