Transformation of a northern hardwood forest by aboriginal (Iroquois) fire
Charcoal evidence from Crawford Lake, Ontario, Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12265496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | June S Clark (0000-0002-5677-9733, Duke University, corresponding author), P Daniel Royall (University of Tennessee at Knoxville) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 1995-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Holocene (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/095968369500500101 |
| OpenAlex | W2023935890 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 33 |
Ecologists have long debated whether Indian burning had important impacts on presettlement forests. We obtained stratigraphic evidence for fire using charcoal analysis of southern Ontario lake sediments. The record spans a period of Iroquois occupation when cultivation coincides with pollen evidence for transition from northern hardwoods to white pine/oak forests. Charcoal data reveal that this transition was attended by increased charcoal accumulation, sufficiently high to suggest vegetation fires. Results support the notion that Indian burning is capable of producing dramatic changes in forest composition spanning centuries
Archaeology · Biology · Charcoal · Climate change · Fire history · Geography · Hardwood · Holocene · Paleoecology · Period (music · Vegetation (pathology · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Ecology · Forestry
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