Fire and vegetation history of the last 2000 years in Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Fire is an important natural disturbance in the western U.S., and information on how fire occurrence has varied in the past is critical to understanding modern ecosystem processes and their link to climate change. Long-term fire and vegetation histories are obtained from charcoal and pollen records...

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Main Author: Jacobs, Karen Marie
Language:en
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2007/jacobs/JacobsK0507.pdf