Citation

Miller RG, Tangney R, Enright NJ, Fontaine JB, Merritt DJ, Ooi MKJ, Ruthrof KX, Miller BP. Trends Ecol. Evol. (Amst.) 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.tree.2020.08.002

PMID

32917394

Abstract

In their recent letter in Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE)], Fill and Crandall raise concerns regarding our recent TREE review, in which we identified mechanisms of fire seasonality effects on plant populations. Rather than a global meta-analysis of fire seasonality effects on plant populations, we identified fundamental mechanisms by which fire seasonality may affect plants with different traits. These mechanisms form the basis for future modelling of population consequences and, as part of our broader framework, address the following aspects of fire seasonality effects: (i) fire seasonality may impact any single plant species through one or more mechanisms across three life-history stages, with potentially varying levels of impact; (ii) fire seasonality can have different effects across species, according to their traits and phenology, and consequent sensitivity to different mechanisms; and (iii) the identified mechanisms and framework form the basis for interrogating interactions with other fire regime components and other environmental variables...

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