dendropyrochronology

Dendropyrochronology is the science of using tree-ring dating to study and reconstruct the history of wild fires. It is a subfield of dendrochronology, along with dendroclimatology and dendroarchaeology.{{Cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Xiao-Chun|last2=Ji|first2=Ying|date=2009|title=Review of Advances in Dendropyrochronology|url=http://www.plant-ecology.com/EN/10.3773/j.issn.1005-264x.2009.03.018|journal=Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology|volume=33|issue=3|doi=10.3773/j.issn.1005-264x.2009.03.018}}{{Cite journal|last1=Cassell|first1=Brooke A.|last2=Alvarado|first2=Ernesto|date=2012|title=Reconstruction of fire history in Mexican tropical pines using tree rings|url=http://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/abs/10.5558/tfc2012-105|journal=The Forestry Chronicle|volume=88|issue=5|pages=553–555|doi=10.5558/tfc2012-105|doi-access=free}}{{Cite book|title=Fundamentals of Tree-ring Research|last=Speer|first=James H. Speer|publisher=University of Arizona Press|year=2010|isbn=978-0816526840|pages=194–218}}