Australian Zoologist,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
42(2), С. 643 - 653
Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2022
ABSTRACT
The
2021
annual
forum
of
the
Royal
Zoological
Society
NSW
raked
over
ashes
unprecedented
“Black
Summer”
bushfires
2019–2020
in
eastern
and
southern
Australia
to
assess
how
forest
ecosystems
their
constituent
fauna
had
fared.
This
paper
provides
an
overview
21
studies
that
were
presented
at
forum,
now
as
papers
this
theme
edition
Australian
Zoologist.
All
authors
unanimous
agreement
about
unparalleled
extent
severity
fires
magnitude
ecological
impacts.
Whereas
much
focus
was
on
vertebrates,
significant
research
also
carried
out
a
diverse
range
invertebrate
taxa.
groups
found
different
taxa
respond
variably
fire
emphasised
difficulties
judging
full
impact
due
taxonomic
impediments.
An
underlying
almost
all
long-term
broad-scale
monitoring
faunal
habitats
is
essential
if
we
are
build
robust
understanding
animals
fire,
turn
managers
can
mitigate
impacts
future.
Such
will
need
incorporate
effects
other
disturbance
factors,
such
habitat
fragmentation,
drought,
salvage
logging
longwall
mining,
interact
with
trial
new
methods
track
assist
cope
changing
regimes.
Several
advocated
use
novel
emerging
technologies
achieve
better
fauna,
while
others
proposed
mapping
large
scale,
well
micro-refuges,
maximise
resilience,
or
supplementary
resources
nest
boxes
artificial
roosts
replace
those
lost
fires.
We
concur
critically
important
way
protect
manage
our
native
through
expanded
sustained
programs,
by
making
key
results
available
policy
makers
via
peer-reviewed
publication.
Nature,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
635(8040), С. 898 - 905
Опубликована: Ноя. 13, 2024
With
large
wildfires
becoming
more
frequent1,2,
we
must
rapidly
learn
how
megafires
impact
biodiversity
to
prioritize
mitigation
and
improve
policy.
A
key
challenge
is
discover
interactions
among
fire-regime
components,
drought
land
tenure
shape
wildfire
impacts.
The
globally
unprecedented3,4
2019–2020
Australian
burnt
than
10
million
hectares5,
prompting
major
investment
in
monitoring.
Collated
data
include
responses
of
2,000
taxa,
providing
an
unparalleled
opportunity
quantify
affect
biodiversity.
We
reveal
that
the
largest
effects
on
plants
animals
were
areas
with
frequent
or
recent
past
fires
within
extensively
areas.
Areas
at
high
severity,
outside
protected
under
extreme
also
had
larger
effects.
included
declines
increases
after
fire,
rainforests
by
mammals.
Our
results
implicate
species
interactions,
dispersal
extent
situ
survival
as
mechanisms
underlying
fire
responses.
Building
resilience
into
these
ecosystems
depends
reducing
recurrence,
including
rapid
suppression
frequently
burnt.
Defending
wet
ecosystems,
expanding
considering
localized
could
contribute.
While
countermeasures
can
help
mitigate
impacts
megafires,
reversing
anthropogenic
climate
change
remains
urgent
broad-scale
solution.
Data
collected
from
taxa
provide
biodiversity,
revealing
Annual Review of Environment and Resources,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
48(1), С. 207 - 235
Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2023
Fire
is
an
integral
part
of
the
Earth
System
and
humans
have
skillfully
used
fire
for
millennia.
Yet
human
activities
are
scaling
up
reinforcing
each
other
in
ways
that
reshaping
patterns
across
planet.
We
review
these
changes
using
concept
regime,
which
describes
timing,
location,
type
fires.
then
explore
consequences
regime
on
biological,
chemical,
physical
processes
sustain
life
Earth.
Anthropogenic
drivers
such
as
climate
change,
land
use,
invasive
species
shifting
regimes
creating
environments
unlike
any
humanity
has
previously
experienced.
