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Abstract This study investigated the long-term role and drivers of fire in the central European temperate spruce-beech forests from Prasilske jezero, Czech Republic. The results illustrate the complex relationship between… Click to show full abstract
Abstract This study investigated the long-term role and drivers of fire in the central European temperate spruce-beech forests from Prasilske jezero, Czech Republic. The results illustrate the complex relationship between broad-scale climate, vegetation composition, and local human activities on fire throughout the Holocene. Biomass burning was the highest (average 3 fires/1000 years) and most severe during the early Holocene when fire resistant taxa (Pinus, Corylus and Betula) dominated. Using a Generalized Additive Model to assess the response of dominant canopy taxa to changes in biomass burning and fire severity, response curves demonstrate a positive relationship (p
Journal Title: Quaternary Science Reviews
Year Published: 2018
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