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What is the relevance of pyrogeography to the Anthropocene?
A defining feature of both the Anthropocene concept and the new discipline of pyrogeography is combustion of carbon-rich fuels by humans. A key objective of pyrogeography is understanding to what degree landscape fires set by hominins has overwritten natural fires through geological time, and whether these changes had substantial ecological knock-on effects. This research is essential to precisely define the onset of the Anthropocene. Nonetheless, the commonly used imprecise definition that the Anthropocene commenced at 1780 is a useful organising principle for pyrogeography because it provides a framework to understand the synergistic effects of anthropogenic global environment changes in shaping global fire activity following the Industrial Revolution.
Funding
Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth)
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Publication title
The Anthropocene ReviewPagination
73-76ISSN
2053-0196Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Sage Publications Ltd.Place of publication
United KingdomRepository Status
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