Fire, native peoples, and the natural landscape / edited by Thomas R. Vale.

Other author Vale, Thomas R., 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, [D.C.] : Island Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxv, 315 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The pre-European landscape of the United States: pristine or humanized? / Thomas R. Vale -- Indians and fire in the Rocky Mountains: the wilderness hypothesis renewed / William L. Baker -- Prehistoric human impacts on fire regimes and vegetation in the northern Intermountain West / Duane Griffin -- Fire in the pre-European lowlands of the American Southwest / Kathleen C. Parker -- Lots of lightning and plenty of people: an ecological history of fire in the upland Southwest / Craig D. Allen -- Prehistoric burning in the Pacific Northwest: human versus climatic influences / Cathy Whitlock and Margaret A. Knox -- Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests: evaluating the ecological impact of burning by Native Americans / Albert J. Parker -- Pre-European fire in California chaparral / Jacob Bendix -- Reflections / Thomas R. Vale.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN1559638885 (cloth)
ISBN1559638893 (paper)