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A full cost accounting of the 2010 Schultz Fire

Combrink, Cothran, Fox, Peterson, Snider
The Schultz Fire of 2010 burned just over 15,000 forested acres and caused the evacuation of hundreds of homes. Heavy floods followed the fire, resulting in extensive damage to property downstream from the charred hillsides. Nearly three years later…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

Anthropogenic burning on the central California Coast in late holocene and early historical times: findings, implications, and future directions

Lightfoot, Cuthrell, Boone, Byrne, Chavez, Collins, Cowart, Evett, Fine, Gifford-Gonzalez, Hylkema, Lopez, Misiewicz, Reid
In this final paper, we summarize the results of the eco-archaeological project, address five research questions concerning anthropogenic burning on the central California coast in Late Holocene and early historical times, and outline plans for…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

Anthropogenic impact and lead pollution throughout the Holocene in southern Iberia

García-Alix, Jiménez-Espejo, Lozano, Jiménez-Moreno, Martínez-Ruiz, Sanjuán, Jimenez, Alfonso, Ruiz-Puertas, Anderson
Present day lead pollution is an environmental hazard of global proportions. A correct determination of natural lead levels is very important in order to evaluate anthropogenic lead contributions. In this paper, the anthropogenic signature of early…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

Exploring the traditional use of fire in the coastal mountains of central California - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program

Johnson
This study brought together a team of ecologists, archaeologists, environmental historians, indigenous peoples, and land managers within a research framework combining an ethnographic investigation of traditional practices with cutting-edge…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

Legacy Wood: How to Recognize an Important Archaeological Resource

Farella, Reiser
Type: Media
Year: 2013

Multidisciplinary synthesis of long-term human-ecosystem interactions: a perspective from the Garry oak ecosystem of British Columbia

McCune, Pellatt, Vellend
Many ecosystems of conservation concern owe their unique characteristics to long-term management by indigenous peoples. However, there are serious debates concerning the degree and extent of this influence. We argue that delving into the long-term…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

Reassessment of the use of fire as a management tool in deciduous forests of eastern North America

Matlack
Prescribed burning is increasingly being used in the deciduous forests of eastern North America. Recent work suggests that historical fire frequency has been overestimated east of the prairie-woodland transition zone, and its introduction could…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

Reassessment of the use of fire as a management tool in deciduous forests of eastern north America

Matlack
Prescribed burning is increasingly being used in the deciduous forests of eastern North America. Recent work suggests that historical fire frequency has been overestimated east of the prairie-woodland transition zone, and its introduction could…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

Restoring and maintaining resilient landscapes through planning, education, support, and cooperation on the San Carlos Apache reservation: a historical, cultural, and current view

Kelly, Nosie, Pater, Johnson, Barborinas, Hetzler, Grauel
The San Carlos Apache Tribe has worked toward incorporating natural fire regimes into their strategic fire planning and management goals in order to maintain ecosystem resilience and diversity. In exploring this significant theme, this report…
Type: Document
Year: 2013

The role of tree composition in Holocene fire history of the hemiboreal and southern boreal zones of southern Sweden, as revealed by the application of the landscape reconstruction algorithm: implications for biodiversity and climate-change issues

Cui, Gaillard, Lemdahl, Sugita, Greisman, Jacobson, Olsson
We present a quantitative reconstruction of local forest history at two sites, Stavsåkra (hemiboreal zone) and Storasjö (southern boreal zone), in southern Sweden (province of Småland) to evaluate possible causes of contrasting Holocene fire…
Type: Document
Year: 2013