Fire has always been a driving factor of life on Earth. Now that mankind has definitely joined
the other environmental forces in sha** the planet, lots of species are threatened by …

Ecological disturbance is fundamental to the dynamics of biological communities, yet a
conceptual framework for understanding the responses of faunal communities to …

Aim The number of studies investigating the nestedness and turnover components of beta
diversity has increased substantially, but our general understanding of the drivers of …

Ants are important for the maintenance and functioning of many ecosystems and provide a
variety of ecosystem services and disservices. This review summarizes information on …

Forests and grassy vegetation (savannas and grasslands) are alternative ecosystem states
in many tropical landscapes. Relative to forests the grassy ecosystems are poorly known …

Knowing how species respond to fire regimes is essential for ecologically sustainable
management. This axiom raises two important questions:(1) what knowledge is the most …

Fire positively and negatively affects food webs across all trophic levels and guilds and
influences a range of ecological processes that reinforce fire regimes, such as nutrient …

Fire management is increasingly focusing on introducing heterogeneity in burning patterns
under the assumption that “pyrodiversity begets biodiversity.” This concept has been …

Abstract Changes in ecosystem functions following disturbances are of central concern in
ecology and a challenge for ecologists is to understand the factors that affect the resilience …

Anthropogenic disturbance and climate change are major threats to biodiversity. The
Brazilian Caatinga is the world's largest and most diverse type of seasonally dry tropical …