In case of fire, escape or die: a trait-based approach for identifying animal species threatened by fire

EKL Batista, JEC Figueira, RRC Solar, CS de Azevedo… - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent studies have argued that changes in fire regimes in the 21st century are posing a
major threat to global biodiversity. In this scenario, incorporating species' physiological …

After the 'Black Summer'fires: Faunal responses to megafire depend on fire severity, proportional area burnt and vegetation type

V Miritis, CR Dickman, DG Nimmo… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and human activities have disrupted historical fire regimes, leading to
complex and far‐reaching impacts on global ecosystems. Despite extensive research in fire …

[HTML][HTML] Animal population decline and recovery after severe fire: Relating ecological and life history traits with expert estimates of population impacts from the …

M Ensbey, S Legge, CJ Jolly, ST Garnett… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Catastrophic megafires can increase extinction risks; identifying species priorities for
management and policy support is critical for preparing and responding to future fires …

Multi‐taxon biodiversity responses to the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

SBZ Gorta, CT Callaghan, F Samonte… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Conditions conducive to fires are becoming increasingly common and widespread under
climate change. Recent fire events across the globe have occurred over unprecedented …

Global impacts of fire regimes on wildland bird diversity

F Arrogante-Funes, I Aguado, E Chuvieco - Fire Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Fire is a natural disturbance that significantly impacts ecosystems and plays a
crucial role in the distribution and preservation of biota worldwide. The effects of fires on bird …

Bird Community Traits in Recently Burned and Unburned Parts of the Northeastern Pantanal, Brazil: A Preliminary Approach

KL Schuchmann, K Burs, F de Deus, CZ Fieker… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Although fire is a natural phenomenon in the dynamics of some biomes around the world, it
can threaten the biodiversity of certain ecosystems. Climate change and the expansion of …

Fighting the flames: site-specific effects determine species richness of Australian frogs after fire

BA Mitchell, SBZ Gorta, CT Callaghan… - Wildlife …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Fire has played an integral role in regulating patterns of biodiversity for millions of
years. However, anthropogenic disturbance and climate change has altered fire activity …

Post-fire recovery of Puya raimondii, vegetation and birds in the puna of Huascarán National Park, Perú

ML Suni, GP Vadillo, C Arana, E Jara-Peña… - Journal of Mountain …, 2024 - Springer
A large fire of 233 ha in Huascarán National Park in Peru provided an opportunity to
compare plant and bird responses in burned and nearby unburned zones of the puna …

Another ghost of Gondwana—Progradungula barringtonensis Michalik & Smith, sp. nov., a new species of the relict spider genus Progradungula (Araneae …

P Michalik, HM Smith, G Milledge… - Austral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Odd‐clawed spiders (Gradungulinae), which are considered to be 'living fossils',
are a faunal element of the mesic forests of eastern Australia and the South Island of New …

The impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on Australian birds

ST Garnett, MJ Ensbey, J Lee, RL Boulton… - … Impacts and Lessons …, 2023 - books.google.com
The 2019–20 wildfires were exceptional in their extent and severity (Chapter 2). Moreover,
they represent the most extreme manifestation, to date, of changes in fire severity and size …