While the influence of precession on monsoon at low latitudes through insolation forcing is
well-known, the role of obliquity is still debated since its influence on the distribution of …

Reconstruction of past vegetation changes is critical for sustainable development in the
fragile and highly eroded ecosystems on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) under global …

Recent developments in morphological and morphometric analyses of charcoal particles
have improved our ability to discern characteristics of burnt plant fuel and interpret fire-type …

Many regions worldwide have experienced increasing wildfire activity in recent years and
climate changes are predicted to result in more frequent and severe fires. Reconstruction of …

Wildfire is the most common disturbance type in boreal forests and can trigger significant
changes in forest composition. Waterlogging in peatlands determines the degree of tree …

Fires in Africa account for more than half of global fire-carbon emissions but the long-term
evolution of fire activity and its link to global climate change remains elusive. Paleofire …

Climate change is expected to increase wildfire activity in boreal ecosystems, thus
threatening the carbon stocks of these forests, which are currently the largest terrestrial …

Escalations in wildfire activity are of significant global concern, particularly within vulnerable
wetland ecosystems integral to natural carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation …

Sedimentary charcoal records provide useful perspectives on the long-term controls and
behavior of fire in the Earth System. However, a comprehensive understanding of the …

Motivation Rapid climate change is altering plant communities around the globe
fundamentally. Despite progress in understanding how plants respond to these climate …