1. Monthly archive

September 2013

Field Methods Geography 303

FSO Rate Studies

Susan Beck Conference

Precipitation and River-Flow Reconstruction in the Choapa Watershed in north-central Chile

In arid and semi-arid regions a progressive decline of water resources will impact all socio-ecological and economic dynamics. The semi-arid region of north-central Chile has not been exempt from these climatic scenarios. The Choapa River flow records show an increase in the variability of the flow rates from 1985 and a constant decline in total discharge from 2002 to date. So the aim of this talk will be to present a 168 year hydro-climatic reconstruction of the Choapa River using Kagenekia angustifolia trees.

Laura Marshall Committee Meeting

Charlotte Pearson Meeting

Tree-ring reconstructed hydroclimate of the Upper Klamath basin

Discovering the future, creating the past: some reflections on restoration

Falk, Donald Albert. 1990. “Discovering The Future, Creating The Past: Some Reflections On Restoration”. Ecological Restoration 8. Ecological Restoration: 71–72.

Math Conference

Short tree-ring series: The study materials of the anthracologist. An overview of the dendroecological potential of charcoal assemblages from archaeological sites of Northwestern France

Charcoal analysis (anthracology) can be used to track the environmental transformation of the Northwestern France during the Holocene driven by natural factors and human activities. This work emphasizes the past forest management, the supply areas and the origin and evolution of the heathland and the bocage landscapes.     In addition to the wood identification, for large fragments of charcoal, the growth ring width can be measured and the diameter of the original wood can be estimated.