Limits to post‐fire vegetation recovery under climate change
Record‐breaking fire seasons in many regions across the globe raise important questions
about plant community responses to shifting fire regimes (ie, changing fire frequency …
about plant community responses to shifting fire regimes (ie, changing fire frequency …
Learning to coexist with wildfire
The impacts of escalating wildfire in many regions—the lives and homes lost, the expense of
suppression and the damage to ecosystem services—necessitate a more sustainable …
suppression and the damage to ecosystem services—necessitate a more sustainable …
Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change
Fire activity in Australia is strongly affected by high inter-annual climate variability and
extremes. Through changes in the climate, anthropogenic climate change has the potential …
extremes. Through changes in the climate, anthropogenic climate change has the potential …
Unprecedented burn area of Australian mega forest fires
MM Boer, V Resco de Dios, RA Bradstock - Nature Climate Change, 2020 - nature.com
To the Editor—Between September 2019 and early January 2020, around 5.8 million
hectares of mainly temperate broadleaf forest were burned in New South Wales (NSW) and …
hectares of mainly temperate broadleaf forest were burned in New South Wales (NSW) and …
The 2019/2020 mega-fires exposed Australian ecosystems to an unprecedented extent of high-severity fire
Extreme fire seasons characterised by very large'mega-fires' have demonstrably increased
area burnt across forested regions globally. However, the effect of extreme fire seasons on …
area burnt across forested regions globally. However, the effect of extreme fire seasons on …
Global increase in wildfire risk due to climate‐driven declines in fuel moisture
There is mounting concern that global wildfire activity is shifting in frequency, intensity, and
seasonality in response to climate change. Fuel moisture provides a powerful means of …
seasonality in response to climate change. Fuel moisture provides a powerful means of …
Disruption of cultural burning promotes shrub encroachment and unprecedented wildfires
Recent catastrophic fires in Australia and North America have raised broad‐scale questions
about how the cessation of Indigenous burning practices has impacted fuel accumulation …
about how the cessation of Indigenous burning practices has impacted fuel accumulation …
Warmer and drier conditions have increased the potential for large and severe fire seasons across south‐eastern Australia
Abstract Aim The aims were:(1) to identify the environmental drivers of interannual variation
in wildfire extent and severity;(2) to examine temporal trends in climatic potential for large …
in wildfire extent and severity;(2) to examine temporal trends in climatic potential for large …
The severity and extent of the Australia 2019–20 Eucalyptus forest fires are not the legacy of forest management
DMJS Bowman, GJ Williamson, RK Gibson… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
The 2019–20 wildfires in eastern Australia presented a globally important opportunity to
evaluate the respective roles of climatic drivers and natural and anthropogenic disturbances …
evaluate the respective roles of climatic drivers and natural and anthropogenic disturbances …
Megafire‐induced interval squeeze threatens vegetation at landscape scales
Wildfires in 2019–2020 broke global records for extent and severity, affirming the arrival of
the megafire era. Frequent megafires reflect changes to fire regimes that can negatively …
the megafire era. Frequent megafires reflect changes to fire regimes that can negatively …