Palynological Evidence of the Effects of the Deerskin Trade on Forest Fires during the Eighteenth Century in Southeastern North America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2591601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Thomas Foster (0000-0003-3712-3744, Northern Kentucky University, corresponding author), H Thomas Foster Ii, Arthur D Cohen (University of South Carolina) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-51 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/40035297 |
| OpenAlex | W2027026928 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 57 |
Three palynological cores from the coastal plain of Georgia and Alabama were analyzed for paleobotanical remains. Results show that the Indians of southeastern North America increased forest fires used in hunting as a response to the demand for deer hides during the early eighteenth century. Palynological data are consistent with known anthropogenic changes in the region. Charcoal abundance increased significantly between A.D. 1715 and 1770, which is the period of the most intensive hunting by the Indians. This study shows that forest fires from hunting had a significant and measurable effect on the evolution of the biophysical environment
Abundance (ecology) · Archaeology · Biology · Charcoal · Geography · Palynology · Period (music) · Physical geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Forestry · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Isotope Analysis in Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |