Peat depositional environments, the sites where and conditions under which peat
accumulates, significantly influence a resultant coal's physical properties, chemical …

Abstract The late Paleozoic Era was an interval of major tectonic and climatic changes,
including formation of the supercontinent Pangea and the~ 60-Myr-long Late Paleozoic Ice …

The Permian marine-terrestrial system of the North China block provides an exceptional
window into the evolution of northern temperate ecosystems during the critical transition …

Paleo-wildfires are of great significance in the study of paleomire ecosystems. The products
of such fires preserved in paleomires can provide detailed information for the reconstruction …

Wildfires are an integral part of most terrestrial ecosystems. Paleofire records composed of
charcoal, soot, and other combustion products deposited in lake and marine sediments …

Today wildfire is an important disturbance in many continental ecosystems, and it is
assumed that with ongoing climate changes the frequencies and impacts of wildfires will …

Despite a continuous increase in fossil charcoal records from Late Palaeozoic deposits,
which are used as direct evidence for palaeo-wildfires, detailed studies on the charcoal …

Palaeo-wildfire, which had an important impact on the end Permian terrestrial ecosystems,
became more intense in the latest Permian globally, evidenced by extensive occurrence of …

Abstract The Early Permian is recognized as the peak of the Late Paleozoic Ice Age (LPIA),
and ice sheet covered most of Gondwana. During this time interval, the North China Craton …

The intricate relationship between climate and vegetation dynamics, particularly during the
late Paleozoic ice age marked by multiple icehouse-greenhouse transitions, is a compelling …