The role of fire during climate change in an eastern deciduous forest at Devil's Bathtub, New York

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2148-2166

  Clark, James S ^a   Daniel Royall, P ^b   Chumbley, Craig ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Rust Environment and Infrastructure   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcoal analysis; Climate change; Eastern deciduous forest; Fire history; Forest dynamics; Pollen analysis; Western new york state

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EASTERN WHITE PINE; FIRE; HOLOCENE; JACK PINE; POLLEN;

USA, NEW YORK, DEVIL'S BATHTUB;

FAGACEAE; FAGUS; PINACEAE; PINUS BANKSIANA; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 0030426091     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265709     Document Type: Article

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