Landscape‐scale positive feedbacks between fire and expansion of the large tussock grass, Ampelodesmos mauritanica in Catalan shrublands

By K. Grigulis, S. Lavorel, I. Davies, A. Dossantos, F. Lloret, M. Vilà. 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Integrating plant–soil interactions into global carbon cycle models (2009, background): “…caused by vertical and spatial ecosystem heterogeneity; (iii) represent the mechanisms by which fire disturbance affects vegetation and vice versa (Grigulis et al. 2005); (iv) have an interactive soil N model; and (v) operate at the scale of ecological observations (i.e. individual trees) (Purves…”
Plant functional types: are we getting any closer to the Holy Grail? (2007, methodology): “…et al. 2005; FATELAND, Pausas & Ramos 2005) and responses to other disturbances such as grazing (Cousins et al. The latest developments of VA-based landscape models can take into account continuous traits and processes e.g. for biomass production and the dispersal phase (Grigulis et al. 2005).”
Alien Vascular Plants of Europe (2009, background): “…include pampas grass Cortaderia selloana and Mauritania vine reed Ampelodesmos mauritanica, which increase the risk of fire in Mediterranean scrub by higher fuel loads and slow decomposition resulting in formation of thick litter layers in invaded stands (Vilà et al. 2001; Grigulis et al. 2005).”
Landscape--wildfire interactions in southern Europe: implications for landscape management. (2011, background): “In other burned areas, highly flammable tussock grasses (some of which are alien) can replace locally dominating woody species, resulting in increasing frequencies of very large and intense fires (Grigulis et al., 2005; Vilà et al., 2001).”
Using niche‐based modelling to assess the impact of climate change on tree functional diversity in Europe (2006, background): “For instance, shrub-dominated landscapes are more prone to invasion by grasses or herbs than forests, which could produce strong fire regime changes (Grigulis et al., 2005).”
Home away from home — objective mapping of high‐risk source areas for plant introductions (2007, background): “Examples of work along these lines include attempts to model the intensity and frequency of disturbance (Grigulis et al., 2005) and the dispersal ability of species (Higgins et al.”
Functional Diversity — at the Crossroads between Ecosystem Functioning and Environmental Filters (2007, background): “Grigulis et al. (2005) tested the hypothesis of a positive feedback between A. mauritanica abundance and changing fire regimes by combining measurements across a natural gradient of density of A.”
Flammability as an ecological and evolutionary driver (2017, background): “Invasion ecology also shows examples of increasing species dominance under certain recurrent disturbances (D’Antonio & Vitousek 1992; Grigulis et al. 2005) that may enable the kill-thy-neighbour process to act.”
Positive feedbacks between plant invasions and fire regimes: Teline monspessulana (L.) K. Koch (Fabaceae) in central Chile (2008, background): “The positive feedback between invasive species and fire can have major community and ecosystem effects, changing local community dynamics, altering biodiversity and generating long-lasting consequences on biogeochemical cycles (Mack and D’Antonio 1998; Keeley 2002; Grigulis et al. 2005).”