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

Publication date: July 18, 2017

Publisher: Dryad

https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f1c31

Citation

Gosling, William D. et al. (2017), Data from: Mauritius on fire: tracking historical human impacts on biodiversity loss, Dryad, Dataset, 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