Zachary P Taylor

Biographic Data

ID1638030
NAMEZachary P Taylor
GIVEN NAMESZachary P
FAMILY NAMETaylor
SIGNATURETAYLOR Z P
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville
ORCID0000-0003-0736-570X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS20
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • A 3600-year record of drought in southern Pacific Costa Rica

    Open AccessZachary P Taylor, Chad S Lane et al.ARTICLEQuaternary Research2020

    We analyzed the δ 2 H composition of n -alkanes isolated from Laguna Zoncho, a small lake in southern Pacific Costa Rica, to reconstruct paleohydrology. Using a core that spans the past 3600 years, we found evidence of dry periods, most notably during the Terminal Classic Drought (TCD; ~1200 cal yr BP) and the Little Ice Age (~400 cal yr BP). Previous work at Laguna Zoncho, using bulk sedimentary δ 13 C and geochemical analysis, found that agricu…

  • Using community science data to investigate urban Coyotes ( Canis latrans ) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Open AccessChristopher B Mowry, Adél Lee et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2020

    Coyote activity was investigated in Atlanta, Georgia from 2015 to 2018 using publicly collected data. More than 500 reports were received annually (1,672 total) and analysis revealed bias toward areas of higher income and education. Human-coyote encounters, defined as an interaction at close range, were rare (196; 12% of observations), but 124 of those reports (63%) indicated the presence of pets nearby. Coyotes were less likely to be observed in…

  • Climatic control of the biomass-burning decline in the Americas after ad 1500

    Open AccessMJ Power, FE Mayle et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2012Cited by: 9References: 14

    The significance and cause of the decline in biomass burning across the Americas after ad 1500 is a topic of considerable debate. We synthesized charcoal records (a proxy for biomass burning) from the Americas and from the remainder of the globe over the past 2000 years, and compared these with paleoclimatic records and population reconstructions. A distinct post-ad 1500 decrease in biomass burning is evident, not only in the Americas, but also g…

  • Maize pollen concentrations in Neotropical lake sediments as an indicator of the scale of prehistoric agriculture

    Open AccessZachary P Taylor, ZP Taylor et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2012Cited by: 2References: 6

    We evaluated the potential of maize pollen concentrations in lake sediment profiles to serve as indicators of the extent of prehistoric agriculture in neotropical lake basins using records from a network of five sediment cores recovered from Laguna Zoncho, Costa Rica. The watershed of this small (0.75 ha) lake in the Diquís archaeological region has a c. 3000 year history of prehistoric agriculture and subsequent forest recovery, as documented th…

  • Assessing the Scale of Prehistoric Human Impact in the Neotropics Using Stable Carbon Isotope Analyses of Lake Sediments

    Open AccessChad S Lane, Sally P Horn et al.ARTICLELatin American Antiquity2009Cited by: 9References: 52

    Analyses of pollen and other terrestrial microfossils in sediment profiles from neotropical lakes can complement and extend archaeological studies by documenting the timing of prehistoric human disturbances within watersheds. However, assessing the scale of prehistoric human impact from sedimentary microfossil assemblages alone is often difficult. We explore here the utility of combining stable carbon isotope (δ13C) analyses of lake sediments and…