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¹CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Spain.

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Rewilding can restore fire regimes altered by human activity, enhancing ecosystem resilience and biodiversity. This approach integrates fire with ecological processes like dispersal and trophic complexity for healthier, more complex ecosystems.

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Conservation Biology
Environmental Science

Background:

Anthropogenic changes to climate and landscapes are degrading global ecosystems.
Naturally occurring disturbances, such as fires, have been significantly altered.
Changes in fire patterns threaten ecosystem biodiversity and resilience.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore pathways for using rewilding to restore fire regimes.
To illustrate how rewilding can benefit biodiversity and ecosystem resilience through fire regime restoration.
To provide a framework for defining and implementing restored fire regimes within rewilding.

Main Methods:

Reviewing alterations in fire regimes due to anthropogenic pressures.
Analyzing the interaction between fire and key rewilding ecological processes (dispersal, trophic complexity).
Showcasing approaches to define restored fire regimes in rewilding contexts.

Main Results:

Fire regimes have been significantly altered by human activities.
Rewilding can integrate fire with dispersal and trophic complexity to restore ecological processes.
A general pathway and examples for restoring fire regimes via rewilding are outlined.

Conclusions:

Rewilding offers a promising strategy to restore altered fire regimes.
Restoring fire regimes through rewilding enhances ecosystem resilience and biodiversity.
Addressing challenges and opportunities is crucial for rewilding's success in restoring ecological function.