Investigation of the effects of the Greek extreme wildfires of August 2021 on air quality and spectral solar irradiance

A Masoom, I Fountoulakis, S Kazadzis… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
In August 2021, a historic heatwave was recorded in Greece which resulted in extreme
wildfire events that strongly affected the air quality over the city of Athens. Saharan dust was …

[HTML][HTML] Aridity, fire severity and proximity of populations affect the temporal responses of open-habitat birds to wildfires

R Puig-Girones, L Brotons, P Pons - Biological Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
The loss of open habitats in Europe has led to severe declines in birds associated with these
habitats. However, certain ecological disturbances reverse the trend towards afforestation …

Post-fire temporal trends in soil properties and revegetation: Insights from different wildfire severities in the Hengduan Mountains, Southwestern China

Y Yang, X Hu, M Han, K He, B Liu, T Jin, X Cao… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hengduan Mountains are frequently disturbed by high-risk wildfires. However,
insufficient information is available on post-fire temporal trends in soil properties and …

A comprehensive but practical methodology for selecting biological indicators for long-term monitoring

R Puig-Gironès, J Real - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The selection of the many biological indicators described in scientific literature is rarely
based on systematic or clear-cut processes, and often takes into account only a single or …

Long-term NDVI and recent vegetation cover profiles of major offshore island nesting sites of sea turtles in Saudi waters of the northern Arabian Gulf

RH Maneja, JD Miller, W Li, H El-Askary… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vegetation is an important ecological component of offshore islands in the Arabian Gulf
(AG), which maintains long-term resilience of these islands. This is achieved by influencing …

Post-fire habitat relationships for birds differ among ecosystems

FW Rainsford, LT Kelly, SWJ Leonard… - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of how factors such as climate, plant regeneration traits and fire
characteristics influence the rate and pattern of post-fire habitat change is crucial for …

Unburnt refugia support post-fire population recovery of a threatened arboreal marsupial, Leadbeater's possum

LK Durkin, PD Moloney, JK Cripps, JL Nelson… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Large wildfires have the potential to create heterogeneous landscapes in forest ecosystems.
Range-restricted species in fire-prone regions have evolved to persist in the face of periodic …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the temporal effects of wildfires on forest birds: Should I stay or should I go?

R Puig-Gironès, L Brotons, P Pons, M Franch - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In flammable ecosystems, forest dynamics are affected by fire suppression, climate change
and changes in land use that cause the frequency and intensity of fires to diverge from …

From fire to recovery: temporal-shift of predator–prey interactions among mammals in Mediterranean ecosystems

O Tomassini, A Massolo - Mammalian Biology, 2024 - Springer
Fires are becoming increasingly frequent, intense, severe and prolonged worldwide, and
such situation is worsening. As a result, extreme fire conditions will increase, with …

Some like it burnt: species differences in small mammal assemblage in a Mediterranean basin nearly 3 years after a major fire

O Tomassini, A Aghemo, B Baldeschi, G Bedini… - Mammal Research, 2024 - Springer
The habitat accommodation model (HAM) is a theoretical framework that predicts wildlife
community recovery based on their habitat requirements. While post-fire habitat-related …