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Pre-Columbian geometric earthworks in the upper Pur’us: a complex society in western Amazonia

Parssinen, Martti, Denise Schaan, and Alceu Ranzi. 2009. Pre-Columbian geometric earthworks in the upper Pur’us: a complex society in western Amazonia. Antiquity 83 (2009): 1084–1095

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Using a spatially explicit ecological model to test scenarios of fire use by Native Americans: An example from the Harlem Plains, New York, NY

Bean, William T. and Eric W. Sanderson. 2007. Using a spatially explicit ecological model to test scenarios of fire use by Native Americans: An example from the Harlem Plains, New York, NY. Ecological Modelling 211 (2008) pp. 301–308.

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Bighorn hunting, resource depression, and rock art in the Coso Range, eastern California: a computer simulation model

Garfinkel, Alan P., David A. Young, Robert M. Yohe II. 2009. Bighorn hunting, resource depression, and rock art in the Coso Range, eastern California: a computer simulation model. Journal of Archaeological Science 37 (2010) 42–51.

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See also: Garfinkel, Alan P. 2007. Paradigm Shifts, Rock Art Studies, and the “Coso Sheep Cult” of Eastern California. North American Archaeologist, Spring 2007. [here]

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Ecological and Cultural Significance of Burning Beargrass Habitat on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Shebitz, Daniela Joy, Sarah Hay den Reichard and Peter W Dunwiddie. 2009. Ecological and Cultural Significance of Burning Beargrass Habitat on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Ecological Restoration Vol, 27. No. 3, 2009.

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Historic Anthropogenically Maintained Bear Grass Savannas of the Southeastern Olympic Peninsula

Peter, David and Daniela Shebitz. 2006. Historic Anthropogenically Maintained Bear Grass Savannas of the Southeastern Olympic Peninsula. Restoration Ecology Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 605–615

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Spark and Sprawl: A World Tour

Pyne, Stephen J. 2008. Spark and Sprawl: A World Tour. Forest History Today, Fall 2008.

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The relationship of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions to the southern California wildfires of 2003

Delfino, R. J., S. Brummel, J. Wu, H. Stern, B. Ostro, M. Lipsett, A. Winer, D. H. Street, L. Zhang, T. Tjoa and D. L. Gillen. 2008. The relationship of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions to the southern California wildfires of 2003. Occup. Environ. Med. 2009;66;189-197.

Note: lead author is Dr. Ralph J. Delfino, Epidemiology Department, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA.

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Rhymes With Chiricahua

Pyne, Stephen J. 2009. Rhymes With Chiricahua. Copyright 2009 Stephen J. Pyne

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Tending Fires

Roger Underwood. 2009. Tending Fires. The Forester Volume 52(2) 2009 (The Forester is the newsletter of the Institute of Foresters of Australia)

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The Forest Health Crisis: How Did We Get In This Mess?

Kay, Charles E. 2009. The Forest Health Crisis: How Did We Get In This Mess? Mule Deer Foundation Magazine No.26:14-21.

Dr. Charles E. Kay, Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology, Utah State University, is the author/editor of Wilderness and Political Ecology: Aboriginal Influences and the Original State of Nature [here], author of Are Lightning Fires Unnatural? A Comparison of Aboriginal and Lightning Ignition Rates in the United States [here], co-author of Native American influences on the development of forest ecosystems [here], and numerous other scientific papers.

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The Wildland/Science Interface

Pyne, Stephen J. 2009. The Wildland/Science Interface. Copyright 2009 Stephen J. Pyne

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Fire Gods and Federal Policy

Bonnicksen, Thomas M. 1989. Fire Gods and Federal Policy. American Forests 95(7 & 8): 14-16, 66-68.

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World Trade and Biological Exchanges Before 1492

Sorenson, John L., and Carl L. Johannessen. 2009. World Trade and Biological Exchanges Before 1492. iUniverse. ISBN: 978-0-595-52441-9

A book review [here]

Two Forests Under The Big Sky: Tribal V. Federal Management

Berry, Alison. 2009. Two Forests Under The Big Sky: Tribal V. Federal Management. Property and Environment Research Center Policy Series No. 45, 2009

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A 500-year record of fire from a humid coast redwood forest

Norman, Steven P. 2007. A 500-year record of fire from a humid coast redwood forest. A report to Save the Redwoods League.

Full text at Save the Redwoods League [here]

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