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Holocene wildfire regimes in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types
Angelica Feurdean
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physical Geography, Goethe University, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Senckenberganlage, 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
STAR-UBB Institute, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu 1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Andrei-Cosmin Diaconu
Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu 1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Mirjam Pfeiffer
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Senckenberganlage, 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Mariusz Gałka
Department of Biogeography, Paleoecology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 1/3, Lodz, Poland
Simon M. Hutchinson
School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT, Salford, UK
Geanina Butiseaca
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Senckenberganlage, 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Natalia Gorina
Department of Ecology, Natural Use and Environmental Engineering, National Tomsk State University, Lenina Pr., 36, 634050, Tomsk, Russia
Spassimir Tonkov
Laboratory of Palynology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Dragan Tsankov 8, 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria
Aidin Niamir
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Senckenberganlage, 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Ioan Tantau
Department of Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Kogălniceanu 1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Hui Zhang
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19, Beitucheng Western Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China
Sergey Kirpotin
Department of Organization of Scientific Research, Tuvan State University, Lenina 36, 667000, Kyzyl, Russia
Bio-Clim-Land Center of Excellence, National Research, Tomsk State University, Lenina Pr., 36, 634050, Tomsk, Russia
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Short summary
We used palaeoecological records from peatlands in southern Siberia. We showed that warmer climate conditions have lowered the water level and increased the fuel amount and flammability, consequently also increasing the frequency and severity of fires as well as the composition of tree types.
We used palaeoecological records from peatlands in southern Siberia. We showed that warmer...
