Earth System Science Data (Mar 2022)
The Reading Palaeofire Database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records
- S. P. Harrison,
- S. P. Harrison,
- R. Villegas-Diaz,
- E. Cruz-Silva,
- D. Gallagher,
- D. Gallagher,
- D. Kesner,
- D. Kesner,
- P. Lincoln,
- P. Lincoln,
- Y. Shen,
- L. Sweeney,
- L. Sweeney,
- D. Colombaroli,
- D. Colombaroli,
- A. Ali,
- C. Barhoumi,
- Y. Bergeron,
- Y. Bergeron,
- T. Blyakharchuk,
- P. Bobek,
- R. Bradshaw,
- J. L. Clear,
- S. Czerwiński,
- A.-L. Daniau,
- J. Dodson,
- J. Dodson,
- K. J. Edwards,
- K. J. Edwards,
- K. J. Edwards,
- K. J. Edwards,
- M. E. Edwards,
- A. Feurdean,
- D. Foster,
- K. Gajewski,
- M. Gałka,
- M. Garneau,
- T. Giesecke,
- G. Gil Romera,
- G. Gil Romera,
- M. P. Girardin,
- D. Hoefer,
- K. Huang,
- J. Inoue,
- E. Jamrichová,
- N. Jasiunas,
- W. Jiang,
- G. Jiménez-Moreno,
- M. Karpińska-Kołaczek,
- P. Kołaczek,
- N. Kuosmanen,
- M. Lamentowicz,
- M. Lavoie,
- F. Li,
- J. Li,
- O. Lisitsyna,
- O. Lisitsyna,
- J. A. López-Sáez,
- R. Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger,
- G. Magnan,
- E. K. Magyari,
- A. Maksims,
- K. Marcisz,
- E. Marinova,
- J. Marlon,
- S. Mensing,
- J. Miroslaw-Grabowska,
- W. Oswald,
- W. Oswald,
- S. Pérez-Díaz,
- R. Pérez-Obiol,
- S. Piilo,
- A. Poska,
- A. Poska,
- X. Qin,
- C. C. Remy,
- P. J. H. Richard,
- S. Salonen,
- N. Sasaki,
- H. Schneider,
- W. Shotyk,
- M. Stancikaite,
- D. Šteinberga,
- N. Stivrins,
- N. Stivrins,
- N. Stivrins,
- H. Takahara,
- Z. Tan,
- L. Trasune,
- L. Trasune,
- C. E. Umbanhowar,
- C. E. Umbanhowar,
- M. Väliranta,
- J. Vassiljev,
- X. Xiao,
- Q. Xu,
- X. Xu,
- E. Zawisza,
- Y. Zhao,
- Z. Zhou,
- J. Paillard
Affiliations
- S. P. Harrison
- School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK
- S. P. Harrison
- Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BW, UK
- R. Villegas-Diaz
- School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK
- E. Cruz-Silva
- School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK
- D. Gallagher
- Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BW, UK
- D. Gallagher
- Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, TW20 0SS, UK
- D. Kesner
- School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK
- D. Kesner
- Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BW, UK
- P. Lincoln
- School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK
- P. Lincoln
- Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BW, UK
- Y. Shen
- School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK
- L. Sweeney
- School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK
- L. Sweeney
- Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BW, UK
- D. Colombaroli
- Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BW, UK
- D. Colombaroli
- Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, TW20 0SS, UK
- A. Ali
- Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (CNRS, IRD, EPHE), Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
- C. Barhoumi
- Department of Palynology and Climate Dynamics, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
- Y. Bergeron
- Forest Research Institute (IRF), Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, QC, J9X 5E4, Canada
- Y. Bergeron
- Department of Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
- T. Blyakharchuk
- Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems of Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMCES SB RAS), 634055, Tomsk, Russia
- P. Bobek
- Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Lidická 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- R. Bradshaw
- Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZT, UK
- J. L. Clear
- Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Liverpool Hope University, Taggart Street, Childwall, Liverpool, L16 9JD, UK
- S. Czerwiński
- Climate Change Ecology Research Unit, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Bogumiła Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań, Poland
- A.-L. Daniau
- Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5805, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Bordeaux, 33615 Pessac, France
- J. Dodson
- Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Keji 1st Rd, Yanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
- J. Dodson
- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
- K. J. Edwards
- Department of Geography and Environment, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UX, UK
- K. J. Edwards
- Department of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen, AB24 3UX, UK
- K. J. Edwards
- McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, UK
- K. J. Edwards
- Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, UK
- M. E. Edwards
- School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
- A. Feurdean
- Institute of Physical Geography, Goethe University Frankfurt, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- D. Foster
- Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA 01366, USA
- K. Gajewski
- Département de Géographie, Environnement et Géomatique, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
- M. Gałka
- Department of Biogeography, Paleoecology and Nature Protection, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 1/3 Banacha St., 90-237 Łódź, Poland
- M. Garneau
- Geotop, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H2X 3Y7, Canada
- T. Giesecke
- Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, 2584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
- G. Gil Romera
- Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología – CSIC, Avda. Montañana 1005, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain
- G. Gil Romera
- Plant Ecology and Geobotany, Philipps University of Marburg, Karl-Von-Frisch-Straße 8, 35037 Marburg, Germany
- M. P. Girardin
- Laurentian Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Québec City, QC, G1V V4C, Canada
- D. Hoefer
- Senckenberg Research Station of Quaternary Palaeontology, Am Jakobskirchhof 4, 99423 Weimar, Germany
- K. Huang
- School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
- J. Inoue
- Department of Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
- E. Jamrichová
- Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Lidická 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- N. Jasiunas
