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Restoring frequent fire to dry conifer forests delays the decline of subalpine forests in the southwest United States under projected climate.

Published online: 04 Oct 2024

Authors: Remy, C. C. & Krofcheck, D. J. & Keyser, A. R. & Hurteau, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In southwestern US forests, the combined impact of climate change and increased fuel loads due to more than a century of human-caused fire exclusion i...

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Fish on fire: shifts in Amazonian fish communities after floodplain forest fires.

Published online: 03 Jan 2024

Authors: Lugo-Carvajal, A. & Holmgren, M. & Zuanon, J. & Sleen, P. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Severe droughts can lead to fires that cause massive tree mortality in even the wettest and most isolated Amazonian forests. After repeated fires, bla...

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Community-level responses of African carnivores to prescribed burning.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Gigliotti, L. C. & Curveira-Santos, G. & Slotow, R. & Sholto-Douglas, C. & Swanepoel, L. H. & Jachowski, D. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fires are common in many ecosystems world-wide, and are frequently used as a management tool. Although the responses of herbivores to fire have been w...

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Refining thresholds in coupled fire-vegetation models to improve management of encroaching woody plants in grasslands.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Twidwell, D. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Taylor, C. A., Jr. & Rogers, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration priorities are typically established without quantitative information on how to overcome the thresholds that preclude successful restorati...

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Seedling establishment in an Australian tropical savanna: effects of seed supply, soil disturbance and fire.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Setterfield, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Australia's savannas typically are burnt every 1-3 years. Although there are concerns about the effect of frequent fire on recruitment of Australian s...

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Prescribed fire does not promote outbreaks of a primary bark beetle at low-density populations.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Tabacaru, C. A. & Park, J. & Erbilgin, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The causes of bark beetle outbreaks - particularly the role of disturbances - are poorly understood. Stand-scale disturbances, like fires, can suddenl...

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Dynamics of shrub encroachment in an African savanna: relative influences of fire, herbivory, rainfall and density dependence.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Roques, K. G. & O'Connor, T. G. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shrub encroachment has been widely observed in savanna regions. This study analysed the causes of shrub encroachment in the lowveld savanna of north-e...

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Restoration temporarily supports the resilience of sagebrush-steppe ecosystems subjected to repeated fires.

Published online: 08 Jan 2024

Authors: Power, S. C. & Davies, G. M. & Wainwright, C. E. & Marsh, M. & Bakker, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many ecosystems are experiencing increased fire frequencies and species invasions that can erode their resilience and cause a shift to alternative sta...

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Understanding stakeholders' perspectives behind wildfires in Sicily: a Q-methodology approach.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Piroli, E. & Veca, D. S. la M. & Mistry, J. & Kountouris, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Mediterranean wildfires persistently challenge regions due to climatic factors, changing land use, and abandonment of rural areas, posing threats to b...

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Elevation, canopy cover and grass cover structure patterns of seedling establishment in a subtropical post-fire restoration.

Published online: 24 Nov 2023

Authors: Warneke, C. & Brudvig, L. A. & Gregg, M. & McDaniel, S. & Yelenik, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Ecological restoration is beneficial to ecological communities in this era of large-scale landscape change and ecological disruption. However, restora...

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