Rainfall-Linked Megafires as Innate Fire Regime Elements in Arid Australian Spinifex (Triodia spp.) Grasslands

Rainfall-Linked Megafires as Innate Fire Regime Elements in Arid Australian Spinifex (Triodia spp.) Grasslands

Large, high-severity wildfires, or “megafires,” occur periodically in arid Australian spinifex (Triodia spp.) grasslands after high rainfall periods that trigger fuel accumulation. Proponents of the patch-burn mosaic (PBM) hypothesis suggest that these fires are unprecedented in the modern era and w...

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Main Authors: Boyd R. Wright, Boris Laffineur, Dominic Royé, Graeme Armstrong, Roderick J. Fensham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
arid vegetation
fire ecology
grass-fire feedbacks
patch-burning
indigenous land management
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.666241/full

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