Fire as a fundamental ecological process: Research advances and frontiers
Fire is a powerful ecological and evolutionary force that regulates organismal traits,
population sizes, species interactions, community composition, carbon and nutrient cycling …
population sizes, species interactions, community composition, carbon and nutrient cycling …
Fire as a key driver of Earth's biodiversity
Many terrestrial ecosystems are fire prone, such that their composition and structure are
largely due to their fire regime. Regions subject to regular fire have exceptionally high levels …
largely due to their fire regime. Regions subject to regular fire have exceptionally high levels …
[PDF][PDF] Climate change 2022: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat - 2022 - hal.science
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments1, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
Actions to halt biodiversity loss generally benefit the climate
The two most urgent and interlinked environmental challenges humanity faces are climate
change and biodiversity loss. We are entering a pivotal decade for both the international …
change and biodiversity loss. We are entering a pivotal decade for both the international …
A human-driven decline in global burned area
Fire is an essential Earth system process that alters ecosystem and atmospheric
composition. Here we assessed long-term fire trends using multiple satellite data sets. We …
composition. Here we assessed long-term fire trends using multiple satellite data sets. We …
Substantial light woodland and open vegetation characterized the temperate forest biome before Homo sapiens
The extent of vegetation openness in past European landscapes is widely debated. In
particular, the temperate forest biome has traditionally been defined as dense, closed …
particular, the temperate forest biome has traditionally been defined as dense, closed …
Wildfires as an ecosystem service
JG Pausas, JE Keeley - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires are often perceived as destructive disturbances, but we propose that when
integrating evolutionary and socioecological factors, fires in most ecosystems can be …
integrating evolutionary and socioecological factors, fires in most ecosystems can be …
[HTML][HTML] The Global Fire Atlas of individual fire size, duration, speed and direction
Natural and human-ignited fires affect all major biomes, altering ecosystem structure,
biogeochemical cycles and atmospheric composition. Satellite observations provide global …
biogeochemical cycles and atmospheric composition. Satellite observations provide global …