Resilience of terrestrial and aquatic fauna to historical and future wildfire regimes in western North America

HI Jager, JW Long, RL Malison, BP Murphy… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires in many western North American forests are becoming more frequent, larger, and
severe, with changed seasonal patterns. In response, coniferous forest ecosystems will …

Generalized fire response strategies in plants and animals

JG Pausas - Oikos, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the existing large body of research on plant–animal interactions, plant research and
animal research are still relatively independent and asymmetrical in relation to disturbance …

Responding to the biodiversity impacts of a megafire: A case study from south‐eastern Australia's Black Summer

WL Geary, A Buchan, T Allen, D Attard… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Megafires are increasing in intensity and frequency globally. The impacts of megafires
on biodiversity can be severe, so conservation managers must be able to respond rapidly to …

Fire effects on anurans: what we know so far?

AG dos Anjos, M Solé, M Benchimol - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Fire is a powerful environmental disturbance with the ability to shape many biomes
worldwide. However, global warming, land-use changes and other anthropogenic factors …

Can dynamic occupancy models improve predictions of species' range dynamics? A test using Swiss birds

NJ Briscoe, D Zurell, J Elith, C König… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Predictions of species' current and future ranges are needed to effectively manage species
under environmental change. Species ranges are typically estimated using correlative …

Resilient responses by bats to a severe wildfire: conservation implications

L Ancillotto, L Bosso, P Conti, D Russo - Animal Conservation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires shape ecosystems globally, yet little is known on their effects on wildlife distribution
and spatial behaviour. We used bats as models to test the effects of fire on ecosystems …

Fire, drought and flooding rains: The effect of climatic extremes on bird species' responses to time since fire

J Connell, MA Hall, DG Nimmo… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climatic extremes and fire affect ecosystems across the globe, yet our understanding of
how species are influenced by the interaction of these broadscale ecological drivers is …

Fire and functional traits: Using functional groups of birds and plants to guide management in a fire‐prone, heathy woodland ecosystem

FW Rainsford, LT Kelly, SWJ Leonard… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Many dry forests and woodlands worldwide are fire‐prone and support bird and plant
communities shaped by fire. Changes in fire regimes, including the time between fires, have …

Canopy cover mediates the effects of a decadal increase in time since fire on arboreal birds

MJM Franklin, RE Major, RA Bradstock - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Wildfires impact animal populations directly, and indirectly through alteration of forest
habitats. Recovery of populations and habitat structure occurs over time since fire, but …

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 …