Understanding the role that humans have played in shaping Americas forest and grassland landscapes

Maccleary D. Understanding the role that humans have played in shaping Americas forest and grassland landscapes. Unknown

The susceptibility of Pacific Coast forests to insects, disease, and catastrophic fire is the result of a century of reduced ecosystem fire. The twin problems of fuel build-ups and forest health and their effects on forest ecosystem diversity and sustainability are likely to be the single most significant environmental challenge facing western forest managers in the next two decades.

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Journal Article
Authors
Maccleary, D
Units
PAAL
Keywords
anthropogenic fire, Ecosystem Management, Ethnology, FIRE, History, Management, Native Americans and fire, Plant Communities

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