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The great fires : Indian burning and catastrophic forest fire patterns of the Oregon Coast Range, 1491-1951

Creator:

Zybach, Bob

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between land management practices of Indian communities prior to contact with Europeans and the nature or character of subsequent catastrophic forest fires in the Oregon Coast Range. The research focus is spatial and temporal patterns of Indian burning across the...

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Dissertation

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Indian Burning and Afforestation 434 Oregon Coast Range Forest Fire History, 1491-2003 435 "Alseya
Spatial and temporal patterns of fire in the forests of the central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:

Impara, Peter C.

Abstract:

Fire history and fire regime were interpreted from tree ring analysis of 4320 stumps at 178 sites in a 25 by 55 km area in the central Oregon Coast Range. A total of 27 fire episodes were identified in a 516 year period, with sizes estimated at 18 to 544...

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Dissertation

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CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Forest fire is a critical disturbance process in western