Four Major Types of Human-Caused Fire Regimes in Mixed-Oak Forests Since 4000 BP

Lists major types of fire in mixed-oak forests in the past 4000 years of human history.

Fire Type	Indian Fires	Industrialized fires	Fire Exclusion in National Forests	Fire Management in National Forests
Dates	10,000 BP to AD 1700s	1800s to 1900s	1920s to 1980s	1980s to Present
Fire traits	Low intensity brush fires set by Native Americans	Stand replacing fires set by loggers and farmers	No fires on federal lands	Prescribed fires of mixed intensity and frequency

Adapted from Brose and others 2001