Long-term fire regime estimated from soil charcoal in coastal temperate rainforests

Ecology and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Lertzman, Ken ^a   Gavin, Daniel ^b   Hallett, Douglas ^c   Brubaker, Linda ^d   Lepofsky, Dana ^a   Mathewes, Rolf ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 54249093439     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/es-00432-060205     Document Type: Article

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