Vegetation fires are an essential component of the Earth system but can also cause
substantial economic losses, severe air pollution, human mortality and environmental …

The global energy consumption is likely to grow faster than the population growth. The fuel
consumption was growing from 6630million tons of oil equivalents (Mtoe) in 1980 to 11,163 …

East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …

Consideration of a range of evidence from geomorphology, palynology, biogeography and
vegetation/climate modelling suggests that a north-south 'savanna corridor'did exist through …

Fire is well recognized as a key Earth system process, but its causes and influences vary
greatly across spatial and temporal scales. The controls of fire are often portrayed as a set of …

This book is an introduction to the archaeology of Australia from prehistoric times to the
eighteenth century AD. It is the only up-to-date textbook on the subject and is designed for …

Reconstructions of past climate are important for providing a historical context for evaluating
the nature of 20th century climate change. Here, a number of percentile-based …

Gaseous and particulate emissions from vegetation fires substantially modify the
atmospheric chemical composition, degrade air quality and can alter weather and climate …

We have compiled 223 sedimentary charcoal records from Australasia in order to examine
the temporal and spatial variability of fire regimes during the Late Quaternary. While some of …

A 9.5 m core from an inland peatland in Kalimantan, Indonesia, reveals organic matter
accumulation started around 26 000 cal. yr BP, providing the oldest reported initiation date …