The many elements of traditional fire knowledge: Synthesis, classification, and aids to cross-cultural problem solving in firedependent systems around the world

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Huffman, Mary R ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological anthropology; Fire management; Indigenous; Pyrogeography; Traditional ecological knowledge; Traditional fire knowledge; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; KNOWLEDGE; LANDSCAPE; PHENOLOGY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WILDFIRE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84891887142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05843-180403     Document Type: Article

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