Fire-smart management of forest landscapes in the Mediterranean basin under global change
PM Fernandes - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2013 - Elsevier
Modified, more severe fire regimes are developing in the Mediterranean basin as a result of
changes in land use and climate. Current fire management privileges fire suppression and …
changes in land use and climate. Current fire management privileges fire suppression and …
Three centuries of managing introduced conifers in South Africa: benefits, impacts, changing perceptions and conflict resolution
BW van Wilgen, DM Richardson - Journal of environmental management, 2012 - Elsevier
Alien conifers, mainly pines, have been planted in South Africa for a range of purposes for
over 300 years. Formal plantations cover 660 000 ha of the country, and invasive stands of …
over 300 years. Formal plantations cover 660 000 ha of the country, and invasive stands of …
Projections of rapidly rising surface temperatures over Africa under low mitigation
An analysis of observed trends in African annual-average near-surface temperatures over
the lastfive decades reveals drastic increases, particularly over parts of the subtropics and …
the lastfive decades reveals drastic increases, particularly over parts of the subtropics and …
Defining pyromes and global syndromes of fire regimes
S Archibald, CER Lehmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Fire is a ubiquitous component of the Earth system that is poorly understood. To date, a
global-scale understanding of fire is largely limited to the annual extent of burning as …
global-scale understanding of fire is largely limited to the annual extent of burning as …
Desertification
A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Barriers and enablers for prescribed burns for wildfire management in California
Prescribed burns to reduce fuel can mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires. However,
multiple barriers limit their deployment, resulting in their underutilization, particularly in …
multiple barriers limit their deployment, resulting in their underutilization, particularly in …
Global patterns in the sensitivity of burned area to fire-weather: Implications for climate change
Fire is an integral Earth system process, playing an important role in the distribution of
terrestrial ecosystems and affecting the carbon cycle at the global scale. Fire activity is …
terrestrial ecosystems and affecting the carbon cycle at the global scale. Fire activity is …
Shifts in Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southern Africa in relation to key global temperature goals
CJ Engelbrecht, FA Engelbrecht - Theoretical and applied climatology, 2016 - Springer
Potential changes in Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southern Africa (Africa south of 22°
S) under future climate change are investigated using an ensemble of high-resolution …
S) under future climate change are investigated using an ensemble of high-resolution …
On using integral projection models to generate demographically driven predictions of species' distributions: development and validation using sparse data
Knowledge of species' geographic distributions is critical for understanding and forecasting
population dynamics, responses to environmental change, biodiversity patterns, and …
population dynamics, responses to environmental change, biodiversity patterns, and …
Wildfires, fuel treatment and risk mitigation in Australian eucalypt forests: insights from landscape-scale simulation
Wildfires pose significant risks to people and human infrastructure worldwide. The treatment
of fuel in landscapes may alter these risks but the magnitude of this effect on risk is poorly …
of fuel in landscapes may alter these risks but the magnitude of this effect on risk is poorly …