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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-5069-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-5069-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Charcoal morphologies and morphometrics of a Eurasian grass-dominated system for robust interpretation of past fuel and fire type
Angelica Feurdean
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physical Geography, Goethe University, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
STAR-UBB Institute, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu 1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Richard S. Vachula
Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, 2070 Beard Eaves Coliseum, AL, USA
Diana Hanganu
ICUB Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Panduri 90–92, Bucharest, Romania
Emil Racoviță Institute of Speleology, Frumoasă 31, 010986, Bucharest, Romania
Astrid Stobbe
Archaeobotanical Laboratory, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Goethe University, Norbert-Wollheim-Platz, 160629 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Maren Gumnior
Archaeobotanical Laboratory, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Goethe University, Norbert-Wollheim-Platz, 160629 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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This paper presents novel results of laboratory-produced charcoal forms from various grass, forb and shrub taxa from the Eurasian steppe to facilitate more robust interpretations of fuel sources and fire types in grassland-dominated ecosystems. Advancements in identifying fuel sources and changes in fire types make charcoal analysis relevant to studies of plant evolution and fire management.
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