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Author(s):
Daniel Moya, Giacomo Certini, Peter Z. Fule
Year Published:

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Topic(s):
Fire Regime
Fire Intensity / Burn Severity
Management Approaches
Post-fire Management
Post-fire Rehabilitation
Erosion Control
Recovery after fire
Resilience

NRFSN number: 19617
FRAMES RCS number: 57890
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Although fire is an intrinsic factor in most terrestrial biomes, it is often perceived as a negative disturbance that must be suppressed. The application of successful fire prevention policies can lead to unsustainable fire events for ecosystems adapted to a specific fire regime. In addition, new climate and land use scenarios are influencing fire parameters and ecosystem services. Consequently, adaptive forest and landscape management must include knowledge on vulnerability, resistance and resilience of terrestrial ecosystems. To help address this need, we convened a special issue (divided in two separate parts) to synthesise ongoing research focused on obtaining a better understanding of wildfire response decisions and actions, including preventive management and post-fire restoration. We conceived a collection of research studies covering a wide diversity of geographical settings characterised by different climates and forest types, under scenarios of changing climate and land use. Here, we summarise the key findings from the six papers published in the first section of the special issue. They deal with diverse topics and assessments, such as adaptions to fire regimes, the effects of burn severity on the plant–soil interface, and post-fire management taking advantage of indices obtained from satellite images (dNBR, NDVI), dendrochronology, soil sampling and analysis of biological indicators. We highlight the new knowledge developed to enhance fire management decision making in a time of rapidly changing scenarios around the world.

Citation

Moya, Daniel; Certini, Giacomo; Fulé, Peter Z. 2019. Fire regime and ecosystem responses: adaptive forest management in a changing world (Part 1). International Journal of Wildland Fire 28(5):327-328. https://doi.org/10.1071/WFv28n5_FO

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