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DESCRIPTION: \nNew Zealand (NZ) was the last major landmass settled by huma
 ns.  Although the exact date of settlement remains contentious\, the ecolo
 gical signal shows a dramatic loss of forest\, accompanied by rapid faunal
  collapse\, c. 1300 AD.  While these changes are well-documented\, how the
 y occurred is less clear.  Most of NZ’s forest was wet and likely difficul
 t to burn\; long-term conversion of wet forest to scrub is thought to have
  required repeated\, frequent burning.  However\, significant forest loss 
 occurred even in remote areas\, such as the southern central South Island\
 , where evidence for sedentary human settlements is limited.  The pattern 
 and scope of these changes\, coupled with low-density transient population
 s\, begs the question: ‘how could early Māori so rapidly transform the lan
 dscape over such large areas?’ Using a combination of methodological appro
 aches - simulation modelling\, data-mining methods and field-based studies
  - I will explore this question\, one that is central to understanding the
  rapid ecological changes that NZ and other islands in east Polynesia expe
 rienced following human contact.  I will conclude by looking at the legaci
 es that the introduction and use of fire by Māori and Europeans has left o
 n NZ’s (formerly) forest landscapes.\n 
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SUMMARY:Dr. George Perry\, School of Environment & School of Biological Sci
 ences\, University of Auckland\, New Zealand: Stopping the Clock? Dynamics
  and Legacies of New Zealand's Initial Burning Period
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