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Feldpausch, T.R. , Aragão, L.E.O.C., Phillips, O.L. , Marimon, B.S., Marimon-Júnior, B.H. , Carvalho, L.C., Macario, K.D. , Ascough, P.L., Honorio Coronado, E.N., Kalamandeen, M., Levis, C. (2023). Radiocarbon dating of charcoal pieces from soil in intact forest permanent plots in the Amazon Basin, 2015-2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd
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Radiocarbon dating of charcoal pieces from soil in intact forest permanent plots in the Amazon Basin, 2015-2019
This dataset contains radiocarbon dating of pieces of macrocharcoal (~ ≥ 1 mm) collected from soil in Guyana, Peru and Brazil in plots located in the Amazon forest. All the sites are terra-firme, non-seasonally flooded and are part of the RAINFOR network. In total, 60 pieces of macrocharcoal were dated.
The Amazon Forest Inventory Network is a long-term, international collaboration to understand the dynamics of Amazon ecosystems. Since 2000 they have developed a framework for systematic monitoring of forests from the ground-up, centred on plots that track the fate of trees and species, and includes soil and plant biogeochemical records, as well as intensive monitoring of carbon cycle processes at some sites. RAINFOR works with partners across the nations of Amazonia to support and sustain forest monitoring and help develop new generations of Amazon ecologists. The work of RAINFOR is currently supported by funding agencies in Brazil, the UK, and the EU.
The Amazon Forest Inventory Network is a long-term, international collaboration to understand the dynamics of Amazon ecosystems. Since 2000 they have developed a framework for systematic monitoring of forests from the ground-up, centred on plots that track the fate of trees and species, and includes soil and plant biogeochemical records, as well as intensive monitoring of carbon cycle processes at some sites. RAINFOR works with partners across the nations of Amazonia to support and sustain forest monitoring and help develop new generations of Amazon ecologists. The work of RAINFOR is currently supported by funding agencies in Brazil, the UK, and the EU.
Publication date: 2023-09-12
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2015-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Provenance & quality
Charcoal fragments were collected from soil in terra-firme forest plots located in the Amazon forest in Guyana, Peru and Brazil. In each plot, a minimum of 3 pits 70 cm deep were opened just outside of the boundaries with 100 m between pits. In each pit, 4 pieces of charcoal were chosen based on the criteria: (i) analysing the sample nearest the surface from each pit, and (ii) splitting the soil profile into 5 cm depth increments and selecting the next three samples from progressively deeper depth intervals. Then, the charcoal pieces were pre-treat and dated by 14C radiocarbon dating using an Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy (AMS) at the NERC Radiocarbon Facility and AMS at the Physics Institute of Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Brazil.
Related
This dataset is included in the following collections
Past fires, forest composition, and carbon in vegetation and soils of intact Amazonian forests
Citations
Feldpausch, T. R., Carvalho, L., Macario, K. D., Ascough, P. L., Flores, C. F., Coronado, E. N. H., Kalamandeen, M., Phillips, O. L., & Staff, R. A. (2022). Forest Fire History in Amazonia Inferred From Intensive Soil Charcoal Sampling and Radiocarbon Dating. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.815438
Goulart, A. C., Macario, K. D., Scheel-Ybert, R., Alves, E. Q., Bachelet, C., Pereira, B. B., Levis, C., Marimon Junior, B. H., Marimon, B. S., Quesada, C. A., & Feldpausch, T. R. (2017). Charcoal chronology of the Amazon forest: A record of biodiversity preserved by ancient fires. Quaternary Geochronology, 41, 180–186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2017.04.005
Supplemental information
RAINFOR works with partners across the nations of Amazonia to support and sustain forest monitoring and help develop new generations of Amazon ecologists.
Correspondence/contact details
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-7962
Ascough, P.L.
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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University of Exeter
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- biota
- Keywords
- 14C , Amazon , fire , Radiocarbon dating , tropical forest
- Funding
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, CAPES, Brazil) Award: PVE177-2012
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N011570/1 - Last updated
- 19 August 2024 10:18
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