The use of fire to preserve biodiversity under novel fire regimes
2025
Puig-Gironès, Roger | Palmero-Iniesta, Marina | Fernandes, Paulo, M | Oliveras Menor, Imma | Ascoli, Davide | Kelly, Luke, T | Charles-Dominique, Tristan | Regos, Adrian | Harrison, Sandy | Armenteras, Dolors | Brotons, Lluís | De-Miguel, Sergio | Spadoni, Gian, Luca | Carmenta, Rachel | Machado, Manoela | Cardil, Adrian | Santos, Xavier | Erdozain, Maitane | Canaleta, Guillem | Berlinck, Christian, Niel | Vilalta-Clapés, Quel | Mouillot, Florent | Salis, Michele | Verdinelli, Marcello | Bacciu, Valentina | Pons, Pere | Universitat de Girona = University of Girona (UdG) | Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) ; Universidade do Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro | Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations (UMR AMAP) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Occitanie])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université de Montpellier (UM) | Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin (UNITO) | University of Melbourne | Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia [Solsona, Spain] (CTFC) | University of Reading (UOR) | Universidad Nacional de Colombia [Bogotà] (UNAL) | University of East Anglia [Norwich] (UEA) | University of Oxford | Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) ; École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) ; Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Occitanie])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry (UMPV) | Institute of BioEconomy National Research Council Sassari Branch (IBE) | Institute of BioEconomy, National Research Council | Marie Curie Actions - FIRE-ADAPT - The Role of Integrated Fire Management on Climate Change Adaptation for Ecosystem Services in Tropical and Subtropical Regions
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Novel fire regimes are emerging worldwide and pose substantial challenges to biodiversity conservation. Addressing these challenges and mitigating their impacts on biodiversity will require developing a wide range of fire management practices. In this paper, we leverage research across taxa, ecosystems and continents to highlight strategies for applying fire knowledge in biodiversity conservation. First, we define novel fire regimes and outline different fire management practices in contemporary landscapes from different parts of the world. Next, we synthesize recent research on fire use and biodiversity, and provide a decision-making framework for biodiversity conservation under novel fire regimes. We recommend that fire management strategies for preserving biodiversity should consider both social and ecological factors, iterative learning informed by effective monitoring, and developing and testing new management actions. An integrated approach to learning about fire and biodiversity will help to navigate the complexities of novel fire regimes and preserve biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Novel fire regimes under climate changes and human influences: impacts, ecosystem responses and feedbacks’.
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