Testing the assumptions of fire-history studies: An examination of modern charcoal accumulation in Yellowstone National Park, USA

Holocene

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-15

  Whitlock, Cathy ^a   Millspaugh, Sarah H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcoal analysis; Forest fires; Lacustrine sediments; Lakes; Modern charcoal; Tire history; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL ANALYSIS; FIRE HISTORY; LAKE SEDIMENT; METHOD EVALUATION; SEDIMENTARY CHARCOAL;

USA, WYOMING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0029667991     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095968369600600102     Document Type: Article

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