Wildfire history of the boreal forest of south-western Yakutia (Siberia) over the last two millennia documented by a lake-sediment charcoal record

Glückler, Ramesh; Herzschuh, Ulrike; Kruse, Stefan; Andreev, Andrei; Vyse, Stuart Andrew; Winkler, Bettina; Biskaborn, Boris K.; Pestryakova, Luidmila; Dietze, Elisabeth

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-4185-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-4185-2021

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14 Jul 2021

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| 14 Jul 2021

Wildfire history of the boreal forest of south-western Yakutia (Siberia) over the last two millennia documented by a lake-sediment charcoal record

Ramesh Glückler, Ulrike Herzschuh, Stefan Kruse, Andrei Andreev, Stuart Andrew Vyse, Bettina Winkler, Boris K. Biskaborn, Luidmila Pestryakova, and Elisabeth Dietze

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RC1: 'Review of Glückler et al. “Wildfire history of the boreal forest of southwestern Yakutia (Siberia)…”', Philip Higuera, 16 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Ramesh Glückler, 19 Feb 2021
RC2: 'Review of Glückler et al.,', Angelica Feurdean, 17 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Ramesh Glückler, 19 Feb 2021
RC3: 'Review of Wildfire history of the boreal forest of southwestern Yakutia (Siberia) over the last two millennia documented by a lake-sedimentary charcoal record', Anonymous Referee #3, 21 Dec 2020
- AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Ramesh Glückler, 19 Feb 2021
SC1: 'simulating sedimentation rate uncertainty', Daniel Gavin, 22 Dec 2020
- AC4: 'Reply on SC1', Ramesh Glückler, 19 Feb 2021
EC1: 'Comment on bg-2020-415', Sandy Harrison, 26 Dec 2020
- AC5: 'Reply on EC1', Ramesh Glückler, 19 Feb 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Feb 2021) by Sandy Harrison

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (04 Mar 2021) by Kirsten Thonicke (Co-editor-in-chief)

AR by Ramesh Glückler on behalf of the Authors (01 Apr 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Apr 2021) by Sandy Harrison

ED: Publish as is (10 Jun 2021) by Sandy Harrison

ED: Publish as is (11 Jun 2021) by Kirsten Thonicke (Co-editor-in-chief)

AR by Ramesh Glückler on behalf of the Authors (21 Jun 2021) Manuscript

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Data about past fire activity are very sparse in Siberia. This study presents a first high-resolution record of charcoal particles from lake sediments in boreal eastern Siberia. It indicates that current levels of charcoal accumulation are not unprecedented. While a recent increase in reconstructed fire frequency coincides with rising temperatures and increasing human activity, vegetation composition does not seem to be a major driver behind changes in the fire regime in the past two millennia.