- Department of Geography, University of Latvia, Jelgavas iela 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
- W. Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 Beitucheng West Rd, Beijing, 100029, China
- G. Jiménez-Moreno
- Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuente Nueva S/N, 18002 Granada, Spain
- M. Karpińska-Kołaczek
- Climate Change Ecology Research Unit, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Bogumiła Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań, Poland
- P. Kołaczek
- Climate Change Ecology Research Unit, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Bogumiła Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań, Poland
- N. Kuosmanen
- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
- M. Lamentowicz
- Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Bogumiła Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań, Poland
- M. Lavoie
- Département de géographie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
- F. Li
- International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
- J. Li
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
- O. Lisitsyna
- Department of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
- O. Lisitsyna
- Russian State Agrarian University, Timiryazevskaya St., 49, 127550, Moscow, Russia
- J. A. López-Sáez
- Environmental Archaeology Research Group, Institute of History, CSIC, 28037 Madrid, Spain
- R. Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger
- Environmental Archaeology Research Group, Institute of History, CSIC, 28037 Madrid, Spain
- G. Magnan
- Geotop, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, H2X 3Y7, Canada
- E. K. Magyari
- ELKH-MTM-ELTE Research Group for Paleontology, Department of Environmental and Landscape Geography, Eötvös Loránd university, Pazmany Peter stny 1/c, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
- A. Maksims
- Department of Geology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas iela 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
- K. Marcisz
- Climate Change Ecology Research Unit, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Bogumiła Krygowskiego 10, 61-680 Poznań, Poland
- E. Marinova
- Laboratory for Archaeobotany, State Office for Cultural Heritage Baden-Württemberg, Fischersteig 9, 78343 Gaienhofen-Hemmenhofen, Germany
- J. Marlon
- Yale School of the Environment, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- S. Mensing
- Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA
- J. Miroslaw-Grabowska
- Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
- W. Oswald
- Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA 01366, USA
- W. Oswald
- Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College, Boston, MA 02116, USA
- S. Pérez-Díaz
- Department of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
- R. Pérez-Obiol
- Unitat de Botànica, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- S. Piilo
- Ecosystems, Environment Research Programme, Environmental Change Research Unit (ECRU), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 1, P.O. Box 65, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
- A. Poska
- Department of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
- A. Poska
- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- X. Qin
- Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 Beitucheng West Rd, Beijing, 100029, China
- C. C. Remy
- Institut für Geographie, Universität Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
- P. J. H. Richard
- Département de Géographie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H2V 0B3, Canada
- S. Salonen
- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
- N. Sasaki
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, 1-5 Hangi-cho, 606-8522 Kyoto, Japan
- H. Schneider
- Institut für Geographie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Löbdergraben 32, 07743 Jena, Germany
- W. Shotyk
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 348B South Academic Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H1, Canada
- M. Stancikaite
- Institute of Geology and Geography, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412, Vilnius, Lithuania
- D. Šteinberga
- Department of Geology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas iela 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
- N. Stivrins
- Department of Geography, University of Latvia, Jelgavas iela 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
- N. Stivrins
- Department of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
- N. Stivrins
- Institute of Latvian History, University of Latvia, Kalpaka blv. 4, Riga, 1050, Latvia
- H. Takahara
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto Prefectural University, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, 1-5, Hangi-cho, 606-8522 Kyoto, Japan
- Z. Tan
- School of Environment and Chemistry Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710048, China
- L. Trasune
- Department of Geography, University of Latvia, Jelgavas iela 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
- L. Trasune
- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
- C. E. Umbanhowar
- Department of Biology, St Olaf College, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA
- C. E. Umbanhowar
- Department of Environmental Studies, St Olaf College, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA
- M. Väliranta
- Ecosystems, Environment Research Programme, Environmental Change Research Unit (ECRU), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 1, P.O. Box 65, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
- J. Vassiljev
- Department of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
- X. Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
- Q. Xu
- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
- X. Xu
- International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
- E. Zawisza
- Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
- Y. Zhao
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Z. Zhou
- School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
- J. Paillard
- Département de Géographie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H2V 0B3, Canada
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1109-2022
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14
pp. 1109 – 1124
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.
