2017 Research Brief
Description
Just like soil and climate, fire has been shaping plant communities in fire-prone ecosystems around the world for millions of years. The proof is in the evolution of fire-adapted plant traits, a common theme for the following two research papers.
Contact
Jon E. Keeley, jon_keeley@usgs.gov
Marti Witter, marti_witter@nps.gov
Liz van Mantgem, evanmantgem@usgs.gov
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Additional Information
Lamont, Byron B., and Tianhua He. 2016. Fire-proneness as a prerequisite for the evolution of fire-adapted traits. Trends in Plant Science 1493. 11pp.