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Defining Historical Baselines for Conservation: Ecological Changes Since European Settlement on Vancouver Island, Canada

Bjorkman, Anne D. and Mark Vellend (2010) Defining Historical Baselines for Conservation: Ecological Changes Since European Settlement on Vancouver Island, Canada. Conservation Biology, Volume 24, Issue 6, pages 1559–1568, December 2010

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The Myth of a Natural Prairie Belt in Alabama: An Interpretation of Historical Records

Rostlund, Erhard (1957) The Myth of a Natural Prairie Belt in Alabama: An Interpretation of Historical Records. Annals of the Association of American Geographers Volume 47, Issue 4, pages 392–411, December 1957.

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Indigenous wetland burning: conserving natural and cultural heritage in Australia’s World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park

McGregor, Sandra, Violet Lawson, Peter Christophersen, Rod Kennett, James Boyden, Peter Bayliss, Adam Liedloff, Barbie McKaige, Alan N. Andersen (2010) Indigenous wetland burning: conserving natural and cultural heritage in Australia’s World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. Human Ecol (2010) 38:721-729

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Regarding Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Wiese, Chuck (2011) Regarding Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. Weatherwise Inc. Portland, Oregon.

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Traditional and local ecological knowledge about forest biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest

Charnley, Susan; Fischer, A. Paige; Jones, Eric T. 2008. Traditional and local ecological knowledge about forest biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-751. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 52 p.+

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Large Variations in Southern Hemisphere Biomass Burning During the Last 650 Years

Wang, Z., J. Chappellaz, K. Park, and J. E. Mak. 2010. Large Variations in Southern Hemisphere Biomass Burning During the Last 650 Years. Science Express 2 December 2010.

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Changes in Snowfall in the Southern Sierra Nevada of California Since 1916

Christy, John R. and Justin J. Hnilo. 2010. Changes in Snowfall in the Southern Sierra Nevada of California Since 1916. Energy & Environment, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2010

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Empirical Evidence for a Celestial Origin of the Climate Oscillations and Its Implications

Scafetta, Nicola. 2010. Empirical Evidence for a Celestial Origin of the Climate Oscillations and Its Implications. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics(2010),doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2010.04.01

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The Anthropogenic Greenhouse Era Began Thousands of Years Ago

Ruddiman, William F. 2003. The Anthropogenic Greenhouse Era Began Thousands of Years Ago. Climatic Change 61: 261–293.

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Stand Reconstruction and 200 Years of Forest Development on Selected Sites in the Upper South Umpqua Watershed

Dubrasich, Mike. 2010. Stand Reconstruction and 200 Years of Forest Development on Selected Sites in the Upper South Umpqua Watershed. W.I.S.E. White Paper 2010-5. Western Institute for Study of the Environment.

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Nataraja: India’s Cycle of Fire

Pyne, Stephen J. 1994. Nataraja: India’s Cycle of Fire. Environmental History Review, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Autumn, 1994), pp. 1-20.

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The Columbian Encounter and the Little Ice Age: Abrupt Land Use Change, Fire, and Greenhouse Forcing

Dull, Robert A., Richard J. Nevle, William I. Woods, Dennis K. Bird, Shiri Avnery, and William M. Denevan. 2010. The Columbian Encounter and the Little Ice Age: Abrupt Land Use Change, Fire, and Greenhouse Forcing. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 100(4) 2010, pp. 1–17.

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Pre-Columbian agricultural landscapes, ecosystem engineers, and self-organized patchiness in Amazonia

McKey, Doyle, Stephen Rostain, Jose Iriarte, Bruno Glaser, Jago Jonathan Birk, Irene Holst, Delphine Renard. 2010. Pre-Columbian agricultural landscapes, ecosystem engineers, and self-organized patchiness in Amazonia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 107(17):7823-8.

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The Evils of Pinyon and Juniper

Kay, Charles E. 2010. The Evils of Pinyon and Juniper. Mule Deer Foundation Magazine Vol 10(5): 6-13

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Baden-Powell and Australian Bushfire Policy: Part 2

Underwood, Roger. 2010. Baden-Powell and Australian Bushfire Policy: Part 2

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