Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) fire scars reveal new details of a frequent fire regime

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1094-1104

  Stambaugh, Michael C ^a   Guyette, Richard P ^a   Marschall, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Caddo; Dendrochronology; Kisatchie National Forest; Louisiana; Native Americans

Indexed keywords

BURNING; COASTAL ZONE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; FIRE HISTORY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RECONSTRUCTION; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; TREE RING;

CADDO PARISH; KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST; LOUISIANA; RED RIVER [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 80053561457     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01322.x     Document Type: Article

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