Authors
Frank K Lake, Vita Wright, Penelope Morgan, Mary McFadzen, Dave McWethy, Camille Stevens-Rumann
Publication date
2017/9/1
Source
Journal of Forestry
Volume
115
Issue
5
Pages
343-353
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Indigenous peoples' detailed traditional knowledge about fire, although superficially referenced in various writings, has not for the most part been analyzed in detail or simulated by resource managers, wildlife biologists, and ecologists…. Instead, scientists have developed the principles and theories of fire ecology, fire behavior and effects models, and concepts of conservation, wildlife management and ecosystem management largely independent of native examples.
(, p. 4) North American tribes have traditional knowledge about fire effects on ecosystems, habitats, and resources. For millennia, tribes have used fire to promote valued resources. Sharing our collective understanding of fire, derived from traditional and western knowledge systems, can benefit landscapes and people. We organized two workshops to investigate how traditional and western knowledge …
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FK Lake, V Wright, P Morgan, M McFadzen, D McWethy… - Journal of Forestry, 2017