A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire

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A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire. / Giorgis, Melisa A.; Zeballos, Sebastian R.; Carbone, Lucas et al.
In: Fire Ecology, Vol. 17, No. 1, 11, 23.04.2021.

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Giorgis, MA, Zeballos, SR, Carbone, L, Zimmermann, H, von Wehrden, H, Aguilar, R, Ferreras, AE, Tecco, PA, Kowaljow, E, Barri, F, Gurvich, DE, Villagra, P & Jaureguiberry, P 2021, 'A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire', Fire Ecology, vol. 17, no. 1, 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-021-00100-9

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Giorgis, M. A., Zeballos, S. R., Carbone, L., Zimmermann, H., von Wehrden, H., Aguilar, R., Ferreras, A. E., Tecco, P. A., Kowaljow, E., Barri, F., Gurvich, D. E., Villagra, P., & Jaureguiberry, P. (2021). A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire. Fire Ecology, 17(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-021-00100-9

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Giorgis MA, Zeballos SR, Carbone L, Zimmermann H, von Wehrden H, Aguilar R et al. A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire. Fire Ecology. 2021 Apr 23;17(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s42408-021-00100-9

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title = "A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire",
abstract = "Background: Fire is an important driver of ecosystem dynamics worldwide. However, knowledge on broad-scale patterns of ecosystem and organism responses to fires is still scarce. Through a systematic quantitative review of available studies across South America, we assessed fire effects on biodiversity and abundance of different organisms (i.e., plants, fungi, invertebrates, and vertebrates), plant fitness, and soil properties under four climate types, and time since the last fire (i.e., early and late post fire). We addressed: (1) What fire effects have been studied across South America? (2) What are the overall responses of biodiversity, abundance, fitness, and soil properties to fires? (3) How do climate and time since fire modulate those responses? Results: We analyzed 160 articles reporting 1465 fire responses on paired burned and unburned conditions. We found no effect of fire on biodiversity or on invertebrate abundance, a negative effect on woody plant species and vertebrate abundance, and an increase in shrub fitness. Soil in burned areas had higher bulk density and pH, and lower organic matter and nitrogen. Fire effect was significantly more positive at early than at late post fire for plant fitness and for soil phosphorus and available nitrogen. Stronger negative effects in semiarid climate compared to humid warm climate suggest that higher temperatures and water availability allow a faster ecosystem recovery after fire. Conclusions: Our review highlights the complexity of the climate–fire–vegetation feedback when assessing the response of soil properties and different organisms at various levels. The resilience observed in biodiversity may be expected considering the large number of fire-prone ecosystems in South America. The recovery of invertebrate abundance, the reduction of the vertebrate abundance, and the loss of nitrogen and organic matter coincide with the responses found in global reviews at early post-fire times. The strength of these responses was further influenced by climate type and post-fire time. Our synthesis provides the first broad-scale diagnosis of fire effects in South America, helping to visualize strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in fire research. It also brings much needed information for developing adequate land management in a continent where fire plays a prominent socio-ecological role.",
keywords = "abundance, biodiversity, biomass, climate, effect size, fire impact, fire response, fitness, meta-analysis, soil properties, Ecosystems Research, Biology, Transdisciplinary studies",
author = "Giorgis, {Melisa A.} and Zeballos, {Sebastian R.} and Lucas Carbone and Heike Zimmermann and {von Wehrden}, Henrik and Ramiro Aguilar and Ferreras, {Ana E.} and Tecco, {Paula A.} and Esteban Kowaljow and Fernando Barri and Gurvich, {Diego E.} and Pablo Villagra and Pedro Jaureguiberry",
note = "Funding Information: The National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) of Argentina indirectly supported this manuscript through exchange grants for MAG and HvW. However, no direct funding supported this project. Funding Information: MAG and HvW were partially supported by the National Scientific and Technological Research Council (CONICET) fellow program. MAG, SRZ, LC, RA, AF, PAT, EK, FB, DEG, PV and PJ are researchers of CONICET, Argentina. MAG, LC, PAT, EK, FB and DEG are professors at the National University of Cordoba and PV is professor at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s).",
year = "2021",
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day = "23",
doi = "10.1186/s42408-021-00100-9",
language = "English",
volume = "17",
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T1 - A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems

T2 - the role of climate and time since fire

AU - Giorgis, Melisa A.

AU - Zeballos, Sebastian R.

AU - Carbone, Lucas

AU - Zimmermann, Heike

AU - von Wehrden, Henrik

AU - Aguilar, Ramiro

AU - Ferreras, Ana E.

AU - Tecco, Paula A.

