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

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 373; no. 1761; p. 20170443
• Main Authors: Johnson, Christopher N., Prior, Lynda D., Archibald, Sally, Poulos, Helen M., Barton, Andrew M., Williamson, Grant J., Bowman, David M. J. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 22.10.2018
• Subjects: Animals; Biomass; Climate Change; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecosystem; Ecosystem Engineer; Fire Regime; Fires; Herbivory; Megaherbivore; Plant–animal Interactions; Pyrogeography; Review; Vertebrates - physiology; herbivory; ecosystem engineer; fire regime; pyrogeography; megaherbivore; plant–animal interactions

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...