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Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements
May 08, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:

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Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A debate continues among scientists over whether tree composition in forests in eastern North American historically have been influenced more by climate or by cultural burning, which is the intentional and controlled use of fire by Indigenous people to . . .

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