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PhD dataset: fire and environmental change in Northern Australian savannas during the Holocene

Dataset generated from PhD thesis 'Fire and Environmental Change in Northern Australian Savannas during the Holocene

 Short list of files and associated descriptions (for comprehensive list, see Read Me file within dataset):

- Lead-210 dating report for all sites

- Compiled processed data files (divided by site) for charcoal and pyrogenic carbon

- Compiled processed data files (divided by site) for normalized ITRAX XRF data

- Raw charcoal count files by site

- Raw data files (divided by site) for hydrogen pyrolysis measurements and calculations

- Raw data files (divided by site) for sediment sample weight measurements

- Raw data files by site from ITRAX scanning including magnetic susceptibility, optical image, radiograph image, radiograph settings, XRF results and XRF settings
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    Data Publication title PhD dataset: fire and environmental change in Northern Australian savannas during the Holocene
  • Description

    Dataset generated from PhD thesis 'Fire and Environmental Change in Northern Australian Savannas during the Holocene

     Short list of files and associated descriptions (for comprehensive list, see Read Me file within dataset):

    - Lead-210 dating report for all sites

    - Compiled processed data files (divided by site) for charcoal and pyrogenic carbon

    - Compiled processed data files (divided by site) for normalized ITRAX XRF data

    - Raw charcoal count files by site

    - Raw data files (divided by site) for hydrogen pyrolysis measurements and calculations

    - Raw data files (divided by site) for sediment sample weight measurements

    - Raw data files by site from ITRAX scanning including magnetic susceptibility, optical image, radiograph image, radiograph settings, XRF results and XRF settings

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    • Descriptor

      This dataset will be made open access after an embargo period of approximately 12 months. In the meantime, it is available via negotiated access (with the data manager) only.

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      Descriptor type Note
    • Data type dataset
  • Keywords
    • palaeofire
    • charcoal
    • palaeoenvironment
    • savanna
    • palaeolimnology
    • pyrogenic carbon
  • Funding source
  • Research grant(s)/Scheme name(s)
    • 23372 - (James Cook University Research Activities) Fire and Environmental Change in Northern Australia during the Late Holocene
    • 12143 - Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering Postgraduate Research Award
    • Research themes
    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
    People and Societies in the Tropics
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    Temporal (time) coverage
  • Start Date
  • End Date
    • Time Period Holocene
    Spatial (location) coverage
  • Locations
    • Marura Sinkhole (13.409°S, 135.774°E)
    • Big Willum Swamp (12.657°S, 141.998°E)
    • Sanamere Lagoon (11.117°S, 142.35°E)
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    Data Locations

    Type Location Notes
    The Data Manager is: Emma Rehn
    College or Centre
    Access conditions Conditional: Contact researchdata@jcu.edu.au to request access to this data.
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    • Data record size 23 MB
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- Citation
    Citation Rehn, Emma (2019): PhD dataset: fire and environmental change in Northern Australian savannas during the Holocene. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25903/5de5f1e48e86d