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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): K. M. Robertson
Publication Date: June 2014

From the text ... 'Noss thoroughly erases the simplistic notion of a presettlement-postsettlement dichotomy, laying out in great detail the long and dynamic story of the South's geological, biogeographical, and climatological natural history, of which post-Columbian humans have experienced only the latest chapter. The once popular notion that southern grasslands were invented by humans is carefully but convincingly laid to rest. While the important role of anthropogenic ignition during the past ten thousand years is duly acknowledged, the overarching influence of climate in promoting fire and grasslands long before human arrival is strongly supported.' © 2014 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Abstract reproduced by permission.

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Citation: Robertson, K. M. 2014. Forgotten grasslands of the South: natural history and conservation. Ecological Restoration, v. 32, no. 2, p. 213-214.

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Topics:
Climate    Fire History    Fire Occurrence
Regions:
Southern
Keywords:
  • conservation
  • fire frequency
  • fire regimes
  • grasslands
  • histories
  • range management
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 31460 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Journals - E • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 53918

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