@article{fdi:010097513,
  title = {{A}bundance and morphology of microscopic charcoal in modern marine sediments to refine the interpretation of paleofire records in the {W}estern {M}editerranean region},
  author = {{G}enet, {M}. and {D}aniau, {A}. {L}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent and {S}chmidt, {S}. and {D}ennielou, {B}. and {B}ern{\'e}, {S}. and {H}anquiez, {V}. and {K}ouachi, {M}. {E}. and {G}eorget, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}aleofire records represent a valuable resource for understanding long-term changes in biomass burning and fire activity, as well as their drivers. {F}urthermore, they offer a way to assess fire models under climatic conditions that differ from those prevalent in the contemporary era. {H}owever, further calibration studies are needed to refine the link between paleofire records and more detailed characteristics of paleofire regimes. {I}n order to enhance our understanding of the charcoal proxy, we analysed microscopic charcoal abundance and morphology in 277 marine surface sediment samples from the eastern {A}tlantic {O}cean off the {I}berian {P}eninsula and the western {M}editerranean {S}ea, and investigated their link with fire regime characteristics, climate and fuel over adjacent land in the {W}estern {M}editerranean region. {O}ur results show that squared microscopic charcoal particles are correlated with forest fires, while elongated microscopic charcoal particles are associated with the combustion of open and mixed vegetation, so that tree vs grass burning can be inferred by the relative changes in mean microscopic charcoal elongation ratios. {M}icroscopic charcoal concentrations are a function of fuel type, climate, fire frequency and burned areas.},
  keywords = {{B}iomass burning ; {R}emote sensing ; {F}ire regime ; {C}limate ; {V}egetation ; {PORTUGAL} ; {ESPAGNE} ; {FRANCE} ; {ITALIE} ; {ALGERIE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{Q}uaternary {S}cience {A}dvances},
  volume = {23},
  numero = {},
  pages = {100333 [16 p.]},
  ISSN = {2666-0334},
  year = {2026},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.qsa.2026.100333},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010097513},
}