Fire in Australian savannas from leaf to landscape

Fire in Australian savannas : from leaf to landscape

© 2014 The Authors. Global Change Biology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Veröffentlicht in:Global change biology. - 1999. - 21(2015), 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 62-81
1. Verfasser: Beringer, Jason (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hutley, Lindsay B, Abramson, David, Arndt, Stefan K, Briggs, Peter, Bristow, Mila, Canadell, Josep G, Cernusak, Lucas A, Eamus, Derek, Edwards, Andrew C, Evans, Bradley J, Fest, Benedikt, Goergen, Klaus, Grover, Samantha P, Hacker, Jorg, Haverd, Vanessa, Kanniah, Kasturi, Livesley, Stephen J, Lynch, Amanda, Maier, Stefan, Moore, Caitlin, Raupach, Michael, Russell-Smith, Jeremy, Scheiter, Simon, Tapper, Nigel J, Uotila, Petteri
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Global change biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review biomass burning climate feedbacks greenhouse gas exchange net ecosystem carbon balance savanna Water 059QF0KO0R mehr... Carbon 7440-44-0
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2014 The Authors. Global Change Biology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Savanna ecosystems comprise 22% of the global terrestrial surface and 25% of Australia (almost 1.9 million km2) and provide significant ecosystem services through carbon and water cycles and the maintenance of biodiversity. The current structure, composition and distribution of Australian savannas have coevolved with fire, yet remain driven by the dynamic constraints of their bioclimatic niche. Fire in Australian savannas influences both the biophysical and biogeochemical processes at multiple scales from leaf to landscape. Here, we present the latest emission estimates from Australian savanna biomass burning and their contribution to global greenhouse gas budgets. We then review our understanding of the impacts of fire on ecosystem function and local surface water and heat balances, which in turn influence regional climate. We show how savanna fires are coupled to the global climate through the carbon cycle and fire regimes. We present new research that climate change is likely to alter the structure and function of savannas through shifts in moisture availability and increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, in turn altering fire regimes with further feedbacks to climate. We explore opportunities to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from savanna ecosystems through changes in savanna fire management
Beschreibung:Date Completed 02.09.2015
Date Revised 22.03.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1365-2486
DOI:10.1111/gcb.12686