Gosling_Mauritius_data1) SITE INFORMATION 1.1) Geography 1.2) Study site 2) CORE INFORMATION 2.1) Description 2.2) Radiocarbon dates 2.3) Chronology 2.4) Charcoal data 2.4.1) Macroscopic charcoal, size range 75-160 µm, particle counts 2.4.2) Macroscopic charcoal, size range >160 µm, particle counts 2.4.3) Macroscopic charcoal, size range >160 µm, area 2.4.4) Macroscopic charcoal, size range >160 µm, volume 2.5) Loss-on-ignition data 3) REFERENCES

Fire was rare on Mauritius prior to human arrival (AD 1598); subsequently three phases of elevated fire activity occurred: c. 1630-1747, 1787-1833, and 1950-modern. Elevated fire frequency coincided with periods of high human impact evidenced from the historical record, and is linked to the extinction of island endemics.