Ecosystems are dynamic systems with complex responses to environmental variation. In
response to pervasive stressors of changing climate and disturbance regimes, many …

Fire has been an ecosystem process since plants colonized land over 400 million years ago.
Many diverse traits provide a fitness benefit following fires, and these adaptive traits vary …

Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this
book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in shaping …

Traits, such as resprouting, serotiny and germination by heat and smoke, are adaptive in fire-
prone environments. However, plants are not adapted to fire per se but to fire regimes …

We live on a flammable planet yet there is little consensus on the origin and evolution of
flammability in our flora. We argue that part of the problem lies in the concept of flammability …

Tropical grasses fuel the majority of fires on Earth. In fire‐prone landscapes, enhanced
flammability may be adaptive for grasses via the maintenance of an open canopy and an …

Forgotten Grasslands of the South is a literary and scientific case study of some of the
biologically richest and most endangered ecosystems in North America. Eminent ecologist …

Fire and herbivory both remove aboveground biomass. Environmental factors determine the
type and intensity of these consumers globally, but the traits of plants can also alter their …

Global change is altering interactions between ecological disturbances. We review
interactions between tropical cyclones and fires that affect woody biomes in many islands …

Fire behavior and effects in forests and woodlands are influenced by surface fuels and
senesced leaf litter in particular. We have known that species exhibit differential flammability …