The Legacy of Pre–Columbian Fire on the Pine–Oak Forests of Upland Guatemala

The Legacy of Pre–Columbian Fire on the Pine–Oak Forests of Upland Guatemala

Mountain tropical forests of the Southern Maya Area (Pacific Chiapas and Guatemala, El Salvador, and Northern Honduras) predominantly comprise pine and oak formations, which form intricate mosaics and complex successional interactions following large–scale fire. These forests have been transformed b...

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Main Authors: William J. Harvey, Sandra Nogué, Nathan Stansell, Gillian Petrokofsky, Byron Steinman, Katherine J. Willis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
fire
pine-oak forest
Zea mais
early agriculture
Capsicum
Sporormiella
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00034/full

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