The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen
Global oxygen regulation over Earth history has largely depended on variations in organic carbon burial, which includes the suppression of land vegetation due to fires. Here, the authors show that major evolutionary changes in plant ecosystems could have influenced fire regimes and thus affected atm...
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| author | Claire M. Belcher Benjamin J. W. Mills Rayanne Vitali Sarah J. Baker Timothy M. Lenton Andrew J. Watson |
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| description | Global oxygen regulation over Earth history has largely depended on variations in organic carbon burial, which includes the suppression of land vegetation due to fires. Here, the authors show that major evolutionary changes in plant ecosystems could have influenced fire regimes and thus affected atmospheric O2. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aef74ff4f8ad4680baeb5792eee774532022-12-21T21:32:50ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-01-011211910.1038/s41467-020-20772-2The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygenClaire M. Belcher0Benjamin J. W. Mills1Rayanne Vitali2Sarah J. Baker3Timothy M. Lenton4Andrew J. Watson5wildFIRE Lab, University of ExeterSchool of Earth and Environment, University of LeedswildFIRE Lab, University of ExeterwildFIRE Lab, University of ExeterGlobal System Institute, University of ExeterGlobal System Institute, University of ExeterGlobal oxygen regulation over Earth history has largely depended on variations in organic carbon burial, which includes the suppression of land vegetation due to fires. Here, the authors show that major evolutionary changes in plant ecosystems could have influenced fire regimes and thus affected atmospheric O2.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20772-2 |
| spellingShingle | Claire M. Belcher Benjamin J. W. Mills Rayanne Vitali Sarah J. Baker Timothy M. Lenton Andrew J. Watson The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen Nature Communications |
| title | The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen |
| title_full | The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen |
| title_fullStr | The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen |
| title_short | The rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen |
| title_sort | rise of angiosperms strengthened fire feedbacks and improved the regulation of atmospheric oxygen |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20772-2 |
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