Final Report to National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, on Vegetation and Fire History at Voyageurs National Park

Summary

Management of the forest resources in areas such as Voyageurs National Park requires not only information regarding the present forests but also an assessment of forest composition immediately prior to European settlement, the frequency of forest disturbances prior to logging, and the changes or trends of the major forest species prior to logging. A vegetation and fire history of the pre-settlement forests and corresponding climatic interpretation should also aid the interpretation of archeological findings.

The paleoecological work described in this report examines the results of charcoal and pollen analysis from cores of sediment obtained from two lakes within Voyageurs National Park. Relevant results from studies in the BHCA are included in the discussion of the charcoal and pollen analyses from Voyageurs National Park.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Non-Sensitive, Non-Series Archaeological Reports, MWAC 2014   •
• National Archeological Database (NADB)

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Anne Vawser

Principal Investigator(s): Albert M. Swain

Prepared By(s): Center for Climatic Research, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin

Submitted To(s): Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 5607315

NADB citation id number(s): 000000241919

Notes

General Note: This resource originated from a citation record migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R). NADB identification numbers are included in the Document Identifiers section of this resource.

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