Legacy effects of precipitation change: Theories, dynamics, and applications

H Hu, X Liu, Y He, J Feng, Y Xu, J Jing - Journal of Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
The intensification of climate-induced precipitation change poses a dual challenge to
terrestrial ecosystems: immediate effects on their structure and function, coupled with legacy …

Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

DA Driscoll, KJ Macdonald, RK Gibson, TS Doherty… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
With large wildfires becoming more frequent,, we must rapidly learn how megafires impact
biodiversity to prioritize mitigation and improve policy. A key challenge is to discover how …

Disentangling drivers of annual grass invasion: Abiotic susceptibility vs. fire-induced conversion to cheatgrass dominance in the sagebrush biome

AK Urza, DI Board, JB Bradford, JL Brown… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Invasive annual grasses are often facilitated by fire, yet they can become ecologically
dominant in susceptible locations even in the absence of fire. We used an extensive …

Structural heterogeneity predicts ecological resistance and resilience to wildfire in arid shrublands

A Zaiats, ME Cattau, DS Pilliod, R Liu… - Landscape …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives We identified optimal scales to relate structure heterogeneity to ecological
resistance, measured as the impacts of wildfire on canopy structure, and ecological …

Long‐term and landscape impacts of buffel grass on arid plant communities: Ecosystem shifts and acceleration by fire

E Ryan‐Colton, K French, GM Wardle, JL Read… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant invasions drive biodiversity loss, transform ecosystems, and promote positive‐
feedback cycles between invasion and fire. However, the long‐term impacts of invasive …

Evaluation of Heat Shock Effects on Seedling Emergence and Seed Bank Viability in 18 Colombian Dry Forest Species

JD Barras Rodriguez… - Applied Vegetation …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Aim High temperatures during forest fires can cause significant damage to tropical dry forest
areas and alter their ecological stability, particularly by affecting seed viability and seedling …

Local factors mediate climate and land use effects on global fire regimes (2003-2020)

A Mahood, T Tuff, M Cattau, V Iglesias, T Hanson… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Abstract Changes in fire activity challenge policymakers, land managers and the general
public. Burned area (BA) is declining globally, but 81% of BA occurs in just 22 countries, and …

[PDF][PDF] Application of machine learning models to predict potential distribution and risk of potato cyst nematodes (Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida)

Y He - 2023 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), including the golden (yellow) cyst nematode (Globodera
rostochiensis, gPCN) and pale (white) cyst nematode (G. pallida, pPCN), are invasive pests …

[PDF][PDF] Applications of and Barriers to Prescribed Fire for Grassland Management in Saskatchewan

DV Gross - 2023 - harvest.usask.ca
Fire can be a powerful tool for the management and conservation of remaining grasslands in
the northern Great Plains. Extensive modification of northern prairies driven by persistent …