Burning and Natural Vegetation in the United States

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ID4490272
AuthorsOmer C Stewart (corresponding author)
Year1951
Volume41
Issue2
Pages317
Publication date1951-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/211026
OpenAlexW2329477550
LanguageEN
Citations received10

A LTHOUGH the influence of burning on vegetation is well known, it is not always fully understood. Many botanists have based their judgments on the present picture alone, without considering the problem in the light of history and ethnology, and the result has been, I believe, a shortsighted and often quite inaccurate estimate of the effect of burning in determining the life situation. This paper presents some of the historical and ethnological facts concerning burning in the United States and its influence both on the vegetation found by the first Europeans and on that existing in various parts of the country today, and points out that in certain areas the interpretation has completely changed with increasing knowledge. Southeastern Texas may be cited as an example of an area that has been considerably misunderstood. In their Environment and Life in the Great Plains Clements and Chaney' state

Archaeology · Geography · Natural (archaeology · Physical geography · Vegetation (pathology · Archaeology and Natural History · Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies · Environmental Science · Medicine · Rangeland and Wildlife Management

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