The Reading Palaeofire Database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records

Sandy P. Harrison; Roberto Villegas-Diaz; Esmeralda Cruz-Silva; Daniel Gallagher; David Kesner; Paul Lincoln; Yicheng Shen; Luke Sweeney; Daniele Colombaroli; Adam Ali; Chéïma Barhoumi; Yves Bergeron; Tatiana Blyakharchuk; Přemysl Bobek; Richard Bradshaw; Jennifer L. Clear; Sambor Czerwiński; Anne-Laure Daniau; John Dodson; Kevin J. Edwards; Mary E. Edwards; Angelica Feurdean; David Foster; Konrad Gajewski; Mariusz Gałka; Michelle Garneau; Thomas Giesecke; Graciela Gil Romera; Martin P. Girardin; Dana Hoefer; Kangyou Huang; Jun Inoue; Eva Jamrichová; Nauris Jasiunas; Wenying Jiang; Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno; Monika Karpińska-Kołaczek; Piotr Kołaczek; Niina Kuosmanen; Mariusz Lamentowicz; Martin Lavoie; Fang Li; Jianyong Li; Olga Lisitsyna; José Antonio López-Sáez; Reyes Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger; Gabriel Magnan; Eniko Katalin Magyari; Alekss Maksims; Katarzyna Marcisz; Elena Marinova; Jenn Marlon; Scott Mensing; Joanna Miroslaw-Grabowska; Wyatt Oswald; Sebastián Pérez-Díaz; Ramón Pérez-Obiol; Sanna Piilo; Anneli Poska; Xiaoguang Qin; Cécile C. Remy; Pierre J. H. Richard; Sakari Salonen; Naoko Sasaki; Hieke Schneider; William Shotyk; Migle Stancikaite; Dace Šteinberga; Normunds Stivrins; Hikaru Takahara; Zhihai Tan; Liva Trasune; Charles E. Umbanhowar; Minna Väliranta; Jüri Vassiljev; Xiayun Xiao; Qinghai Xu; Xin Xu; Edyta Zawisza; Yan Zhao; Zheng Zhou; Jordan Paillard

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The Reading Palaeofire Database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records

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The Reading Palaeofire Database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records

Sandy P. Harrison, Roberto Villegas-Diaz, Esmeralda Cruz-Silva, Daniel Gallagher, David Kesner, Paul Lincoln, Yicheng Shen, Luke Sweeney, Daniele Colombaroli, Adam Ali, …

Earth System Science Data, Vol.14, pp.1109-1124

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1109-2022

Abstract

Sedimentary charcoal records are widely used to reconstruct regional changes in fire regimes through time in the geological past. Existing global compilations are not geographically comprehensive and do not provide consistent metadata for all sites. Furthermore, the age models provided for these records are not harmonised and many are based on older calibrations of the radiocarbon ages. These issues limit the use of existing compilations for research into past fire regimes. Here, we present an expanded database of charcoal records, accompanied by new age models based on recalibration of radiocarbon ages using IntCal20 and Bayesian age-modelling software. We document the structure and contents of the database, the construction of the age models, and the quality control measures applied. We also record the expansion of geographical coverage relative to previous charcoal compilations and the expansion of metadata that can be used to inform analyses. This first version of the Reading Palaeofire Database contains 1676 records (entities) from 1480 sites worldwide. The database (RPDv1b - Harrison et al., 2021) is available at https://doi.org/10.17864/1947.000345.

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Title: The Reading Palaeofire Database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records
Creators - without role: Sandy P. Harrison - University of Reading
Roberto Villegas-Diaz - University of Reading
Esmeralda Cruz-Silva - University of Reading
Daniel Gallagher - Imperial College London
David Kesner - University of Reading
Paul Lincoln - University of Reading
Yicheng Shen - University of Reading
Luke Sweeney - Imperial College London
Daniele Colombaroli - Royal Holloway University of London
Adam Ali - Université de Montpellier, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Chéïma Barhoumi - University of Göttingen
Yves Bergeron - Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Tatiana Blyakharchuk - Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems
Přemysl Bobek - Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany
Richard Bradshaw - University of Liverpool
Jennifer L. Clear - Liverpool Hope University
Sambor Czerwiński - Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Anne-Laure Daniau - Environnements et Paléoenvironnements OCéaniques
John Dodson - Institute of Earth Environment
Kevin J. Edwards - University of Aberdeen
Mary E. Edwards - University of Southampton
Angelica Feurdean - Goethe University Frankfurt
David Foster - Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Konrad Gajewski - University of Ottawa
Mariusz Gałka - University of Łódź
Michelle Garneau - Université du Québec à Montréal
Thomas Giesecke - Utrecht University
Graciela Gil Romera
Martin P. Girardin - Canadian Forest Service
Dana Hoefer
Kangyou Huang - Sun Yat-sen University
Jun Inoue - Osaka City University
Eva Jamrichová - Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany
Nauris Jasiunas - University of Latvia
Wenying Jiang - Institute of Geology and Geophysics
Gonzalo Jiménez-Moreno - Universidad de Granada
Monika Karpińska-Kołaczek - Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Piotr Kołaczek - Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Niina Kuosmanen - University of Helsinki
Mariusz Lamentowicz - Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Martin Lavoie - Université Laval
Fang Li - Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Jianyong Li - Northwest University
Olga Lisitsyna - Moscow State Agroengineering University named after V.P. Goryachkin
José Antonio López-Sáez
Reyes Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger
Gabriel Magnan - Université du Québec à Montréal
Eniko Katalin Magyari
Alekss Maksims - University of Latvia
Katarzyna Marcisz - Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Elena Marinova - Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg
Jenn Marlon - Yale University
Scott Mensing - University of Nevada, Reno
Joanna Miroslaw-Grabowska
Wyatt Oswald - Emerson College
Sebastián Pérez-Díaz
Ramón Pérez-Obiol - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Sanna Piilo - University of Helsinki
Anneli Poska - Tallinn University of Technology
Xiaoguang Qin - Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cécile C. Remy - University of Augsburg
Pierre J. H. Richard - Université de Montréal
Sakari Salonen
Naoko Sasaki - Kyoto Prefectural University
Hieke Schneider - Friedrich Schiller University Jena
William Shotyk - University of Alberta
Migle Stancikaite - Nature Research Centre
Dace Šteinberga - University of Latvia
Normunds Stivrins - Tallinn University of Technology
Hikaru Takahara - Kyoto Prefectural University
Zhihai Tan - Xi'an Polytechnic University
Liva Trasune - University of Latvia
Charles E. Umbanhowar - St. Olaf College
Minna Väliranta - University of Helsinki
Jüri Vassiljev - Tallinn University of Technology
Xiayun Xiao - Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology
Qinghai Xu - Hebei Normal University
Xin Xu - Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Edyta Zawisza - Polish Academy of Sciences
Yan Zhao
Zheng Zhou - Sun Yat-sen University
Jordan Paillard - Université de Montréal
Publication Details: Earth System Science Data, Vol.14, pp.1109-1124
Identifiers: 9937294809311
Academic Unit: Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: insu-03678657