Comparing fire-history interpretations based on area, number and estimated volume of macroscopic charcoal in lake sediments
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a Chaire industrielle CRSNG-UQAT-UQAM en aménagement forestier durable, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 445 boul. de l'Université, Rouyn-Noranda (QC), Canada J9X 5E4 b Department of Earth Sciences, 200 Traphagen Hall, Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717, USA c Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1133, USA d Centre for Bio-Archeology and Ecology (UMR5059 CNRS), Université Montpellier 2, Institut de Botanique, 163 rue Auguste Broussonet, 34090, Montpellier, France e Paleoenvironments and Chronoecology (PALECO-EPHE), Institut de Botanique, 163 rue Auguste Broussonet, 34090, Montpellier, France
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