Identification of charcoal fragments (≥ 2mm) using reflected light microscopy is routinely
carried out to study former natural ecosystems, assess changes in vegetation communities …

Locally extensive pre-Columbian human occupation and modification occurred in the forests
of the central and eastern Amazon Basin, but whether comparable impacts extend westward …

In tropical areas, where crop production is limited by low soil quality, the development of
techniques improving soil fertility without damage to the environment is a priority. In French …

Charcoal occurs in the natural environment as either a result of wildfire or volcanic
processes. In addition, people may make charcoal, either for domestic or industrial use …

The altitude of the Alpine tree-line has often been used as proxy for the climatic conditions in
the Holocene epoch. The usual approach for establishing a record for this proxy is the …

The possible stratification of charcoal particles buried in well-drained soil in the subalpine
and alpine belts in an inner valley of the northwestern Alps (Savoy, France) is examined …

1 If, within a vegetation type, fire regimes are climate dependent, then fire patterns should be
synchronous at regional scales. If they are not synchronous, then fires may be dependent on …

The correct interpretation of charcoal records in a palaeoecological context requires the
understanding of the sources and transport of charcoal particles. Conventionally, it is …

Fire-history reconstructions that extend beyond the age of living trees and subfossil wood
are based on an analysis of particulate charcoal and other fire proxies preserved in the …

Past treelines can rarely be recorded by pollen percentages alone, but pollen concentration,
pollen influx, and plant macrofossils (including stomata of conifers) are more reliable …