[HTML][HTML] Combustion dynamics of large-scale wildfires
A fact often overlooked is that large-scale wildfires, although occurring infrequently, are
responsible for the overwhelming majority of fire-related suppression costs, economic …
responsible for the overwhelming majority of fire-related suppression costs, economic …
Droughts and the ecological future of tropical savanna vegetation
M Sankaran - Journal of Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is expected to lead to more frequent, intense and longer droughts in the
future, with major implications for ecosystem processes and human livelihoods. The impacts …
future, with major implications for ecosystem processes and human livelihoods. The impacts …
Human impacts in African savannas are mediated by plant functional traits
Tropical savannas have a ground cover dominated by C4 grasses, with fire and herbivory
constraining woody cover below a rainfall‐based potential. The savanna biome covers 50 …
constraining woody cover below a rainfall‐based potential. The savanna biome covers 50 …
Fire frequency, state change and hysteresis in tallgrass prairie
Hysteresis is a fundamental characteristic of alternative stable state theory, yet evidence of
hysteresis is rare. In mesic grasslands, fire frequency regulates transition from grass‐to …
hysteresis is rare. In mesic grasslands, fire frequency regulates transition from grass‐to …
Post‐soviet shifts in grazing and fire regimes changed the functional plant community composition on the Eurasian steppe
Globally, grasslands are shaped by grazing and fire, and grassland plants are adapted to
these disturbances. However, temperate grasslands have been hotspots of land‐use …
these disturbances. However, temperate grasslands have been hotspots of land‐use …
Woody plant encroachment and the sustainability of priority conservation areas
Woody encroachment is a global driver of grassland loss and management to counteract
encroachment represents one of the most expensive conservation practices implemented in …
encroachment represents one of the most expensive conservation practices implemented in …
Assessing impacts of climate change on selected foundation species and ecosystem services in the South‐Central USA
Climate change, interacting with and exacerbating anthropogenic modifications to the
landscape, is altering ecosystem structure and function, biodiversity, and species …
landscape, is altering ecosystem structure and function, biodiversity, and species …
Super‐abundant C4 grasses are a mixed blessing in restored prairies
Forbs comprise most of the plant diversity in North American tallgrass prairie and provide
vital ecosystem services, but their abundance in prairie restorations is highly variable …
vital ecosystem services, but their abundance in prairie restorations is highly variable …
Overcoming an “irreversible” threshold: A 15-year fire experiment
A key pursuit in contemporary ecology is to differentiate regime shifts that are truly
irreversible from those that are hysteretic. Many ecological regime shifts have been labeled …
irreversible from those that are hysteretic. Many ecological regime shifts have been labeled …
Recoupling fire and grazing reduces wildland fuel loads on rangelands
Fire suppression and exclusion, the historically dominant paradigm of fire management, has
resulted in major modifications of fire‐dependent ecosystems worldwide. These changes …
resulted in major modifications of fire‐dependent ecosystems worldwide. These changes …