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Climate Change and Fire: The Case of Cerrado, the Brazilian Savanna

In: Climate Change and Regional Socio-Economic Systems in the Global South

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  • Patrícia S. Silva

    (Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Instituto Dom Luiz)

  • Renata Libonati

    (Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Instituto Dom Luiz
    Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro)

  • Isabel B. Schmidt

    (Instituto de Ciências Biológicas)

  • Joana Nogueira

    (Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro)

  • Carlos C. DaCamara

    (Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Instituto Dom Luiz)

Abstract

Stretching across central Brazil, Cerrado, harbours the most floristically diverse savannas in the world. Over the last decades, this biodiversity hotspot has undergone severe changes in land use and currently, less than 20% of its native vegetation cover remains undisturbed. One such disturbance is fire. As a fire-dependent ecosystem, Cerrado’s plant and animal species have developed adaptations to fire, and its occurrence is paramount to the biome’s ecological functioning. Cerrado presents a variety of fire dynamics over its 2 million km2, and thus its drivers and constraints are also diverse and highly dependent on regional context. However, changes in historical fire patterns and the increasing occurrence of wildfires severely damage the biome and risk ecosystem services. Future changes in climate will further promote favourable meteorological conditions for severe and out-of-season wildfires. In this chapter, we discuss these topics with a comprehensive literature review and contribute to understanding fire in Cerrado with novel results regarding seasonal occurrence, trends, and drivers.

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  • Patrícia S. Silva & Renata Libonati & Isabel B. Schmidt & Joana Nogueira & Carlos C. DaCamara, 2024. "Climate Change and Fire: The Case of Cerrado, the Brazilian Savanna," Springer Books, in: Mukunda Mishra & Andrews José de Lucena & Brij Maharaj (ed.), Climate Change and Regional Socio-Economic Systems in the Global South, chapter 0, pages 87-105, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-97-3870-0_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-3870-0_6
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