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Economic susceptibility of fire-prone landscapes in natural protected areas of the southern Andean Range
(Elsevier, 2018)
Large fires are the most important disturbances at landscape-level due to their ecological and socioeconomic impacts. This study aimed to develop an approach for the assessment of the socio-economic landscape susceptibility ...
Effects of fire on forest communities and sclerophyllous scrubs in Central Chile as a basis for the formulation of restoration guidelines
(Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Turquía, 2021)
The effects of fire on forest and Mediterranean scrubs in four regions of Chile were studied. The main objective was to determine different levels of damage in watersheds with forest and native sclerophyllous scrubs belonging ...
Pinus contorta invasions increase wildfire fuel loads and may create a positive feedback with fire
(Ecological Society of America, 2017-03)
Invasive plant species that have the potential to alter fire regimes have significant impacts on native ecosystems. Concern that pine invasions in the Southern Hemisphere will increase fire activity and severity and ...
A system to evaluate fire impacts from simulated fire behavior in Mediterranean areas of Central Chile
(Elsevier, 2017)
Wildfires constitute the greatest economic disruption to Mediterranean ecosystems, from a socio-economic and ecological perspective (Molina et al., 2014). This study proposes to classify fire intensity levels based on ...
FIRE USE IN CERRADO COUNTRY PROPERTIES IN CAVALCANTE, GOUso do fogo em propriedades rurais do cerrado em Cavalcante, GO.
(Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2007)
Variation in biomass allocation and root functional parameters in response to fire history in Brazilian savannas
(2021-01-01)
Fire is a fundamental ecological factor in savannas because it affects vegetation dynamics and ecosystem functioning. However, the effects of fire on below-ground compartments, including biomass and root traits, and their ...
Fire and herbivory shape belowground bud banks in a semi-arid African savanna
(2022-01-01)
Fire and herbivory are major drivers in tropical savanna ecosystems and they selected a flora composed of species able to cope with recurrent aboveground biomass removal. Renewal of the herbaceous stratum is made possible ...
A Holocene record of sea level, vegetation, people and fire from western Tasmania, Australia
(2010)
The analysis of a 10 000 calendar year (cal. ka) pollen record on the west coast of Tasmania has revealed a suite of changes that can be related to sea level, fire and people. Fire-promoted moorland has occupied the site ...
Fire history in southern Patagonia: human and climate influences on fire activity in Nothofagus pumilio forests
(Wiley, 2017-09)
Fire is a major disturbance affecting forests worldwide with significant economic, social, and ecological impacts. The southernmost forests on Earth extend continuously along the Andes from mid- to subantarctic latitudes ...