Collection of images doing fieldwork at Bear Lake, Colorado
Detailed Description
High altitude lakes provide opportunities to examine interactions between fires, drought and human activity across decadal to millennial timescales. The locations of these lakes near tree line make them more susceptible to climate-related changes in vegetation and associated biomass burning.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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Fire, human activity, and drought records in southwestern US sediments
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Fire, human activity, and drought records in southwestern US sediments
This research aims to determine if drought, temperature variability, or human activity was the primary driver of fire activity in southwestern Colorado.