Forest fires are key ecosystem modifiers affecting the biological, chemical, and physical
attributes of forest soils. The extent of soil disturbance by fire is largely dependent on fire …

Soils constitute one of the most valuable resources on earth, especially because soil is
renewable on human time scales. During the 20th century, a period marked by a …

Changes in climate, land use, and land management impact the occurrence and severity of
wildland fires in many parts of the world. This is particularly evident in Europe, where …

Recent advances in ecology and biogeography demonstrate the importance of fire and large
herbivores–and challenge the primacy of climate–to our understanding of the distribution …

Aims Understanding fine‐grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental
for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database …

There are many ways to define 'grasslands', but the central component of almost all of them
is Gramineae (Poaceae) species and an upper limit of tree cover in the overstory (Gibson …

An increasingly accepted paradigm in conservation attributes valued modern ecological
conditions to past human activities. Disturbances, including prescribed fire, are therefore …

Highlights•Fire uniquely disturbs ecosystems with persistent impacts on insect
communities.•Life history, interactions, adaptive traits and habitat structure affect …

While more and more studies are exploring the application of remote sensing in assessing
biodiversity for different ecosystems, most consider biodiversity at one point in time. Using …

Prescribed burning may induce erosion and change many physico-chemical properties of
forest soils and these may vary with different burn severity conditions. Few studies have …