Sedimentary Charcoal Analysis Tests Fire's Role in Late Miocene C4 Grassland Expansion
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S. R. Barney
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This research article investigates the role of fire in the late Miocene C4 grassland expansion by analyzing sedimentary charcoal from the South China Sea Ocean Drilling Program Site 1146. The study tests the Fire Hypothesis, which proposes that fire catalyzed the expansion of C4 grasslands during this period. The researchers focus on assessing fuel type changes through charcoal analysis to better understand the relationship between fire regimes and vegetation shifts in the late Miocene.
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bskySedimentary Charcoal Analysis Tests Fire's Role in Late Miocene C4 Grassland Expansiondoi.orgKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe Fire Hypothesis posits fire catalyzed the late Miocene C4 grassland expansion but few proxy studies resolved both fuel type and fire
South China Sea (Ocean Drilling Program Site 1146) sedimen...
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