Radiocarbon dating of charcoal pieces from soil in intact forest permanent plots in the Amazon Basin, 2015-2019

This dataset contains radiocarbon dating of pieces of macrocharcoal (~ ≥ 1 mm) collected from soil in Guyana, Peru and Brazil in plots located in the Amazon forest. All the sites are terra-firme, non-seasonally flooded and are part of the RAINFOR network. In total, 60 pieces of macrocharcoal were dated. The Amazon Forest Inventory Network is a long-term, international collaboration to understand the dynamics of Amazon ecosystems. Since 2000 they have developed a framework for systematic monitoring of forests from the ground-up, centred on plots that track the fate of trees and species, and includes soil and plant biogeochemical records, as well as intensive monitoring of carbon cycle processes at some sites. RAINFOR works with partners across the nations of Amazonia to support and sustain forest monitoring and help develop new generations of Amazon ecologists. The work of RAINFOR is currently supported by funding agencies in Brazil, the UK, and the EU. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

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Metadata Language: English (en)

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2023-09-12

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

Other citation details: Feldpausch, T.R. , Aragão, L.E.O.C., Phillips, O.L. , Marimon, B.S., Marimon-Júnior, B.H. , Carvalho, L.C., Macario, K.D. , Ascough, P.L., Honorio Coronado, E.N., Kalamandeen, M., Levis, C. (2023). Radiocarbon dating of charcoal pieces from soil in intact forest permanent plots in the Amazon Basin, 2015-2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

University of Exeter - Prof Ted Feldpausch

Universidade Federal Fluminense - Prof K.D. Macario

University of Exeter - Feldpausch, T.R.

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espacias - Aragão, L.E.O.C.

University of Leeds - Phillips, O.L.

Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso - Marimon, B.S.

Universidade do Estado do Mato Grosso - Marimon-Júnior, B.H.

University of Exeter - Carvalho, L.C.

Universidade Federal Fluminense - Macario, K.D.

Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre - Ascough, P.L.

University of St Andrews - Honorio Coronado, E.N.

McMaster University - Kalamandeen, M.

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Levis, C.

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

University of Exeter

Keywords

14C
Fire
Tropical forest
Radiocarbon dating
Amazon

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Feldpausch, T.R. , Aragão, L.E.O.C., Phillips, O.L. , Marimon, B.S., Marimon-Júnior, B.H. , Carvalho, L.C., Macario, K.D. , Ascough, P.L., Honorio Coronado, E.N., Kalamandeen, M., Levis, C. (2023). Radiocarbon dating of charcoal pieces from soil in intact forest permanent plots in the Amazon Basin, 2015-2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

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Distance: 1000 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001

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Biota

Begin date: 2015-01-01

End date: 2019-12-31

Code: WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Charcoal fragments were collected from soil in terra-firme forest plots located in the Amazon forest in Guyana, Peru and Brazil. In each plot, a minimum of 3 pits 70 cm deep were opened just outside of the boundaries with 100 m between pits. In each pit, 4 pieces of charcoal were chosen based on the criteria: (i) analysing the sample nearest the surface from each pit, and (ii) splitting the soil profile into 5 cm depth increments and selecting the next three samples from progressively deeper depth intervals. Then, the charcoal pieces were pre-treat and dated by 14C radiocarbon dating using an Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy (AMS) at the NERC Radiocarbon Facility and AMS at the Physics Institute of Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Brazil.

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Metadata Date: 2023-10-17T07:50:29

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