A 9000-year fire history from the Oregon Coast Range, based on a high-resolution charcoal study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23337100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin J Long, Cathy Whitlock (0000-0002-1585-1209), Patrick J Bartlein (0000-0001-7657-5685), Sarah H Millspaugh |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 774-787 |
| Publication date | 1998-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Forest Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-5067 • E-ISSN: 1208-6037 |
| Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.1139/x98-051 |
| OpenAlex | W2157709098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 117 |
| References cited | 20 |
High-resolution analysis of macroscopic charcoal in sediment cores from Little Lake was used to reconstruct the fire history of the last 9000 years. Variations in sediment magnetism were examined to detect changes in allochthonous sedimentation associated with past fire occurrence. Fire intervals from ca. 9000 to 6850 calendar years BP averaged 110 ± 20 years, when the climate was warmer and drier than today and xerophytic vegetation dominated. From ca. 6850 to 2750 calendar years BP the mean fire interval lengthened to 160 ± 20 years in conjunction with the onset of cool humid conditions. Fire-sensitive species, such as Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don, Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg., and Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr., increased in abundance. At ca. 4000 calendar years BP, increases in allochthonous sedimentation increased the delivery of secondary charcoal to the site. From ca. 2750 calendar years BP to present, the mean fire interval increased to 230 ± 30 years as cool humid conditions and mesophytic taxa prevailed. The Little Lake record suggests that fire frequency has varied continuously on millennial time scales as a result of climate change and the present-day fire regime has been present for no more than 1000 years.
Biology · Charcoal · Climate change · Ecosystem · Fire history · Fire regime · Geography · Geomorphology · Hydrology (agriculture) · Physical geography · Sediment · Thuja · Tsuga · Vegetation (pathology) · Ecology · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Forestry · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Oceanography · Tree-ring climate responses
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