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Methodology for the study of near-future changes of fire weather patterns with emphasis on archaeological and protected touristic areas in Greece

Varela, Vlachogiannis, Sfetsos, Politi, Karozis
This work introduces a methodology for assessing near-future fire weather pattern changes based on the Canadian Fire Weather Index system components (Fire Weather Index (FWI), Initial Spread Index (ISI), Fire Severity Rating (FSR)), applied in…
Type: Document
Year: 2020

Millennial-scale climate and human drivers of environmental change and fire activity in a dry, mixed-conifer forest of northwestern Montana

McWethy, Alt, Argiriadis, Battistel, Everett, Pederson
Warm summer temperatures and longer fire seasons are promoting larger, and in some cases, more fires that are severe in low- and mid-elevation, dry mixed-conifer forests of the Northern Rocky Mountains (NRM). Long-term historical fire conditions and…
Type: Document
Year: 2020

Paleoecological and paleolandscape modeling support for pre-Columbian burning by Native Americans in the Golden Trout Wilderness Area, California, USA

Klimaszewski-Patterson, Mensing
Context Though people have used fire to alter landscapes across North America for millennia, there remains a debate whether Native Americans altered California’s mountainous forests to create an anthropogenic landscape. Objective We use…
Type: Document
Year: 2020

Shaping Mediterranean landscapes: the cultural impact of anthropogenic fires in Tyrrhenian southern Tuscany during the Iron and Middle Ages (800–450 BC / AD 650–1300)

Buonincontri, Pieruccini, Susini, Lubritto, Ricci, Rey, Tinner, Colombaroli, Drescher-Schneider, Dallai, Marasco, Poggi, Bianchi, Hodges, Di Pasquale
Charcoal analysis, applied in sediment facies analysis of the Pecora river palaeochannel (Tyrrhenian southern Tuscany, Italy), detected the occurrence of past fire events in two different fluvial landforms at 800–450 BC and again at AD 650–1300.…
Type: Document
Year: 2020

Experimental study of local fire conditions and effects on surface or near-surface archeological resources at National Park Service units - midwest region - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program

Sturdevant, Skalsky, Wienk, Dolan, Gonzalez, Amrine
Today, park managers must routinely balance the restoration needs of natural resources with the preservation of cultural resources. This project was designed to provide park managers with scientific data on the impacts from wildland fire to…
Type: Document
Year: 2009

Experimental Study of Local Fire Conditions and Effects on Surface or Near-Surface Archeological Resources at National Park Service Units-Midwest Region

Sturdevant, Skalsky, Wienk
This experimental study is proposed to address the local area needs of Midwest Region units of the National Park Service with regards to the fire/archeology interface. This proposal outlines an experimental project designed to provide park managers…
Type: Project
Year: 2009

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

Human impacts on Persoonia falcata. Perspectives on post-contact vegetation change in the Keep River region, Australia, from contemporary vegetation surveys

Atchison
Persoonia falcata R. Br. and Buchanania obovata Engl. seeds are consistently preserved in abundance from archaeological sites across the Keep River region from 3500 B.P. up until the contact period. Although artefacts continued to be deposited after…
Type: Document
Year: 2009

Sampling soil wood charcoals at a high spatial resolution: a new methodology to investigate the origin of grassland plant communities

Dutoit, Thinon, Talon, Buisson, Alard
Questions: (i) Can sampling of soil wood charcoals at high spatial resolution produce new evidence concerning the presence of chalk grassland before or during the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages? (ii) Are there correlations between vegetation…
Type: Document
Year: 2009