Forest fires in southwest Western Siberia: the impact of climate and economic transitions over 9000 years
ABSTRACT Here we compare the long‐term dynamics of fires in the southern taiga of Western Siberia with changes in the environment and ancient economies. Utilizing charcoal particles extracted from peat sediments, we assess charcoal accumulation rates to identify the neighborhood level of fires. Comp...
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crwiley:10.1002/jqs.3593 2024-09-15T18:38:40+00:00 Forest fires in southwest Western Siberia: the impact of climate and economic transitions over 9000 years Ryabogina, N. E. Nesterova, M. I. Utaygulova, R. R. Trubitsyna, E. D. Ministry of Education Russian Science Foundation 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3593 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.3593 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Quaternary Science volume 39, issue 3, page 432-442 ISSN 0267-8179 1099-1417 journal-article 2024 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3593 2024-07-04T04:30:23Z ABSTRACT Here we compare the long‐term dynamics of fires in the southern taiga of Western Siberia with changes in the environment and ancient economies. Utilizing charcoal particles extracted from peat sediments, we assess charcoal accumulation rates to identify the neighborhood level of fires. Comparison of changes in vegetation, climate and land‐use history with fire dynamics reveals that wildfires were climate‐dependent but inconsequential during the first half of the Holocene (9.0–4.1k cal a bp ) in the hunter‐gatherer period. Critical changes and a notable increase in fires were observed in the Late Holocene when pyrogenic events correlate poorly with changes in vegetation cover and climate. Nevertheless, after 4.1k cal a bp , a direct relationship between fire frequency and economic features emerged, primarily linked to the introduction of animal husbandry and metallurgy, along with an increase in the number of settlements. Subsequently, fire activity increased, remaining higher even during periods of cooling and increased humidity, and this appears to have been related more closely to the economic strategies and periods of depopulation. Thus, even in Siberia, where agriculture had not been practised until the last few centuries, the transition to a productive economy in the Bronze Age brought decisive changes in the dynamics of forest fires. Article in Journal/Newspaper taiga Siberia Wiley Online Library Journal of Quaternary Science 39 3 432 442 |
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ABSTRACT Here we compare the long‐term dynamics of fires in the southern taiga of Western Siberia with changes in the environment and ancient economies. Utilizing charcoal particles extracted from peat sediments, we assess charcoal accumulation rates to identify the neighborhood level of fires. Comparison of changes in vegetation, climate and land‐use history with fire dynamics reveals that wildfires were climate‐dependent but inconsequential during the first half of the Holocene (9.0–4.1k cal a bp ) in the hunter‐gatherer period. Critical changes and a notable increase in fires were observed in the Late Holocene when pyrogenic events correlate poorly with changes in vegetation cover and climate. Nevertheless, after 4.1k cal a bp , a direct relationship between fire frequency and economic features emerged, primarily linked to the introduction of animal husbandry and metallurgy, along with an increase in the number of settlements. Subsequently, fire activity increased, remaining higher even during periods of cooling and increased humidity, and this appears to have been related more closely to the economic strategies and periods of depopulation. Thus, even in Siberia, where agriculture had not been practised until the last few centuries, the transition to a productive economy in the Bronze Age brought decisive changes in the dynamics of forest fires. |
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Forest fires in southwest Western Siberia: the impact of climate and economic transitions over 9000 years |
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Forest fires in southwest Western Siberia: the impact of climate and economic transitions over 9000 years |
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