AU - Kowaljow, Esteban

AU - Barri, Fernando

AU - Gurvich, Diego E.

AU - Villagra, Pablo

AU - Jaureguiberry, Pedro

N1 - Funding Information: The National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) of Argentina indirectly supported this manuscript through exchange grants for MAG and HvW. However, no direct funding supported this project. Funding Information: MAG and HvW were partially supported by the National Scientific and Technological Research Council (CONICET) fellow program. MAG, SRZ, LC, RA, AF, PAT, EK, FB, DEG, PV and PJ are researchers of CONICET, Argentina. MAG, LC, PAT, EK, FB and DEG are professors at the National University of Cordoba and PV is professor at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s).

PY - 2021/4/23

Y1 - 2021/4/23

N2 - Background: Fire is an important driver of ecosystem dynamics worldwide. However, knowledge on broad-scale patterns of ecosystem and organism responses to fires is still scarce. Through a systematic quantitative review of available studies across South America, we assessed fire effects on biodiversity and abundance of different organisms (i.e., plants, fungi, invertebrates, and vertebrates), plant fitness, and soil properties under four climate types, and time since the last fire (i.e., early and late post fire). We addressed: (1) What fire effects have been studied across South America? (2) What are the overall responses of biodiversity, abundance, fitness, and soil properties to fires? (3) How do climate and time since fire modulate those responses? Results: We analyzed 160 articles reporting 1465 fire responses on paired burned and unburned conditions. We found no effect of fire on biodiversity or on invertebrate abundance, a negative effect on woody plant species and vertebrate abundance, and an increase in shrub fitness. Soil in burned areas had higher bulk density and pH, and lower organic matter and nitrogen. Fire effect was significantly more positive at early than at late post fire for plant fitness and for soil phosphorus and available nitrogen. Stronger negative effects in semiarid climate compared to humid warm climate suggest that higher temperatures and water availability allow a faster ecosystem recovery after fire. Conclusions: Our review highlights the complexity of the climate–fire–vegetation feedback when assessing the response of soil properties and different organisms at various levels. The resilience observed in biodiversity may be expected considering the large number of fire-prone ecosystems in South America. The recovery of invertebrate abundance, the reduction of the vertebrate abundance, and the loss of nitrogen and organic matter coincide with the responses found in global reviews at early post-fire times. The strength of these responses was further influenced by climate type and post-fire time. Our synthesis provides the first broad-scale diagnosis of fire effects in South America, helping to visualize strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in fire research. It also brings much needed information for developing adequate land management in a continent where fire plays a prominent socio-ecological role.

AB - Background: Fire is an important driver of ecosystem dynamics worldwide. However, knowledge on broad-scale patterns of ecosystem and organism responses to fires is still scarce. Through a systematic quantitative review of available studies across South America, we assessed fire effects on biodiversity and abundance of different organisms (i.e., plants, fungi, invertebrates, and vertebrates), plant fitness, and soil properties under four climate types, and time since the last fire (i.e., early and late post fire). We addressed: (1) What fire effects have been studied across South America? (2) What are the overall responses of biodiversity, abundance, fitness, and soil properties to fires? (3) How do climate and time since fire modulate those responses? Results: We analyzed 160 articles reporting 1465 fire responses on paired burned and unburned conditions. We found no effect of fire on biodiversity or on invertebrate abundance, a negative effect on woody plant species and vertebrate abundance, and an increase in shrub fitness. Soil in burned areas had higher bulk density and pH, and lower organic matter and nitrogen. Fire effect was significantly more positive at early than at late post fire for plant fitness and for soil phosphorus and available nitrogen. Stronger negative effects in semiarid climate compared to humid warm climate suggest that higher temperatures and water availability allow a faster ecosystem recovery after fire. Conclusions: Our review highlights the complexity of the climate–fire–vegetation feedback when assessing the response of soil properties and different organisms at various levels. The resilience observed in biodiversity may be expected considering the large number of fire-prone ecosystems in South America. The recovery of invertebrate abundance, the reduction of the vertebrate abundance, and the loss of nitrogen and organic matter coincide with the responses found in global reviews at early post-fire times. The strength of these responses was further influenced by climate type and post-fire time. Our synthesis provides the first broad-scale diagnosis of fire effects in South America, helping to visualize strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in fire research. It also brings much needed information for developing adequate land management in a continent where fire plays a prominent socio-ecological role.

KW - abundance

KW - biodiversity

KW - biomass

KW - climate

KW - effect size

KW - fire impact

KW - fire response

KW - fitness

KW - meta-analysis

KW - soil properties

KW - Ecosystems Research

KW - Biology

KW - Transdisciplinary studies

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JO - Fire Ecology

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