A spatially precise study of Holocene fire history, climate and human impact within the Maurienne valley, North French Alps

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 384-396

  Carcaillet, Christopher ^a,b  

^a AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

AMS 14C dating; Deforestation; Fire intervals; Palaeoecology; Wood charcoal

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CLIMATE; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HISTORY; HOLOCENE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOIL;

CLIMATE; FIRE HISTORY; FIRE HISTROY; HOLOCENE; HUMAN IMPACT; RADIOCARBON DATING;

FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOIE; VANOISE MASSIF;

CHRISTIA;

EID: 0031841428     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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