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Zotero <strong>Report</strong> zotero://report/items/520446_XG98FERT-520446_89BHQIMS-520446...<br />

Author Scott A. Mensing<br />

Author Joel Michaelsen<br />

Author Roger Byrne<br />

Abstract Microscopic charcoal from varved Santa Barbara Basin sediments was used to reconstruct a 560-yr record<br />

(A.D. 1425 to 1985) of Santa Ana fires. Comparison of large (>3750 μm²) charcoal with documented fire<br />

records in the Santa Barbara Ranger District shows that high accumulations correspond to large fires (>20,000<br />

ha) that occurred during Santa Ana conditions. The charcoal record reconstructed a minimum of 20 large fires in<br />

the Santa Barbara region during the study period. The average time between fires shows no distinct change<br />

across three different land use periods: the Chumash period, apparently characterized by frequent burning, the<br />

Spanish/Early American period with nominal fire control, and the 20th century with active fire suppression.<br />

Pollen data support the conclusion that the fire regime has not dramatically changed during the last 500 yr.<br />

Comparison of large charcoal particle accumulation rates and precipitation reconstructed from tree rings show a<br />

strong relationship between climate and fire history, with large fires consistently occurring at the end of wet<br />

periods and the beginning of droughts.<br />

Publication Quaternary Research<br />

Volume 51<br />

Issue 3<br />

Pages 295–305<br />

Date May 1999<br />

Journal Abbr Quaternary Res.<br />

DOI 10.1006/qres.1999.2035<br />

ISSN 0033-5894<br />

URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033589499920355<br />

Extra Keywords: Santa Ana; fire history; microscopic charcoal; Santa Barbara Basin; varved sediments.<br />

Date Added Tuesday, August 30, 2011 2:35:38 PM<br />

Modified Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:22:40 AM<br />

A 9000-year fire history from the Oregon Coast Range, based on a high-resolution charcoal study<br />

Type Journal Article<br />

Author Colin J. Long<br />

Author Cathy Whitlock<br />

Author Patrick J. Bartlein<br />

Author Sarah H. Millspaugh<br />

Abstract High-resolution analysis of macroscopic charcoal in sediment cores from Little Lake was used to reconstruct the<br />

fire history of the last 9000 years. Variations in sediment magnetism were examined to detect changes in<br />

allochthonous sedimentation associated with past fire occurrence. <strong>Fire</strong> intervals from ca. 9000 to 6850 calendar<br />

years BP averaged 110 ± 20 years, when the climate was warmer and drier than today and xerophytic<br />

vegetation dominated. From ca. 6850 to 2750 calendar years BP the mean fire interval lengthened to 160 ± 20<br />

years in conjunction with the onset of cool humid conditions. <strong>Fire</strong>-sensitive species, such as Thuja plicata Donn<br />

ex D. Don, Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg., and Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr., increased in abundance. At ca.<br />

4000 calendar years BP, increases in allochthonous sedimentation increased the delivery of secondary charcoal<br />

to the site. From ca. 2750 calendar years BP to present, the mean fire interval increased to 230 ± 30 years as<br />

cool humid conditions and mesophytic taxa prevailed. The Little Lake record suggests that fire frequency has<br />

varied continuously on millennial time scales as a result of climate change and the present-day fire regime has<br />

been present for no more than 1000 years.<br />

Publication Canadian Journal of Forest Research<br />

Volume 28<br />

Issue 5<br />

Pages 774–787<br />

Date May 1998<br />

Journal Abbr Can. J. For. Res.<br />

DOI 10.1139/cjfr-28-5-774<br />

ISSN 0045-5067<br />

URL http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/x98-051<br />

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