Wildfires have emerged as an escalating source of tropical forest degradation with a
cascade of negative consequences for the sustainable development of tropical regions. This …

Millions of hectares of agricultural land have been abandoned globally in recent decades,
presenting opportunities for secondary vegetation growth and restoration. While abandoned …

Tropical moist forests are not the homogeneous green carpet often illustrated in maps or
considered by global models. They harbour a complex mixture of forest types organized at …

Fires undermine efforts to restore degraded forests in the wet tropics and subtropics.
Grasslands and shrublands established after fires are more fire susceptible than forests and …

Given the scarcity of studies relating fire to deforestation in the Atlantic Forest and great
economic and ecological importances of this biome, this work aimed to investigate this …

In Hong Kong, as in many tropical areas, grasslands are maintained by fire on disturbed and
abandoned land. However, Hong Kong's native forests are regenerating in many areas …

Anthropogenic forest fires are occurring with increasing frequency in tropical forests, with
negative consequences for a variety of ecological processes, including litterfall. Litterfall …

Recently, some portions of the Atlantic Forest biome have been suffering an increase in
forest fires, possibly changing its vegetation cover, composition, structure and functioning …

The large-scale restoration of tropical and subtropical rainforests is crucial for mitigating
climate change and biodiversity loss. Disturbances such as fire and wind potentially …

Amazonian forests have exceptional biodiversity with the highest species richness on Earth,
providing vital ecosystem services that regulate carbon and hydrological cycles both …