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  • Agricultural Science
  • Ecology

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  • Wildfires are a growing global concern, with increasing land area burned in the US over the past 40 years.
  • While agricultural land management influences fire regimes, the reciprocal impacts of wildfires on agriculture are less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and categorize the pathways through which wildfires impact the agriculture sector.
  • To highlight the complexity of wildfire-agriculture interactions and inform future research and adaptation strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Extensive literature review to synthesize existing knowledge on wildfire impacts on agriculture.
  • Development of a framework identifying three distinct pathways of impact: direct, downwind, and downstream.

Main Results:

  • Wildfires impact agricultural resources (soil, water, air, photosynthetically active radiation), labor (agricultural workers), and products (crops, livestock).
  • The identified pathways (direct, downwind, downstream) illustrate the multifaceted nature of these interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Wildfire-agriculture interactions are complex and require a systems-oriented research approach.
  • Quantifying wildfire impacts and informing agricultural adaptation strategies are essential for a fire-prone future.