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Fire frequency drives decadal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen and ecosystem productivity

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  • Adam F. A. Pellegrini

    (Stanford University)

  • Anders Ahlström

    (Stanford University
    Lund University)

  • Sarah E. Hobbie

    (Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota)

  • Peter B. Reich

    (University of Minnesota
    Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University)

  • Lars P. Nieradzik

    (Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, CEC, Lund University)

  • A. Carla Staver

    (Yale University)

  • Bryant C. Scharenbroch

    (College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point)

  • Ari Jumpponen

    (Kansas State University)

  • William R. L. Anderegg

    (University of Utah)

  • James T. Randerson

    (University of California–Irvine)

  • Robert B. Jackson

    (Stanford University
    Woods Institute for the Environment and Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University)

Abstract

A meta-analysis and field data show that frequent fires in savannas and broadleaf forests decrease soil carbon and nitrogen over many decades; modelling shows that nitrogen loss drives carbon loss by reducing net primary productivity.

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  • Adam F. A. Pellegrini & Anders Ahlström & Sarah E. Hobbie & Peter B. Reich & Lars P. Nieradzik & A. Carla Staver & Bryant C. Scharenbroch & Ari Jumpponen & William R. L. Anderegg & James T. Randerson , 2018. "Fire frequency drives decadal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen and ecosystem productivity," Nature, Nature, vol. 553(7687), pages 194-198, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:553:y:2018:i:7687:d:10.1038_nature24668
    DOI: 10.1038/nature24668
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    1. Marcos Francos & Fernando Colino-Prieto & Carlos Sánchez-García, 2024. "How Mediterranean Ecosystem Deals with Wildfire Impact on Soil Ecosystem Services and Functions: A Review," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-17, March.
    2. Hui Yan & Guixiang Liu, 2021. "Fire’s Effects on Grassland Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-15, October.
    3. Dorijan Radočaj & Mladen Jurišić & Oleg Antonić & Ante Šiljeg & Neven Cukrov & Irena Rapčan & Ivan Plaščak & Mateo Gašparović, 2022. "A Multiscale Cost–Benefit Analysis of Digital Soil Mapping Methods for Sustainable Land Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-18, September.
    4. Chao Xu & Teng-Chiu Lin & Jr-Chuan Huang & Zhijie Yang & Xiaofei Liu & Decheng Xiong & Shidong Chen & Minhuang Wang & Liuming Yang & Yusheng Yang, 2022. "Microbial Biomass Is More Important than Runoff Export in Predicting Soil Inorganic Nitrogen Concentrations Following Forest Conversion in Subtropical China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-15, February.
    5. Freitag, Martin & Kamp, Johannes & Dara, Andrey & Kuemmerle, Tobias & Sidorova, Tatyana V. & Stirnemann, Ingrid A. & Velbert, Frederike & Hölzel, Norbert, 2021. "Post-Soviet shifts in grazing and fire regimes changed the functional plant community composition on the Eurasian steppe," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 27(2), pages 388-401.
    6. Xi Li & Yao Chen & Shixiong Jiang & Chongqing Wang & Sunxian Weng & Dengyong Rao, 2022. "The Importance of Adding Short-Wave Infrared Bands for Forest Disturbance Monitoring in the Subtropical Region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-9, August.
    7. Shu Wu, 2021. "RETRACTED: The Temporal-Spatial Distribution and Information-Diffusion-Based Risk Assessment of Forest Fires in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-18, December.

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