A 9000-year fire history from the Oregon Coast Range, based on a high-resolution charcoal study

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 774-787

  Long, Colin J ^a   Whitlock, Cathy ^a   Bartlein, Patrick J ^a   Millspaugh, Sarah H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; FIRE HISTORY; SEDIMENT CORE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

UNITED STATES;

PICEA SITCHENSIS; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0031694833     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-051     Document Type: Article

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