Description
The dendrochronological fire history of the forested area surrounding Dog Lake (50.77°N, 116.1°W) was compared with a high-resolution charcoal record derived from a sediment core extracted from the lake to reconstruct the region's fire history over the past 1000 years. In addition, the authors constructed a proxy record of lake-level change based on accumulation rates of Chara globularis-type oospores in the lake sediment core. These analyses revealed the presence of frequent forest fires and lowered lake levels during the Medieval Warm Period (AD 980-1270), which in the words of the authors support evidence of "warmer and drier climate than today."