학술논문
The Reading Palaeofire database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records.
Document Type
Article
Author
Harrison, Sandy P.; Villegas-Diaz, Roberto; Cruz-Silva, Esmeralda; Gallagher, Daniel; Kesner, David; Lincoln, Paul; Shen, Yicheng; Sweeney, Luke; Colombaroli, Daniele; Ali, Adam; Barhoumi, Chéïma; Bergeron, Yves; Blyakharchuk, Tatiana; Bobek, Přemysl; Bradshaw, Richard; Clear, Jennifer L.; Czerwiński, Sambor; Daniau, Anne-Laure; Dodson, John; Edwards, Kevin J.
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Subject
*CHARCOAL
*GEOLOGICAL time scales
*DATABASES
*READING
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Language
ISSN
1866-3591
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 INTCAL2020 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 1681 records (entities) from 1477 sites worldwide. The database (DOI: 10.17864/1947.319) is available from https://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/319. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]