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Chris J Jolly¹, Chris R Dickman², Tim S Doherty³

¹Institute for Land, Water and Society, School of Environmental Science, Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales, Australia.

Global Change Biology

|January 6, 2022

Summary

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Wildfires kill fewer animals than expected, but high-severity fires are more dangerous. More research is needed on fire

Keywords:

Pyrocene death disturbance megafire survival systematic review tracking wildfire

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Ecology
Climate Change Science
Conservation Biology

Background:

Climate change is increasing wildfire frequency globally.
Understanding animal mortality during fires is crucial for population impact prediction.
Current knowledge on direct fire effects on animal mortality is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review the direct effects of fire on animal mortality rates.
To identify factors influencing animal survival during fires.
To highlight knowledge gaps in fire ecology research.

Main Methods:

Global systematic review of 31 studies (1984-2020).
Data extraction on direct fire impacts on 31 species' mortality.
Analysis of fire type, severity, regime, and animal attributes on survival.

Main Results:

Most studies focused on North America and Oceania, mammals and reptiles, and low-severity planned fires.
Fire severity was the only significant factor, with high-severity fires causing higher mortality.
Mean predicted animal mortality during fire was low (3%), but with wide confidence intervals.

Conclusions:

Direct fire mortality for animals appears relatively low, but data is scarce.
High-severity fires pose a greater threat to animal populations.
Further research is critical to understand high-severity fire impacts on diverse animal groups.