Mark E Harrison, Nicolas J Deere, Muhammad Ali Imron, Darmae Nasir, Adul, Hastin Ambar Asti, Joana Aragay Soler, Nicholas C Boyd, Susan M Cheyne, Sarah A Collins, Laura J D'Arcy, Wendy M Erb, Hannah Green, William Healy, Hendri, Brendan Holly, Peter R Houlihan, Simon J Husson, Iwan, Karen A Jeffers, Ici P Kulu, Kitso Kusin, Nicholas C Marchant, Helen C Morrogh-Bernard, Susan E Page, Ari Purwanto, Bernat Ripoll Capilla, Oscar Rodriguez de Rivera Ortega, Santiano, Katie L Spencer, Jito Sugardjito, Jatna Supriatna, Sara A Thornton, F J Frank van Veen, Yulintine, Matthew J Struebig
Uncontrolled fires place considerable burdens on forest ecosystems, compromising our ability to meet conservation and restoration goals. A poor understanding of the impacts of fire on ecosystems and their biodiversity exacerbates this challenge, particularly in tropical regions where few studies have applied consistent analytical techniques to examine a broad range of ecological impacts over multiyear time frames. We compiled 16 y of data on ecosystem properties (17 variables) and biodiversity (21 variables) from a tropical peatland in Indonesia to assess fire impacts and infer the potential for recovery...
April 23, 2024: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America