Principles of fire ecology
Fire Ecology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
20(1)
Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2024
Abstract
Fire
ecology
is
a
complex
discipline
that
can
only
be
understood
by
integrating
biological,
physical,
and
social
sciences.
The
science
of
fire
explores
wildland
fire’s
mechanisms
effects
across
all
scales
time
space.
However,
the
lack
defined,
organizing
concepts
in
dilutes
its
collective
impact
on
knowledge
management
decision-making
makes
vulnerable
to
misunderstanding
misappropriation.
has
matured
as
deserves
an
enunciation
unique
emergent
principles
organization.
Most
scientific
disciplines
have
established
theories,
laws,
been
tested,
debated,
adopted
discipline’s
practitioners.
Such
reflect
consensus
current
knowledge,
guide
methodology
interpretation,
expose
gaps
coherent
structured
way.
In
this
manuscript,
we
introduce
five
comprehensive
define
produced
provide
framework
support
continued
development
discipline.
Язык: Английский
Detection of Airborne Coccidioides Spores Using Lightweight Portable Air Samplers Affixed to Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in California’s Central Valley
Environmental Science & Technology Letters,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025
Coccidioidomycosis
is
an
emerging
fungal
infection
caused
by
inhalation
of
Coccidioides
spp.
spores.
While
airborne
dispersal
critical
to
transmission,
limited
recovery
the
pathogen
from
air
has
hindered
understanding
aerosolization
and
transport
Here,
we
examine
uncrewed
aircraft
systems
(UAS)
with
portable,
active
samplers
as
a
novel
means
capturing
aerosolized
characterizing
emissions
exposure
risk.
We
sampled
in
September
2023
eastern
San
Luis
Obispo
County,
California,
area
confirmed
immitis
soils.
completed
41
20
min
flights
across
14
sites
using
UAS
equipped
8
L/min
bioaerosol
sampler
low-cost
particulate
matter
sensor.
source
soils
under
ambient
conditions
one
at
1-10
m
above
ground
level,
simulated
high-dust
event
two
UAS,
<2
height
5-12
m.
detected
DNA
2
samples
(4.9%),
both
representing
highest
known
detection.
Spatially
explicit
UAS-based
sampling
could
enhance
aerobiology
enable
detection
hard-to-reach
or
hazardous
masses,
including
dust
storms
wildfire
smoke.
Язык: Английский
Evidence for Wildland Fire Smoke Transport of Microbes From Terrestrial Sources to the Atmosphere and Back
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
129(9)
Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024
Abstract
Smoke
from
wildland
fires
contains
more
diverse,
viable
microbes
than
typical
ambient
air,
yet
little
is
known
about
the
sources
and
sinks
of
smoke‐borne
microorganisms.
Data
molecular‐based
surveys
suggest
that
microorganisms
originate
material
associated
with
vegetation
underlying
soils
becomes
aerosolized
during
combustion,
however,
in
smoke
have
not
been
experimentally
assessed.
To
elucidate
this
link,
we
studied
high‐intensity
forest
Fishlake
National
Forest,
Utah,
USA
applied
source‐sink
modeling
to
assemblages
16S
ribosomal
RNA
(rRNA)
gene
sequences
recovered
samples
smoke,
vegetation,
soil.
Our
results
70%
bacterial
taxa
originated
local
aspen
(
Populus
tremuloides
)
(33%)
soil
(37%)
communities.
In
comparison,
42%
bacteria
air
sampled
prior
could
be
attributed
these
terrestrial
sources.
When
were
modeled
as
communities,
they
contributed
an
average
25%
versus
estimated
contribution
<4%
air.
provide
support
for
role
fire
dispersal
working
hypothesis
environmental
reservoir
receiving
ecosystems.
Язык: Английский
Dispersal of microbes from grassland fire smoke to soils
The ISME Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
18(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Generating fuel consumption maps on prescribed fire experiments from airborne laser scanning
International Journal of Wildland Fire,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
33(8)
Опубликована: Авг. 5, 2024
Background
Characterisation
of
fuel
consumption
provides
critical
insights
into
fire
behaviour,
effects,
and
emissions.
Stand-replacing
prescribed
experiments
in
central
Utah
offered
an
opportunity
to
generate
estimates
coordination
with
other
research
efforts.
Aims
We
sought
maps
using
pre-
post-fire
airborne
laser
scanning
(ALS)
ground
measurements
test
the
spatial
transferability
ALS-derived
models.
Methods
Using
random
forest
(RF),
we
empirically
modelled
load
estimated
from
differences.
used
cross-validation
assess
RF
model
performance
transferability.
Key
results
Consumption
for
overstory
fuels
were
more
precise
accurate
than
subcanopy
fuels.
Transferring
models
provide
areas
without
training
data
resulted
loss
precision
accuracy.
Conclusions
Fuel
produced
are
available
researchers
who
collected
coincident
emissions
data.
The
accuracy
these
vary
by
type.
Transferability
novel
depends
on
user’s
tolerance
error.
Implications
This
study
fills
a
need
broader
set
efforts
linking
Язык: Английский
Autoimmune Diseases Following Environmental Disasters: A Narrative Review of the Literature
Healthcare,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(17), С. 1767 - 1767
Опубликована: Сен. 4, 2024
Environmental
disasters
are
extreme
environmental
processes
such
as
earthquakes,
volcanic
eruptions,
landslides,
tsunamis,
floods,
cyclones,
storms,
wildfires
and
droughts
that
the
consequences
of
climate
crisis
due
to
human
intervention
in
environment.
Their
effects
on
health
have
alarmed
global
scientific
community.
Among
them,
autoimmune
diseases,
a
heterogeneous
group
disorders,
increased
dramatically
many
parts
world,
likely
result
changes
our
exposure
factors.
However,
only
limited
number
studies
attempted
discover
analyze
complex
association
between
diseases.
This
narrative
review
has
therefore
tried
fill
this
gap.
First
all,
activation
pathways
autoimmunity
after
been
analyzed.
It
also
shown
wildfires,
desert
dust
storms
eruptions
may
damage
induce
responses
inhaled
PM2.5,
mainly
through
oxidative
stress
pathways,
pro-inflammatory
cytokines
epithelial
barrier
damage.
In
addition,
it
heat
stress,
addition
increasing
cytokines,
disrupt
intestinal
barrier,
thereby
its
permeability
toxins
pathogens
or
inducing
epigenetic
changes.
toxic
elements
accelerate
progressive
destruction
myelin,
which
potentially
trigger
multiple
sclerosis.
The
diverse
mechanisms
by
vector-borne,
water-,
food-,
rodent-borne
diseases
often
follow
described.
post-disaster
onset
worsening
disease
demonstrated.
Given
all
above,
rapid
restoration
services
mitigate
flare-up
conditions
is
critical.
Язык: Английский
Cross-cutting research and future directions under the GAPS networks
Environmental Science Advances,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
3(6), С. 798 - 807
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
The
GAPs
networks
are
engaging
in
cross-cutting
studies
across
fields
of
science
and
policy
to
address
future
challenges.
Язык: Английский
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Coordinated Data Collection for Wildland Fire Science: the Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment (FASMEE)
IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 2588 - 2592
Опубликована: Июль 7, 2024
Язык: Английский
Detection of airborneCoccidioidesspores using lightweight portable air samplers affixed to uncrewed aircraft systems in California's Central Valley
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 2, 2024
Coccidioidomycosis
is
an
emerging
fungal
infection
caused
by
inhalation
of
Язык: Английский