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Data on mid-Holocene climatic, vegetation and anthropogenic interactions at Stanshiel Rig, southern Scotland

Cayless, Tipping
Pollen, microscopic charcoal and peat humification analyses were applied to radiocarbon-dated peat cores to examine environmental change before and after the mid-Holocene transition from hunter-gatherer (Mesolithic) to agricultural (Neolithic)…
Type: Document
Year: 2002

Fire in sacred groves and wildlife reserves: the case of the boabeng-fiema monkey sanctuary

Nsiah-Gyabaah
From the text... "This paper examines the pressures that lead to reduction of biodiversity especially the threat of wildfire to environmental resources, how indigenous people in Ghana protect vital environmental resources through culture, religion…
Type: Document
Year: 1997

How agencies can achieve fire management objectives while protecting cultural resources: a look at the southwest

Lissoway
The rejuvenating effects of natural fires prior to 1900 in Southwestern forest communities have been replaced by recent, unprecedented crownfires. These wildfires have given rise to planned expansion of management fire as a tool for ecosystem…
Type: Document
Year: 1997