Although
exposure
to
extreme
wildfire
events
increasing,
we
highlight
how
knowledge
can
be
mobilized
achieve
a
wide
range
goals,
from
reducing
carbon
emissions
promoting
biodiversity
well-being.
A
perspective
critical
navigating
toward
sustainable
future—a
better
Anthropocene.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
380(1924)
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Novel
fire
regimes
are
emerging
worldwide
and
pose
substantial
challenges
to
biodiversity
conservation.
Addressing
these
mitigating
their
impacts
on
will
require
developing
a
wide
range
of
management
practices.
In
this
paper,
we
leverage
research
across
taxa,
ecosystems
continents
highlight
strategies
for
applying
knowledge
in
First,
define
novel
outline
different
practices
contemporary
landscapes
from
parts
the
world.
Next,
synthesize
recent
use
biodiversity,
provide
decision-making
framework
conservation
under
regimes.
We
recommend
that
preserving
should
consider
both
social
ecological
factors,
iterative
learning
informed
by
effective
monitoring,
testing
new
actions.
An
integrated
approach
about
help
navigate
complexities
preserve
rapidly
changing
This
article
is
part
theme
issue
‘Novel
climate
changes
human
influences:
impacts,
ecosystem
responses
feedbacks’.
Wildfires
threaten
human
health,
economies
and
the
environment.
Fuel
management
is
a
core
activity
of
land
managers
to
reduce
detrimental
impacts
wildfires.
Land
also
seek
conserve
biodiversity
within
their
fuel
programs.
We
sought
understand
how
could
be
implemented
achieve
fire
risk
reduction
conservation
in
same
landscape.
Specifically,
we
asked:
(1)
what
vegetation
attributes
are
desirable
for
wildfire
conservation,
they
compatible?
(2)
combinations
actions
both
objectives?
used
structured
decision-making
with
23
stakeholders
from
eight
organisations
elicit
means
objectives
dry
eucalypt
forests
woodlands.
Vegetation
identified
as
were
often
compatible
those
desired
suggesting
Workshop
participants
selected
prescribed
burning
action,
specifically,
mixed
severity,
patchy
burns
conservation.
Predator
control,
habitat
creation
revegetation
coupled
mechanical
treatments
improve
outcomes
biodiversity.
There
was
uncertainty
around
likelihood
success
most
actions,
highlighting
need
adaptive
test
refine
over
time.
Overall,
allowed
integration
range
stakeholder
perspectives
into
development
multi-objective
pathways.
This
approach
forms
basis
designing
more
socially
acceptable
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
380(1924)
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Ecological
effects
of
changing
fire
regimes
are
well
documented
for
plant
and
animal
populations,
but
less
is
known
about
how
influences,
influenced
by,
specialized
plant–animal
interactions.
In
this
review,
we
identified
mutualistic
(pollination,
seed
dispersal
food
provision),
commensal
(habitat
provision)
antagonistic
(seed
predation,
herbivory
parasitism)
interactions
from
fire-prone
ecosystems.
We
focused
on
where
a
single
genus
depended
one
to
two
genera
in
family
or
animal.
categorized
the
partner’s
post-fire
reproductive
mode
assess
likely
outcome
ecological
functions
provided
by
these
Traits
underlying
specialization
ecosystems
plants
were:
mode,
time
maturity,
morphology
phenology;
and,
animals:
dispersal,
organs,
nesting
egg
deposition
substrates,
consumption
behaviours
pollinator
behaviours.
Finally,
number
cases
stabilizing
feedbacks
maintained
under
natural
regimes.
Potential
reinforcing
were
also
identified,
more
happen
abruptly
result
collapse
partnership,
partner
switching.
Our
synthesis
reveals
regime
changes
impact
fire-dependent
specialist
potentially
drive
eco-evolutionary
dynamics
globally.
This
article
part
theme
issue
‘Novel
climate
human
influences:
impacts,
ecosystem
responses
feedbacks’.
Biological Conservation,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
283, С. 110021 - 110021
Опубликована: Май 16, 2023
Catastrophic
megafires
can
increase
extinction
risks;
identifying
species
priorities
for
management
and
policy
support
is
critical
preparing
responding
to
future
fires.
