Fires occur in most terrestrial ecosystems where they drive changes in the traits,
composition, and diversity of fungal communities. Fires range from rare, stand-replacing …

Many forest species are adapted to long-interval, high-severity fires, but the intervals
between severe fires are decreasing with changes in climate, land use, and biological …

Surface fuel loads are a key driver of forest fires and the target of hazard reduction burns to
reduce fire risk. However, the role of biota in decomposition, or feedbacks between fire and …

Restoration of savanna ecosystems within their historic range is expected to increase
provision of ecosystem services to resident human populations. However, the benefits of …

Prescribed fire to reduce forest fuels has been routinely applied to reduce wildfire risk in
many parts of the world. It has also been proposed that prescribed fire can be used to …

Fire alters microbial community composition, and is expected to increase in frequency due to
climate change. Testing whether microbes in different ecosystems will respond similarly to …

Trait‐based approaches in ecology are powerful tools for understanding how organisms
interact with their environment. These approaches show particular promise in disturbance …

The continuity and depth of litter fuelbeds are major drivers of fire spread and fuel
consumption. However, no established approach is available for the spatially explicit …

Land management for conservation alters the abiotic and biotic components that underly
belowground ecosystem health and function. We know that prescribed burning and grazing …

Ecosystems have been shaped by fire for millions of years. Many oligotrophic ecosystems
rely on fire for biogeochemical cycling and maintenance of key processes. However, it is …