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Perry, Wilmshurst, McGlone, McWethy, Whitlock
At the time of Māori settlement, ca. 750 years ago, New Zealand's ecosystems experienced catastrophic change, including the introduction of fire to ignition-limited ecosystems and the resulting widespread loss of forest. While high-resolution…
Type: Document
Year: 2012
Iriarte, Power, Rostain, Mayle, Jones, Watling, Whitney, Mckey
The nature and scale of pre-Columbian land use and the consequences of the 1492 ''Columbian Encounter'' (CE) on Amazonia are among the more debated topics in New World archaeology and paleoecology. However, pre-Columbian human impact in Amazonian…
Type: Document
Year: 2012
Jones
From the text ... 'Aboriginal man's ecological impact was mostly due to hunting, gathering of plants, and fire. By far the greatest effects were caused by the use of fire.'
Type: Document
Year: 2012
Perry, Wilmshurst, McGlone, Napier
Aim Despite small and transient populations, early Maori transformed large areas of New Zealand's forest landscapes. We sought to isolate the biophysical predictors that explain forest loss in the pre-historic (i.e. pre-European) period in New…
Type: Document
Year: 2012
Perry, Wilmshurst, McGlone, Napier
Aim: Despite small and transient populations, early MÄori transformed large areas of New Zealand's forest landscapes. We sought to isolate the biophysical predictors that explain forest loss in the pre-historic (i.e. pre-European) period in New…
Type: Document
Year: 2012
This state-of-knowledge review provides a synthesis of the effects of fire on cultural resources, which can be used by fire managers, cultural resource (CR) specialists, and archaeologists to more effectively manage wildland vegetation, fuels, and…
Type: Document
Year: 2012
Ryan
This webinar will provide an introduction to the new edition of the Rainbow series that provides fire and land management professionals and policy makers with a greater understanding of the value of cultural resource protection and the methods…
Type: Media
Year: 2012
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