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Data from: Mauritius on fire: tracking historical human impacts on biodiversity loss

Gosling, William D., University of Amsterdam, The Open University
de Kruif, Jona, University of Amsterdam
Norder, Sietze J., University of Amsterdam, University of Lisbon
de Boer, Erik J., University of Amsterdam
Hooghiemstra, Henry, University of Amsterdam
Rijsdijk, Kenneth F., University of Amsterdam
McMichael, Crystal N.H., University of Amsterdam
McMichael, Crystal N. H., University of Amsterdam
Published Jul 18, 2017 on Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f1c31

Cite this dataset

Gosling, William D. et al. (2017). Data from: Mauritius on fire: tracking historical human impacts on biodiversity loss [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f1c31

Abstract

Fire was rare on Mauritius prior to human arrival (AD 1598); subsequently three phases of elevated fire activity occurred: c. 1630-1747, 1787-1833, and 1950-modern. Elevated fire frequency coincided with periods of high human impact evidenced from the historical record, and is linked to the extinction of island endemics.

Usage notes

Gosling_Mauritius_data

1) SITE INFORMATION 1.1) Geography 1.2) Study site 2) CORE INFORMATION 2.1) Description 2.2) Radiocarbon dates 2.3) Chronology 2.4) Charcoal data 2.4.1) Macroscopic charcoal, size range 75-160 µm, particle counts 2.4.2) Macroscopic charcoal, size range >160 µm, particle counts 2.4.3) Macroscopic charcoal, size range >160 µm, area 2.4.4) Macroscopic charcoal, size range >160 µm, volume 2.5) Loss-on-ignition data 3) REFERENCES

Location

Sub-tropics
Mare Tatos
Mauritius