Pyrodiversity in a Warming World: Research Challenges and Opportunities

G. M. Jones; J. Ayars; S. A. Parks; H. E. Chmura; S. A. Cushman; J. S. Sanderlin

doi:10.1007/s40823-022-00075-6

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Pyrodiversity in a Warming World: Research Challenges and Opportunities

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Pyrodiversity in a Warming World: Research Challenges and Opportunities

G. M. Jones, J. Ayars, S. A. Parks, H. E. Chmura, S. A. Cushman and J. S. Sanderlin

Current landscape ecology reports, Vol.7(4), pp.49-67

12/2022

DOI: 10.1007/s40823-022-00075-6

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Abstract

Purpose of Review Climate change will continue to alter spatial and temporal variation in fire characteristics, or pyrodiversity. The causes of pyrodiversity and its consequences for biological communities are emerging as a promising research area with great potential for understanding and predicting global change. We reviewed the literature related to the causes and consequences of pyrodiversity over the 3-year period 2019–2021 to identify emerging themes and innovations. Recent Findings Key innovations include multi-scale analyses of pyrodiversity, a focus on mechanisms underlying single-species responses to pyrodiversity, investigating how pyrodiversity influences community stability and beta-diversity, and novel, integrative approaches for measuring pyrodiversity. Summary Pyrodiversity research is still maturing, and will benefit from exploration of multi-scale, gradient analysis of integrated (multi-measure) pyrodiversity metrics, an increased focus on how climate change may influence pyrodiversity across different systems, and a stronger framework for operational pyrodiversity within the context of land management. We suggest that research focusing on pyrodiversity could be generalized to include “turbadiversity,” or the cumulative patterns of heterogeneity produced by multiple types of disturbances (i.e., not just fire).

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Title: Subtitle: Pyrodiversity in a Warming World: Research Challenges and Opportunities
Creators: G. M. Jones - Rocky Mountain Research Station
J. Ayars - University of New Mexico
S. A. Parks - Rocky Mountain Research Station
H. E. Chmura - Rocky Mountain Research Station
S. A. Cushman - Rocky Mountain Research Station
J. S. Sanderlin - Rocky Mountain Research Station
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current landscape ecology reports, Vol.7(4), pp.49-67
DOI: 10.1007/s40823-022-00075-6
ISSN: 2364-494X
eISSN: 2364-494X
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Number of pages: 19
Language: English
Date published: 12/2022
Academic Unit: School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability
Record Identifier: 9985222724902771

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