The kaolinite-group minerals kaolinite, dickite, nacrite, halloysite including its metaform and
their associates allophane and imogolite are phyllosilicates characterized by a rather simple …

It is predicted that under a warming climate, wildfire frequency will likely increase. The
increase in fire activity is hypothesized as a likely consequence of increased atmospheric …

Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this
book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in shaping …

Charcoal, predominantly the product of wildfires, is abundant in many sedimentary rocks
deposited in a wide range of environments, from terrestrial to marine. It also occurs in some …

Charcoal remains and bulk lignites collected from the late Pliocene Jinsuo Basin in Yunnan,
southwestern China, have been studied to reveal changes in the wildfire regime related to …

Wildfire has been implicated as a potential driver of deforestation and continental
biodiversity loss during the end-Permian extinction event (EPE;∼ 252 Ma). However, it …

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and black carbon (BC) in sediments are
powerful tools in the identification of the combustion process throughout geologic history. In …

Fossil charcoal has widely been accepted as a direct indicator for the occurrence of palaeo-
wildfires. In Upper Palaeozoic sediments of Euramerica and Cathaysia, records of these …

Three new species of Dicroidium, D. irnensis, D. jordanensis and D. robustum, are
described from the Um Irna Formation (Upper Permian) of the Dead Sea region, Jordan. The …

Abstract The Permian–Triassic boundary (PTB,~ 252.3 Ma) marks the largest mass
extinction of the Phanerozoic, with a loss of more than 90% of marine organisms, and is …