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Description
60 pieces of macrocharcoal from Amazon forest soils in Guyana, Peru, and Brazil were radiocarbon dated between 2015 and 2019. The data originates from terra-firme, non-flooded permanent plots within the RAINFOR network, supporting long-term ecosystem monitoring.
Use Cases
Calibrate radiocarbon (14C) dates from macrocharcoal pieces to reconstruct historical fire events in Amazon terra-firme forests.
Analyze the spatial distribution of dated charcoal pieces across Guyana, Peru, and Brazil plots to infer regional fire history.
Integrate charcoal dating results with RAINFOR network tree and soil biogeochemical records for holistic carbon cycle studies.
Strengths
Provides 60 directly measured radiocarbon dates for macrocharcoal pieces.
Samples are from a defined network (RAINFOR) of permanent, terra-firme forest plots.
Covers a multi-national geographic scope across Guyana, Peru, and Brazil.
Limitations
Small sample size of 60 dated pieces may limit statistical power for broad inferences.
Limited to non-seasonally flooded (terra-firme) forest sites, excluding other Amazon ecosystems.
Temporal coverage of the dated material itself is not specified, only the collection period (2015-2019).
Provenance
Source
Environmental Information Data Centre
Collection Method
Radiocarbon dating of macrocharcoal pieces (≥1 mm) collected from soil in permanent forest plots.
Time Range
2015-2019
Freshness
Dataset metadata was updated in March 2026.
Geography
Amazon Basin plots in Guyana, Peru, and Brazil.
Data is packaged in a ZIP file; specific internal file formats and structures are unknown from the provided input.