Global and regional trends and drivers of fire under climate change
Recent wildfire outbreaks around the world have prompted concern that climate change is
increasing fire incidence, threatening human livelihood and biodiversity, and perpetuating …
increasing fire incidence, threatening human livelihood and biodiversity, and perpetuating …
Vegetation fires in the Anthropocene
Vegetation fires are an essential component of the Earth system but can also cause
substantial economic losses, severe air pollution, human mortality and environmental …
substantial economic losses, severe air pollution, human mortality and environmental …
People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years
EC Ellis, N Gauthier… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Archaeological and paleoecological evidence shows that by 10,000 BCE, all human
societies employed varying degrees of ecologically transformative land use practices …
societies employed varying degrees of ecologically transformative land use practices …
Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene
BACKGROUND Fire has shaped the diversity of life on Earth for millions of years. Variation
in fire regimes continues to be a source of biodiversity across the globe, and many plants …
in fire regimes continues to be a source of biodiversity across the globe, and many plants …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding Brazil's catastrophic fires: Causes, consequences and policy needed to prevent future tragedies
Brazil has experienced unprecedented wildfires in the last decade. Images of immense
burnt areas or dead animals that failed to escape the 2020 wildfires have shocked the world …
burnt areas or dead animals that failed to escape the 2020 wildfires have shocked the world …
Global acceleration in rates of vegetation change over the past 18,000 years
Global vegetation over the past 18,000 years has been transformed first by the climate
changes that accompanied the last deglaciation and again by increasing human pressures; …
changes that accompanied the last deglaciation and again by increasing human pressures; …
Fire as a fundamental ecological process: Research advances and frontiers
Fire is a powerful ecological and evolutionary force that regulates organismal traits,
population sizes, species interactions, community composition, carbon and nutrient cycling …
population sizes, species interactions, community composition, carbon and nutrient cycling …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of Australia's catastrophic 2019/20 bushfire season on communities and environment. Retrospective analysis and current trends
Abstract 2019/20 Australia's bushfire season (Black Summer fires) occurred during a period
of record breaking temperatures and extremely low rainfall. To understand the impact of …
of record breaking temperatures and extremely low rainfall. To understand the impact of …
Land use and ecological change: A 12,000-year history
EC Ellis - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Human use of land has been transforming Earth's ecology for millennia. From hunting and
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk
The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is the area where houses and wildland vegetation meet
or intermingle, and where wildfire problems are most pronounced. Here we report that the …
or intermingle, and where wildfire problems are most pronounced. Here we report that the …