Historical fire in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests of south Mississippi and its relation to land use and climate

Abstract We characterized historical fire regimes in Pinus palustris (longleaf pine) forests of southern Mississippi with regard to global and regional coupled climate systems (e.g., El Niño–Southern Oscillation) and past human activity. The composite fire chronology spanned 1756–2013 with 132 indiv...

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Main Authors: C. R. White, G. L. Harley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-11-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1458