Fire is a complex physical and ecological process and one that has dramatically affected
New Zealand's landscapes and ecosystems in the post-settlement era. Prior to human …

Summary 1 This account reviews information on all aspects of the biology of bracken
Pteridium (mainly aquilinum ssp. aquilinum) that are relevant to understanding its ecological …

Humans have altered natural patterns of fire for millennia, but the impact of human-set fires
is thought to have been slight in wet closed-canopy forests. In the South Island of New …

Extinctions have altered island ecosystems throughout the late Quaternary. Here, we review
the main historic drivers of extinctions on islands, patterns in extinction chronologies …

Fire is an important ecological disturbance in vegetated ecosystems across the globe, and
also has considerable impacts on human infrastructure. Vegetation flammability is a key …

Deforestation associated with the initial settlement of New Zealand is a dramatic example of
how humans can alter landscapes through fire. However, evidence linking early human …

In most parts of the world where people have colonized and modified their landscapes for
several millennia or more, it is often difficult to discriminate anthropogenic burning from …

Human-caused forest transitions are documented worldwide, especially during periods
when land use by dense agriculturally-based populations intensified. However, the rate at …

At the time of M āori settlement, ca. 750 years ago, N ew Z ealand's ecosystems experienced
catastrophic change, including the introduction of fire to ignition‐limited ecosystems and the …

Andisols are soils that typically form in loose volcanic ejecta (tephra) such as volcanic ash,
cinders, or pumice. They are characterized by andic properties that include physical …