Sand pine (I-‘inu.r c/trrr.srr) scrub is adapted to, and regenerated by, periodic stantl-rcplnccment wildfire, which consumch the understory and kills the overstay. The heat of the fire opens the serotinous cones of’ Ocala sand pine (P. c~/nu.srr var. c/tr~c.sc/), releasing quantities of seed that reestablish the overstory, while the understory regenerates by sproutin, (1 or from soil-stored se...

Wildfire severity and subsequent ecological effects may be influenced by prior land management, via modification of forest structure and lingering changes in fuels. In 2002, the Hayman wildfire burned as a low to moderate-severity surface fire through a 21-year pine regeneration experiment with two overstory harvest cuttings (shelterwood, seed-tree) and two site preparations (scarified, unscari...

Abstract Restoration of fire-prone forests can promote resiliency to disturbances, yet such activities may reduce biomass stocks levels that conflict with climate mitigation goals. Using a set large-scale historical inventories across the Sierra Nevada/southern Cascade region, we identified underlying climatic and biophysical drivers forest characteristics projected how restoration these manife...

Changes in fire ecology during warm and cold periods the geological past are important because of their effects on terrestrial ecosystems global carbon cycle. We examined charcoal concentrations Erden Obo section Inner Mongolia to reconstruct evolution wildfire relationship regional vegetation from Late Paleocene through Early Oligocene. Our data show that frequency were relatively high end beg...

Abstract The idea that not all fire regimes are created equal is a central theme in research and conservation. Fire frequency ( i.e., temporal scale) likely the most studied regime attribute as it relates to conservation of fire-adapted ecosystems. Generally, converges on primary filter plant community assembly structure, which often critical goals. Thus, success commonly linked regimes. spatia...

We use the fire ecology and biogeographical patterns of Callitris intratropica, a fire-sensitive conifer, and the Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), an introduced mega-herbivore, to examine the hypothesis that the continuation of Aboriginal burning and cultural integration of buffalo contribute to greater savanna heterogeneity and diversity in central Arnhem Land (CAL) than Kakadu National ...