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Vegetation and fire regimes in the Neotropics over the last 21 000 years
Thomas Kenji Akabane
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Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 562, 05508-080 São Paulo – SP, Brazil
University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, 33600 Pessac, France
Cristiano Mazur Chiessi
School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Av. Arlindo Bettio 1000, 03828-000 São Paulo – SP, Brazil
Paulo Eduardo De Oliveira
Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 562, 05508-080 São Paulo – SP, Brazil
Keller Science Action Center, The Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, 60605, Chicago – IL, USA
Jennifer Watling
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, Brazil
Ana Carolina Carnaval
Biology Department, City College of New York, New York, USA
Vincent Hanquiez
University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, 33600 Pessac, France
Dailson José Bertassoli Jr.
Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 562, 05508-080 São Paulo – SP, Brazil
Thaís Aparecida Silva
Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago 562, 05508-080 São Paulo – SP, Brazil
Marília H. Shimizu
General Coordination of Earth Science, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, Brazil
Anne-Laure Daniau
University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, 33600 Pessac, France
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Vegetation and fire regimes have changed over the last 21 000 years. Here, we compile pollen and charcoal records from the Neotropics to assess tree cover and fire activity trajectories and identify their main controls. We found that landscapes were shaped by an interplay of temperature, atmospheric CO2, precipitation, vegetation-fire feedback, and human impacts. These drivers varied in importance across regions and time periods, leading to distinct responses under different boundary conditions.
Vegetation and fire regimes have changed over the last 21 000 years. Here, we compile pollen and...
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