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 …

Rapid environmental change is placing increasing pressure on the survival of many species
globally. Ecological refuges can mitigate the impacts of change by facilitating the survival or …

Abstract Brown, James K.; Smith, Jane Kapler, eds. 2000. Wildland fire in ecosystems:
effects of fire on flora. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 2. Ogden, UT: US Department of …

Prescribed burning is used to achieve a variety of silvicultural objectives, including
controlling heavy fuel accumulation, exposing mineral soil, releasing available nutrients for …

Information on amphibian responses to fire and fuel reduction practices is critically needed
due to potential declines of species and the prevalence of new, more intensive fire …

Historical records, modern scientific data from old stands, analysis of fossil pollen and
charcoal from sediments and direct observation of contemporary natural disturbance were …

Fire is being prescribed and used increasingly to promote ecosystem restoration (eg, oak
woodlands and savannas) and to manage wildlife habitat in the Central Hardwoods and …

Fire is a natural disturbance that exerts an important influence on global ecosystems,
affecting vegetation distribution and structure, the carbon cycle and climate. However …

Destruction of habitat due to urban sprawl, pollution, and deforestation has caused
population declines or even extinction of many of the world's approximately 2,600 snake …

Over the past century, fire suppression has facilitated broad ecological changes in the
composition, structure, and function of fire‐dependent landscapes throughout the eastern …