A pan-tropical cascade of fire driven by El Niño/Southern Oscillation

Y Chen, DC Morton, N Andela, GR Van Der Werf… - Nature climate …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has a pronounced influence on year-to-
year variations in climate. The response of fires to this forcing is complex and has not been …

National and regional determinants of tropical deforestation in Colombia

D Armenteras, E Cabrera, N Rodríguez… - Regional Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
Global tropical deforestation continues to occur at high rates despite political attention.
National-level forest baselines are being established all over the world to guide the …

Where did the fires burn in Peloponnisos, Greece the summer of 2007? Evidence for a synergy of fuel and weather

N Koutsias, M Arianoutsou, AS Kallimanis… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to explore the burning pattern of the catastrophic wildfires that
occurred in Peloponnisos, southern Greece, in 2007. These fires caused the loss of 67 lives …

Forest fragmentation and edge influence on fire occurrence and intensity under different management types in Amazon forests

D Armenteras, TM González, J Retana - Biological conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
The ecological characteristics of forest edges have been intensively studied in the Amazon
region, but the occurrence and intensity of fires as large-scale edge effects are less well …

Regional air quality impact of northern South America biomass burning emissions

JF Mendez-Espinosa, LC Belalcazar… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomass burning emissions have a substantial impact on regional air quality and climate.
The region of Amazonia in South America has long been identified as one of the largest …

[HTML][HTML] Incendios en ecosistemas del norte de Suramérica: avances en la ecología del fuego tropical en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú

D Armenteras, TM González, O Vargas Ríos… - Caldasia, 2020 - scielo.org.co
Los ecosistemas tropicales albergan una gran parte de la biodiversidad mundial ya pesar
de ello están siendo transformados por el cambio de uso de la tierra a un ritmo sin …

Human and biophysical drivers of fires in Semiarid Chaco mountains of Central Argentina

JP Argañaraz, GG Pizarro, M Zak, MA Landi… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Fires are a recurrent disturbance in Semiarid Chaco mountains of central Argentina. The
interaction of multiple factors generates variable patterns of fire occurrence in space and …

Climate change, forest fires, and territorial dynamics in the Amazon rainforest: an integrated analysis for mitigation strategies

N Celis, A Casallas, EA Lopez-Barrera… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent times have witnessed wildfires causing harm to both ecological communities and
urban–rural regions, underscoring the necessity to comprehend wildfire triggers and assess …

Landscape dynamics in northwestern Amazonia: an assessment of pastures, fire and illicit crops as drivers of tropical deforestation

D Armenteras, N Rodríguez, J Retana - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Many studies have identified drivers of deforestation throughout the tropics and, in most
cases, have recognised differences in the level of threat. However, only a few have also …

Fire foci related to rainfall and biomes of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

JF de Oliveira-Junior, PE Teodoro… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The state of Mato Grosso do Sul (SMS), located in the Midwest of Brazil, is devoid of
climatological studies, mainly on the characterization of rainfall regime and producers' …