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Reed
This specialist report is an assessment of the potential for the aerial application of fire retardant to affect the character and integrity of historic properties. Additional general information about fire retardant can be found in the EIS.
Type: Document
Year: 2011
A recent scientific project funded by the Joint Fire Science Program studied the potential impact of wildland fire on near-surface archeological resources at six diverse sites within the Midwest Region of the National Park Service (NPS). Information…
Type: Document
Year: 2011
Kirleis, Pillar, Behling
Palaeoecology may contribute to the debate on nature conservation and the preservation of cultural heritage. Here we present two palaeo-records from the Lore Lindu Biosphere Reserve and National Park in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The park…
Type: Document
Year: 2011
Mooney, Harrison, Bartlein, Daniau, Stevenson, Brownlie, Buckman, Cupper, Luly, Black, Colhoun, D'Costa, Dodson, Haberle, Hope, Kershaw, Kenyon, McKenzie, Williams
We have compiled 223 sedimentary charcoal records from Australasia in order to examine the temporal and spatial variability of fire regimes during the Late Quaternary. While some of these records cover more than a full glacial cycle, here we focus…
Type: Document
Year: 2011
Roebroeks, Villa
The timing of the human control of fire is a hotly debated issue, with claims for regular fire use by early hominins in Africa at ~1.6 million y ago. These claims are not uncontested, but most archaeologists would agree that the colonization of…
Type: Document
Year: 2011
Kay
From the Introduction ... 'Before ecosystem management can be implemented or ecological integrity preserved, long-term ecosystem states and processes must first be quantified. For as Aldo Leopold noted over 40 years ago, 'if we are serious about…
Type: Document
Year: 1995
Bray
From the text... 'The purpose of this report is to attempt to evaluate the evidence for widespread human manipulation of the environment in the Midwestern United States. The study will focus primarily on the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,…
Type: Document
Year: 1995
Fiero
In 1989 the Long Mesa fire burned approximately 3000 acres in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado The fire spread along the top of Long Mesa and the adjacent canyons covering an area containing approximately 200 known archeological sites. Because of…
Type: Document
Year: 1995
Fiero
In 1989 the Long Mesa fire burned approximately 3000 acres in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The fire spread along the top of Long Mesa and the adjacent canyons covering an area containing approximately 200 known archeological sites. Because of…
Type: Document
Year: 1995