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A Climate‐Based Approach to the Restoration of Fire‐Dependent Ecosystems
Author(s) -
Beckage Brian,
Platt William J.,
Panko Bob
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
restoration ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1526-100X
pISSN - 1061-2971
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2005.00070.x
Subject(s) - ecosystem , environmental science , fire regime , environmental resource management , ecosystem management , fire ecology , fire protection , disturbance (geology) , climate change , ecology , geography , geology , biology , engineering , paleontology , civil engineering
Recurrent fires are integral to the function of many ecosystems worldwide. The management of fire‐frequented ecosystems requires the application of fire at the appropriate frequency and seasonality, but establishing the natural fire regime for an ecosystem can be problematic. Historical records of fires are often not available, and surrogates for past fires may not exist. We suggest that the relationship between climate and fire can provide an alternative means for inferring past fire regimes in some ecosystems.