Pyrogeography, historical ecology, and the human dimensions of fire regimes

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 833-836

  Roos, Christopher I ^a   Bowman, David M J S ^b   Balch, Jennifer K ^c   Artaxo, Paulo ^d   Bond, William J ^e   Cochrane, Mark ^f   D'Antonio, Carla M ^g   Defries, Ruth ^h   Mack, Michelle ⁱ   Johnston, Fay H ^j   Krawchuk, Meg A ^k   Kull, Christian A ^l   Moritz, Max A ^m   Pyne, Stephen ⁿ   Scott, Andrew C ^o   Swetnam, Thomas W ^p  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^k SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^l MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁿ ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^p UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Ecosystems ecology; Evolutionary ecology; Historical ecology; Human fire dynamics; Political ecology; Pyric transition; Pyrogeography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896104785     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12285     Document Type: Letter

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