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Can trophic rewilding reduce the impact of fire in a more flammable world?

Large vertebrates affect fire regimes in several ways: by consuming plant matter that would otherwise accumulate as fuel; by controlling and varying the density of vegetation; and by engineering the soil and litter layer. These processes can regulate the frequency, intensity and extent of fire. The...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Christopher N., Prior, Lynda D., Archibald, Sally, Poulos, Helen M., Barton, Andrew M., Williamson, Grant J., Bowman, David M. J. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6231065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30348870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0443