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WK-6:
Interpreting fire history from sediment records of macroscopic charcoal: Theory,
analytical techniques, and future directions
Endorsed
by the ESA Paleoecology Section
Sunday,
August 7,
8 AM - 5 PM
, Meeting Room 513c, Level 5, Palais
des congrès de Montréal
Fee:
$45 US Dollars per person – includes continental breakfast, lunch, and
afternoon refreshments.
Minimum:
5
Maximum: 45
Organizers:
Philip Higuera
(phiguera@u.washington.edu),
Jason Lynch, Daniel Gavin
Description:
Over the
past 20 years macroscopic charcoal records have become a widely used tool for
reconstructing fire history and local fire regimes. Empirical and theoretical
research from the late 1980s set a foundation for analyzing lake sediment
charcoal records to infer local fire occurrence, and more recent empirical
research has served to refine analytical techniques and interpretations of
charcoal series. While progress has been made in standardizing methodologies,
researchers are still faced with a variety of decisions that ultimately affect
the fire history interpreted from a given charcoal record. In this day-long
workshop researchers interested in charcoal-based fire history reconstructions
will discuss and exchange recent insights on the theoretical and empirical bases
for inferring fire history from sediment-charcoal records, and the trade-offs
between different methodological approaches. The format will consist of informal
presentations followed by discussion groups on specific topics. We anticipate
significant communication between participants and presenters.
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