However,
empirical
data
on
population
loss
recovery
post-fire,
especially
megafire,
are
limited
taxonomically
biased.
These
gaps
could
be
bridged
if
species'
morphological,
behavioural,
ecological
life
history
traits
indicated
their
fire
responses.
Using
expert
elicitation
that
estimated
changes
following
the
2019–20
Australian
142
terrestrial
aquatic
animal
(from
every
vertebrate
class,
one
invertebrate
group),
we
examined
whether
estimates
of
fire-related
mortality,
mortality
in
year
trajectories
over
10
years/three
generations
were
related
traits.
Expert
lower
potentially
flee
or
shelter
from
fire,
associated
with
fire-prone
habitats.
Post-fire
linked
diet,
diet
specialisation,
home
range
size,
susceptibility
introduced
herbivores
damage
compete
resources.
Longer-term
diet/habitat
species;
slower
histories
shorter
subadult
dispersal
distances
also
had
estimates.
Across
groups,
experts
was
poorest
pre-fire
decline
more
threatened
conservation
status.
Sustained
likely
needed
recover
habitat
specialisations,
histories,
pre-existing
declines
statuses.
This
study
shows
help
inform
before
after
megafires,
but
further
response
essential.
Context
The
decline
of
the
greater
bilby
(Macrotis
lagotis),
or
Ngarlgumirdi
(Yawuru),
like
other
critical-weight
range
Australian
mammals,
is
believed
to
be
primarily
due
synergetic
impacts
predation
by
feral
cats
and
foxes,
habitat
disturbance
caused
large
introduced
herbivores,
increases
in
frequency
intensity
wildfires.
Although
it
has
been
demonstrated
that
low-intensity
prescribed
burning
mosaics
some
habitats
have
potential
benefit
including
Ngarlgumirdi,
creating
with
sufficient
vegetation
cover,
contributions
specific
fire-mosaic
attributes
persistence
remain
unclear.Aims
To
elucidate
on
occupancy
Dampier
Peninsula.Methods
We
used
2-ha
sign-plot
data
collected
four
Indigenous
Ranger
groups,
combination
20years
satellite-derived
fire-history
information
investigate
multiscale
fire
(Felis
catus)
Peninsula
West
Kimberley
region,
a
large,
unfenced
landscape
most
fire-prone
section
Ngarlgumirdi's
current
range.Key
results
found
was
more
common
areas
had
higher
proportion
not
burnt
for
at
least
3years,
whereas
were
less
prevalent
these
areas.
Similarly,
likely
occur
landscapes
affected
frequent
fires,
there.Conclusions
Our
findings
highlighted
importance
decreasing
increasing
extent
long-unburnt
(>3years)
preserving
mitigating
ecological
damage
inflicted
cats.
Findings
consistent
across
spatial
scales
(1-,
3-,
5-
10-km
radius
from
each
monitoring
site).Implications
These
management
increase
native
species
resilience
absence
direct
cat
control
methods.
Further,
they
support
recent
cross-tenure
initiative
led
Traditional
Owners
implement
aims
reduce
high-severity
wildfires
Peninsula.
Conservation Biology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
37(4)
Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2023
Abstract
Fire
has
shaped
ecological
communities
worldwide
for
millennia,
but
impacts
of
fire
on
individual
species
are
often
poorly
understood.
We
performed
a
meta‐analysis
to
predict
which
traits,
habitat,
or
study
variables
and
characteristics
affect
how
mammal
respond
fire.
modeled
effect
sizes
measures
population
abundance
occupancy
as
function
various
combinations
these
traits
with
phylogenetic
least
squares
regression.
Nine
115
(7.83%)
returned
statistically
significant
sizes,
suggesting
most
mammals
resilient
The
top‐ranked
model
predicted
negative
impact
lower
reproductive
rates,
regardless
type
(estimate
=
–0.68),
positive
burrowing
in
prescribed
fires
1.46)
not
wildfires,
average
return
interval
wildfires
0.93)
fires.
