We combined dendroecological analyses with historical and ethnographic information to document connections between forest use patterns since the 18th century and stand composition and structure in the Nain region of Labrador, Canada. The highest recruitment periods for both eastern larch and spruce, pulses in growth releases, and decades with greatest harvesting evidence (cut stumps) all occurred primarily between 1910 and 1970. The strongest disturbance signal occurred after 1940, resulting in the absence of old trees and increased larch recruitment. The 1910–1970 period coincides with significant shifts in human settlement and land use patterns. Most notably, the increased demand for fur in the 1920s and 1930s changed Inuit land use: the Inuit spent more time inland where fur-bearing animals and wood resources were available. Moreover, population growth in Nain, which was accelerated by the relocation of Inuit communities in northern Labrador between 1950 and 1960, increased local harvesting intensity. We argue that long-term land use needs to be accounted for as a driver of forest dynamics in this subarctic forest landscape.

我们将树状生态学分析与历史和人种学信息相结合，以记录18世纪以来森林使用模式与加拿大拉布拉多Nain地区林分组成和结构之间的联系。东部落叶松和云杉的最高招聘期，生长释放的脉冲以及具有最大收获证据（砍伐树桩）的几十年都主要发生在1910年至1970年之间。最强烈的干扰信号发生在1940年之后，导致没有老树和落叶松的招募增加。1910-1970年期间，人类住区和土地利用方式发生了重大变化。最值得注意的是，在1920年代和1930年代对毛皮的需求增加，改变了因纽特人的土地利用：因纽特人在内陆度过了更多的时间，那里有可养毛皮的动物和木材资源。此外，1950年至1960年间，因拉因特人社区在拉布拉多北部的迁徙而加快了奈因市的人口增长，增加了当地的采伐强度。我们认为，在这种北极北极森林景观中，长期土地利用需要作为森林动力的驱动因素。