A continuous biomass‐burning record based on the fire biomarker levoglucosan of sediment core GeoB9528-3
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| author | Schreuder, Laura T Hopmans, Ellen C Castañeda, Isla S Schefuß, Enno Mulitza, Stefan Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S Schouten, Stefan |
| author_facet | Schreuder, Laura T Hopmans, Ellen C Castañeda, Isla S Schefuß, Enno Mulitza, Stefan Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S Schouten, Stefan |
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| contents | Biomass burning on the African continent is widespread and interactions with climate, vegetation dynamics and biogeochemical cycling are complex. To obtain a better understanding of these complex relationships, African fire history has been widely studied, although mostly on relatively short time-scales (i.e. yrs to kyrs) and less commonly on long-term scales. Here, we present a 192-kyr, continuous biomass-burning record from sub-Saharan Northwest Africa based on the fire biomarker levoglucosan in a marine sediment core offshore Guinea. Notable features of our record include an increase in levoglucosan accumulation at 80 ka and two peaks at 50-60 ka. The event at 80 ka is likely related to an overall increase in sedimentation rates rather than an increase in biomass burning in the Northwest African savanna region. Our record indicates that glacial/interglacial changes in regional climate and vegetation composition (C3 vs. C4 plants) were not a major influence on biomass burning over the last 192 kyrs. However, we suggest that the burning events at 50-60 ka might be caused by increased occurrence of C3 vegetation and human settlement in this region. At this time, the savanna region became wetter and fuel loads likely increased. Therefore, the region was more hospitable for humans, who likely used fire for hunting activities. Collectively, we hypothesize that on longer (glacial/interglacial) timescales, biomass burning, regional climate and African vegetation are not necessarily coupled, while around 50-60 ka, higher fuel loads and human fire-use may have influenced fire occurrence in sub-Saharan Northwest Africa. |
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| spellingShingle | A continuous biomass‐burning record based on the fire biomarker levoglucosan of sediment core GeoB9528-3 Schreuder, Laura T Hopmans, Ellen C Castañeda, Isla S Schefuß, Enno Mulitza, Stefan Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S Schouten, Stefan Carbon; Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; Charcoal; fire history; indicators; levoglucosan; MARUM; Monsoon; NIOZ_UU; NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University; organic aerosols; preservation; record; Sediments Biomass burning on the African continent is widespread and interactions with climate, vegetation dynamics and biogeochemical cycling are complex. To obtain a better understanding of these complex relationships, African fire history has been widely studied, although mostly on relatively short time-scales (i.e. yrs to kyrs) and less commonly on long-term scales. Here, we present a 192-kyr, continuous biomass-burning record from sub-Saharan Northwest Africa based on the fire biomarker levoglucosan in a marine sediment core offshore Guinea. Notable features of our record include an increase in levoglucosan accumulation at 80 ka and two peaks at 50-60 ka. The event at 80 ka is likely related to an overall increase in sedimentation rates rather than an increase in biomass burning in the Northwest African savanna region. Our record indicates that glacial/interglacial changes in regional climate and vegetation composition (C3 vs. C4 plants) were not a major influence on biomass burning over the last 192 kyrs. However, we suggest that the burning events at 50-60 ka might be caused by increased occurrence of C3 vegetation and human settlement in this region. At this time, the savanna region became wetter and fuel loads likely increased. Therefore, the region was more hospitable for humans, who likely used fire for hunting activities. Collectively, we hypothesize that on longer (glacial/interglacial) timescales, biomass burning, regional climate and African vegetation are not necessarily coupled, while around 50-60 ka, higher fuel loads and human fire-use may have influenced fire occurrence in sub-Saharan Northwest Africa. |
| title | A continuous biomass‐burning record based on the fire biomarker levoglucosan of sediment core GeoB9528-3 |
| topic | Carbon; Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; Charcoal; fire history; indicators; levoglucosan; MARUM; Monsoon; NIOZ_UU; NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University; organic aerosols; preservation; record; Sediments |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.901739 |