Forest clearance and land use by early farmers in Europe: Insights from north Greek oral history
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.04.010
Abstract: Abstract European prehistorians have long debated whether Neolithic farmers, especially in temperate central and northern Europe, exploited cleared woodland for short-term ‘slash-and-burn’ crop husbandry or for cultivation of ‘permanent’ gardens/fields. Because empirical evidence was scarce… read more here.
Keywords: term; early farmers; cultivation; clearance ... See more keywords
Recovery of boreal forest soil and tree stand characteristics a century after intensive slash-and-burn cultivation
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DOI: 10.14214/sf.7723
Abstract: Passive rewildening of forest ecosystems is commonly used for rehabilitating degraded habitats closer to their natural origin in addition to costly active restoration measures. However, it is not clear if passive processes are effective and… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; slash burn; soil tree;