Sedimentary charcoal as an indicator of late-Holocene drought in the Sierra Nevada, California, and its relevance to the future

Holocene

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-28

  Brunelle, Andrea ^a   Anderson, R Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Mediaeval Warm Period'; Sierra Nevada; California; Charcoal; Drought; Fire frequency; Holocene; Palaeoecology; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; DROUGHT; FIRE HISTORY; HOLOCENE; MEDIEVAL WARM PERIOD; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; POLLEN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037242553     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683603hl591rp     Document Type: Article

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