If
species’
International
Union
Conservation
Nature
Red
List
assessment
includes
known
possible
threat,
the
was
negatively
wildfire
relative
–2.84).
These
findings
provide
evidence
experts’
abilities
whether
is
threat
ability
managers
meet
needs
fire‐threatened
through
Where
empirical
data
lacking,
our
methods
basis
predicting
responses
thus
can
guide
conservation
actions
interventions
communities.
Biological Conservation,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
291, С. 110501 - 110501
Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2024
The
interacting
threats
of
invasive
predators
and
fire
are
key
conservation
issues
for
many
species
globally,
yet
few
options
available
to
mitigate
these
threats.
We
tested
how
small
vertebrates
in
post-fire
environments
responded
the
provision
artificial
refuges
designed
provide
protection
from
two
globally
significant
predators—the
feral
cat
European
red
fox.
undertook
control-impact
camera
trapping
experiments
three
Australian
ecoregions
(Temperate,
Arid,
Mediterranean),
after
both
prescribed
burns
wildfires.
fitted
GLMMs
test
following
predictions:
(1)
mammals
birds
that
nest
forage
structurally
dense
vegetation
will
exhibit
higher
activity
inside
refuges;
(2)
reptiles
not
be
due
sheltering
thermoregulatory
preferences;
(3)
as
recovers
predation
risk
decreases
through
time,
vertebrate
outside
increase
while
decline.
found
were
used
by
a
range
post-fire,
with
56
species/groups
recorded
refuges.
As
predicted,
several
ground-dwelling
was
Contrary
our
second
third
predictions,
reptile
generally
typically
increased
time
This
approach
may
have
potential
management
tool;
however,
further
research
should
include
testing
effect
on
population
persistence
under
different
environmental
conditions,
(e.g.,
severity,
patterns
drought)
before
widespread
implementation
is
considered.
Biodiversidade Brasileira,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
14(4), С. 169 - 182
Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2025
Em
2020,
incêndios
em
vegetação
queimaram
aproximadamente
40
mil
hectares
e
mataram
17
milhões
de
vertebrados.
Esse
evento
catastrófico,
caracterizado
pelo
comportamento
extremo
do
fogo
facilitado
pela
combinação
matéria
orgânica
acumulada
seca
prolongada,
evidenciou
tanto
a
vulnerabilidade
ecossistema
pantaneiro
frente
aos
sazonais
quanto
necessidade
um
entendimento
mais
amplo
sobre
seus
possíveis
efeitos
na
biodiversidade
local
nas
dinâmicas
ecossistêmicas.
Este
estudo
explora
dos
mamíferos
Pantanal
vegetação,
com
foco
características
ecológicas
sua
relação
o
distribuição
espacial
das
espécies.
Foram
revisados
2.868
estudos
publicados
desde
1938,
abarcando
cinco
ordens
mamíferos:
Artiodactyla,
Carnivora,
Didelphimorphia,
Rodentia
Perissodactyla.
As
análises
revelaram
aumento
significativo
pesquisas
ao
fogo,
particularmente
carnívoros,
partir
ano
2000.
estudadas
incluem
preferência
habitat,
tamanho
corpóreo
dieta,
enquanto
outros
aspectos
críticos
para
entender
sensibilidade
receberam
menos
atenção,
como
época
reprodutiva,
mobilidade,
social
corpóreo.
Nossos
resultados
ressaltaram
uma
sazonalidade
marcada
ocorrência
2019-2020
especialização
habitat
entre
as
espécies
Pantanal,
sobreposição
preocupante
os
desses
anos
várias
espécies,
que
pode
influenciar
declínio
da
abundância
distribuição.
Os
apontam
esforços
conservação
imediatos,
alvo
habitat-chave
abordagens
manejo
direcionadas
mitigar
impactos
fauna,
geograficamente
restritas.
Também
indicam
maior
equilíbrio
no
diferentes
táxons
fim
plenamente
funções
vulnerabilidades
frequência
intensidade
bioma
Pantanal.