Fire is an integral component of the Earth system that will critically affect how terrestrial
carbon budgets and living systems respond to climate change. Paleo and observational …

Drawing on the recent synthesis of Australian palaeoclimate by the OZ-INTIMATE group
(Reeves et al., 2013a), we consider the effects of climate systems on past human settlement …

The location, timing, spatial extent, and frequency of wildfires are changing rapidly in many
parts of the world, producing substantial impacts on ecosystems, people, and potentially …

Plant communities are largely reshaped by climate and the environment over millennia,
providing a powerful tool for understanding their response to future climates. Using a …

At the time of European arrival on the Australian continent, sophisticated Indigenous
societies practiced land management across Australia's extensive tropical savannahs. Fire …

In the mid-1950s Western Desert of Australia, Aboriginal populations were in decline as
families left for ration depots, cattle stations, and mission settlements. In the context of …

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 …

Wildfires are an integral part of most terrestrial ecosystems. Paleofire records composed of
charcoal, soot, and other combustion products deposited in lake and marine sediments …

Mitigating climate change while safeguarding biodiversity and livelihoods is a major
challenge. However, rampant afforestation threatens biodiversity and livelihoods, with …

Conservation is often operationalized as a minimization of human intervention in nature.
However, many social-ecological systems depend on human interventions to maintain …