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Quantifying pyrodiversity and its drivers.

Zachary L Steel¹, Brandon M Collins^2,3, David B Sapsis⁴

¹Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

Proceedings. Biological Sciences

|April 14, 2021

Summary

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Pyrodiversity, or fire pattern variation, is key for ecosystems. This study introduces a new way to measure it and finds it thrives in productive, dry areas with less human impact and fire suppression.

Keywords:

biodiversity fire ecology functional diversity landscape ecology pyrodiversity wildfire

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Environmental Science
Forestry

Background:

Pyrodiversity (variation in fire patterns) is crucial for ecological processes.
Quantifying pyrodiversity and its drivers requires further research.
Existing methods for measuring fire regimes lack a comprehensive approach.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a generalizable functional diversity approach for measuring pyrodiversity.
To test the socioecological drivers influencing pyrodiversity in western US forests.
To establish a framework for future pyrodiversity and biodiversity research.

Main Methods:

Developed a functional diversity approach incorporating multiple fire regime traits.
Applied the approach across various spatial scales.
Analyzed socioecological factors correlated with pyrodiversity in western US forests.

Main Results:

Pyrodiversity was positively associated with actual evapotranspiration, climate water deficit, wilderness designation, elevation, and topographic roughness.
Pyrodiversity was negatively associated with human population density.
High pyrodiversity was observed in productive areas with dry periods and minimal fire suppression.

Conclusions:

The functional diversity approach provides a scalable method for quantifying pyrodiversity.
Socioecological factors significantly influence pyrodiversity patterns.
Findings highlight the importance of productive, dry environments with limited fire suppression for maintaining pyrodiversity.