2021_Abrahamson_et_al_PhotoGallery_Fire_FL_Scrub_bes2.1839.pdf

Warren G. Abrahamson

doi:10.1002/bes2.1839

2021_Abrahamson_et_al_PhotoGallery_Fire_FL_Scrub_bes2.1839.pdf

Warren G. Abrahamson

Bucknell University

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Abstract

 Worldwide, humans are altering the fire regimes of fire-prone ecosystems.
 Efforts to restore fire regimes in natural areas are usually guided by fire-manage-
 ment plans (FMP) using prescribed burning. We assessed an FMP by repeatedly
 sampling 11 Florida uplands impacted by 2 to 11 fires each during a 38-year
 period. Stands exhibited ecological resilience with little plant composition change
 and modest abundance shifts. Resilience was not eroded by repeated FMP-pre-
 scribed fires. Species richness and diversity were significantly higher at the end
 vs. beginning of our study, suggesting that FMP-applied fire regimes are within the
 range of those with which species evolved.

Original language	American English
Journal	Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
Volume	102
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1839
State	Published - Apr 1 2021

Keywords

Florida Scrub
Fire
Fire Management
Pyrodiversity
Biodiversity
Species Richness

Disciplines

Life Sciences
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Forest Biology
Forest Management

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