Comparison of sedimentary microscopic charcoal particle records in a small lake with dendrochronological data: Evidence for the local origin of microscopic charcoal produced by forest fires of low intensity in eastern Finland

Holocene

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 559-567

  Pitkänen, Aki ^a   Lehtonen, Hannu ^a   Huttunen, Pertti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Charcoal particle analysis; Dendrochronology; Finland; Fire history; Late Holocene; Slash and bum cultivation; Varved lake sediments

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLE;

CHARCOAL; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FOREST FIRE; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SLASH AND BURN;

FINLAND;

EID: 0345493885     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968399670319510     Document Type: Article

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