Skye M Greenler, Frank K Lake, William Tripp, Kathy McCovey, Analisa Tripp, Leaf G Hillman, Christopher J Dunn, Susan J Prichard, Paul F Hessburg, Will Harling, John D Bailey
The combined effects of Indigenous fire stewardship and lightning ignitions shaped historical fire regimes, landscape patterns, and available resources in many ecosystems globally. The resulting fire regimes created complex fire-vegetation dynamics that were further influenced by biophysical setting, disturbance history, and climate. While there is increasing recognition of Indigenous fire stewardship among western scientists and managers, the extent and purpose of cultural burning is generally absent from the landscape-fire modeling literature and our understanding of ecosystem processes and development...
April 15, 2024: Ecological Applications