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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Author(s): California Fire Science Consortium
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Publication Date: 2018

By mastering the art of prescription burning over thousands of years, native California tribes sustainably maximized chaparral ecosystem services like food, medicine, and building materials.

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Citation: California Fire Science Consortium. 2018. 12,000 years of chaparral management by California native people - research brief for resource managers. California Fire Science Consortium. 2 p.

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Topics:
Fire Ecology    Prescribed Fire
Regions:
California
Keywords:
  • American Indians
  • anthropogenic fire
  • CFSC - California Fire Science Consortium
  • chaparral
  • Native American burning
  • type conversion
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Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 58266