Despite growing recognition of the conservation values of grassy biomes, our understanding
of how to maintain and restore biodiverse tropical grasslands (including savannas and open …

Scientific models that guide restoration/management protocols should be reviewed
periodically as new data become available. We examine ecological concepts used to guide …

Frequent, low intensity fire was an important component of the natural disturbance regime of
presettlement savannas and woodlands in the southeastern USA dominated by longleaf …

Savanna models that are based on recurrent disturbances such as fire result in
nonequilibrium savannas, but these models rarely incorporate vegetation feedbacks on fire …

Fire, microhabitat, and their interactions affect Florida scrub ecosystems and their plant
species. Concepts of vegetation change in the Florida upland landscape have followed …

Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) woodlands and savannas are among the most frequently
burned ecosystems in the world with fire return intervals of 1–10 years. This fire regime has …

Modeling silviculture after natural disturbance to maintain biodiversity is a popular concept,
yet its application remains elusive. We discuss difficulties inherent to this idea, and suggest …

Many species-rich Themeda triandra grasslands in south-eastern Australia have been burnt
annually in summer as a land management practice for decades. The characteristics of …

The effects of habitat and timing of growing season fires on resprouting of shrubs were
studied in second-growth longleaf pine savannas of the west Gulf coastal plain in the …

Tree populations in mesic (> 650 mm precipitation/yr) savannas of the world have strong
demographic bottlenecks to the transition of subadult trees to the canopy layer. Although …