title: Reconstruction of fire regimes through integrated paleoecological proxy data and ecological modeling.
abstract: Fire is a key ecological process affecting vegetation dynamics and land cover. The characteristic frequency, size, and intensity of fire are driven by interactions between top-down climate-driven and bottom-up fuel-related processes. Disentangling climatic from non-climatic drivers of past fire regimes is a grand challenge in Earth systems science, and a topic where both paleoecology and ecological modeling have made substantial contributions. In this manuscript, we (1) review the use of sedimentary charcoal as a fire proxy and the methods used in charcoal-based fire history reconstructions; (2) identify existing techniques for paleoecological modeling; and (3) evaluate opportunities for coupling of paleoecological and ecological modeling approaches to better understand the causes and consequences of past, present, and future fire activity.
authors: Montana Institute on Ecosystems, Montana State University Bozeman, MT, USA.
authors: Virginia
authors: V
authors: Iglesias
authors: Montana Institute on Ecosystems, Montana State University Bozeman, MT, USA.
authors: Gabriel I
authors: GI
authors: Yospin
authors: Montana Institute on Ecosystems, Montana State University Bozeman, MT, USA ; Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University Bozeman, MT, USA.
authors: Cathy
authors: C
authors: Whitlock
keywords: charcoal; fire; modeling; paleoecology; reconstruction
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