A Pantropical Analysis of Fire Impacts and Post‐Fire Species Recovery of Plant Life Forms
Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2)
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Fires
are
a
key
environmental
driver
that
modify
ecosystems
and
global
biodiversity.
can
negatively
positively
impact
biodiversity
ecosystem
functioning,
depending
on
how
frequently
fire
occurs
in
the
focal
ecosystem,
but
factors
influencing
responses
to
inadequately
understood.
We
conduct
pan‐tropical
analysis
of
systematically
collated
data
spanning
5257
observations
1705
plant
species
(trees
shrubs,
forbs,
graminoids
climbers)
burnt
unburnt
plots
from
28
studies.
use
model
averaging
mixed
effect
models
assessing
richness
turnover
(comparing
communities)
vary
with
time
since
fire,
type,
protected
area
status
biome
type
(fire
sensitive
or
adaptive).
Our
analyses
bring
three
findings.
First,
prescribed
non‐prescribed
burns
have
contrasting
impacts
(trees/shrubs
climbers);
favours
increased
compared
burns.
Second,
recovery
composition
varies
across
all
life
form
groups;
forb's
recovered
faster
over
forms.
Third,
protection
alters
trees/shrubs
climbers
graminoids.
Non‐protected
areas
exhibit
higher
trees/shrubs,
climbers.
Graminoid
quicker
sites
unprotected
ones.
Since
intervals
decreasing
fire‐sensitive
biomes
increasing
fire‐adaptive
biomes,
communities
much
tropics
likely
change
response
exposure
future.
Language: Английский
Coastal Biodiversity Assessment Aided by Citizen Science Volunteers: A Look at the Italian Central Adriatic
Land,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(11), P. 2023 - 2023
Published: Nov. 6, 2023
Coastal
ecosystems,
encompassing
land
and
marine
environments
hosting
substantial
biodiversity,
are
among
the
most
threatened
worldwide.
The
European
Habitats
Directive
prioritises
coastal
habitats
species,
requiring
legislative,
direct
protection,
monitoring,
informational
measures.
Accurate
habitat
species
monitoring
is
crucial
to
conservation
efforts,
yet
biodiversity
research
in
complex,
ever-changing
like
areas
difficult.
Citizen
Science
may
bridge
assessment
eco-friendly
by
incorporating
non-scientists
into
data
collection
for
scientists
stakeholders.
A
approach
supported
a
dedicated
iNaturalist
project
(called
Wild
Coast
CASCADE)
was
implemented
obtain
complete
framework
that
includes
observations
of
many
taxa
terrestrial,
aquatic,
transitional
dynamic
Central
Italian
Adriatic
coast.
We
explored
gathered
focusing
on
IUCN
Red
List
concern,
non-native
species.
Between
2020
2023,
we
collected
3784
records
covering
742
with
81%
meeting
“research
grade
criteria”,
these
were
retained
subsequent
research.
volunteers
have
291
georeferenced
animal
from
global
List,
51
plant
14
indicators
presence
Conservation
Concern,
44
plants
animals.
Our
results
provide
evidence
citizen
projects
can
effectively
assist
coastal–marine
They
also
underline
potential
emphasize
importance
public
engagement
efforts.
Language: Английский
Postfire biodiversity database for eastern Iberia
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Dec. 6, 2023
In
the
summer
of
2012,
two
fires
affected
Mediterranean
ecosystems
in
eastern
Iberian
Peninsula.
The
size
these
was
at
extreme
historical
variability
(megafires).
Animals
are
traditionally
assumed
to
recolonize
from
source
populations
outside
burned
area
(exogenous
regeneration)
while
plants
recover
endogenous
regeneration
(resprouting
and
seeding).
However,
there
is
increasing
evidence
situ
fire
survival
animals.
To
evaluate
effect
large-scale
on
biodiversity
mechanism
recovery,
2013,
we
set
up
12
plots
per
fire,
covering
vegetation
different
distances
perimeter
unburned
vegetation.
each
plot,
followed
postfire
recovery
arthropods,
reptiles
(including
some
their
parasites),
for
2
5
years.
Here
present
resulting
database
(POSTDIV)
taxon
abundance.
POSTDIV
totals
19,906
records
457
arthropod
taxa
(113,681
individuals),
reptile
(503
4
parasites
(234
518
plant
(cover-abundance).
We
provide
examples
R
language
query
database.
Language: Английский