Fire has always been a driving factor of life on Earth. Now that mankind has definitely joined
the other environmental forces in shaping the planet, lots of species are threatened by …

Climate change, unpredictable dry spells and human population growth are expected to
increase the frequency of forest fires. Forest fires induce damage on soil ecosystems and …

The ecosystem response to fire is often linked to fire severity and recurrence, with potentially
large consequences on both aboveground and below–ground processes. Understanding …

The overall effects of fire on ecosystems are complex, ranging from the reduction or
elimination of aboveground biomass to impacts on belowground physical, chemical and …

The post-fire soil faunal communities are formed both by animals having survived the fire
and by colonizers from the surrounding landscape. The relative impact of these processes is …

Fire affects entire ecosystems–their flora, fauna, the atmosphere and soil. Research on the
effects of fire to date has focussed primarily on the former three, whereas effects on the soil …

Fire and Ecosystems focuses on a number of aspects of fire ecology. This book deals
separately with both harmful and beneficial effects of fire on soils, soil organisms, animals …

Background Fire is an important driver of ecosystem dynamics worldwide. However,
knowledge on broad-scale patterns of ecosystem and organism responses to fires is still …

Many physical, chemical, mineralogical, and biological soil properties can be affected by
forest fires. The effects are chiefly a result of burn severity, which consists of peak …

Global fire regimes are shifting due to climate and land use changes. Understanding the
responses of belowground communities to fire is key to predicting changes in the ecosystem …