Both fire and predators have strong influences on the population dynamics and behaviour of
animals, and the effects of predators may either be strengthened or weakened by fire …

Climate change in concert with fire suppression is increasing the size, severity and
frequency of fires globally. At the same time, insects, an exceptionally biodiverse group that …

Management of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests relies on frequent prescribed fire to
maintain desirable plant communities. Prescribed fire is often applied while female wild …

Resource heterogeneity across the landscape prompts animals to make behavioral tradeoffs
to survive and reproduce. Behavioral thermoregulation can buffer organisms from thermal …

The longleaf pine Pinus palustris Miller (Pinales: Pinaceae) ecosystem once covered as
many as 37 million hectares across the southeastern United States. Through fire …

Maintaining fire‐dependent habitat for species of conservation concern often requires a
balancing act between the short‐term costs of direct mortality caused by fires and the long …

Prescribed fire is widely used in southeastern pine (Pinus spp.) forests to maintain desirable
forest conditions and provide early successional vegetation. However, it is unclear how fires …

Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests rely on prescribed fire to limit encroachment of
hardwoods and maintain early successional understory communities. However, prescribed …

Prescribed fire is used in southeastern pine forests to maintain desirable forest conditions
and provides herbaceous understory plant communities for wildlife. However, it is unclear …

Frequent prescribed burns are essential to pine forest restoration and management.
Research studies have assessed effects of prescribed fire and burn frequency on plants and …