Response of Grassland arthropods to burning: a review

Grassland burning elicits a diverse array of responses by arthropods, depending upon many interactive factors. Empirical models were developed, based on the literature, to qualitatively order selected behavioral characteristics of fire, arthropod life habits and phenology, interactions of arthropods...

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Published inAgriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 105 - 130
Main Authors Warren, S.D., Scifres, C.J., Teel, P.D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 1987
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Arthropoda
Biological and medical sciences
Control
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Generalities
Physical control
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
Protozoa. Invertebrates
Grassland
Insecta
Review
Canopy fire
Burning
Arachnida
Physical control
Pest
Prescribed burning
Arthropoda
Environment impact
Myriapoda
Invertebrata
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Summary:Grassland burning elicits a diverse array of responses by arthropods, depending upon many interactive factors. Empirical models were developed, based on the literature, to qualitatively order selected behavioral characteristics of fire, arthropod life habits and phenology, interactions of arthropods with non-arthropods, and burning-induced habitat alterations as they regulate arthropod populations. The models are based on a four-phase sequence of impacts attributable to prescribed burning (fuel development, combustion, shock and ecosystem recovery) which partition acute and chronic fire influences on arthropod populations. Applications for manipulating arthropod populations may be refined by quantifying arthropod responses during each phase of prescribed burning.
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ISSN:0167-8809
1873-2305
DOI:10.1016/0167-8809(87)90012-0