A literature review of insect responses to fire, compared to other conservation managements of open habitat

By A. Swengel. Biodiversity and Conservation, 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Plant-pollinator biodiversity and pollination services in a complex mediterranean landscape (2006, background): “It should therefore be a high priority to protect mature pine forests from inappropriate fire and grazing regimes in order to safeguard pollinators (Kreuss and Tscharntke, 2002), as well as other species (Swengel, 2001), and so maintain their ecosystem functions.”
Bat activity in relation to fire and fire surrogate treatments in southern pine stands (2008, unknown): “Further, the effect of burning on insect diversity and abundance varies considerably depending on taxa, life history stage, exposure to flames, burn frequency, season of burn, and habitat (Swengel, 2001).”
RESTORATION OF BUTTERFLY AND MOTH COMMUNITIES IN SEMI-NATURAL GRASSLANDS BY CATTLE GRAZING (2004, background): “These results are similar to the conclusions made in two recent reviews on the effects of management in structuring insect communities in grasslands (Morris 2000, Swengel 2001).”
A global synthesis of fire effects on pollinators (2019, background): “In addition, it is likely that increased light in burned habitats and consequent changes in leaf tissues, which lepidopteran larvae depend on, could be responsi‐ ble for the lower butterfly abundance after wildfires (Cariveau & Winfree, 2015; Kral et al., 2017; Swengel, 2001).”
Declines of prairie butterflies in the midwestern USA (2011, unknown): “…these fragments that become burned, specialized butterflies can only rebuild their populations if occupied unburned refugia exist nearby, burned vegetation is suitable for their recolonization, and enough time is allowed to rebuild numbers (Swengel 1996, 2001; Harper et al. 2000; Panzer 2002).”
Effects of floristics, physiognomy and non‐native vegetation on riparian bird communities in a Mojave Desert watershed (2003, background): “Moreover, while actions taken to return ‘natural’ disturbance processes to an ecosystem have considerable biological benefits, it is unclear how successful those actions will be in terms of reestablishing target species (Sher, Marshall & Gilbert 2000; Walters et al . 2000; Swengel 2001; Gabbe, Rob”
The effects of grassland management and aspect on Orthoptera diversity and abundance: site conditions are as important as management (2013, background): “Even though cover of bare ground only reaches very low values (\10 %), these small patches seem to be vital for many insects (Swengel 2001).”
Benefit of permanent non-fire refugia for Lepidoptera conservation in fire-managed sites (2007, background): “Most above-ground insects appear to die in fires and specialists have the most negative short-term response, needing to rebuild their populations from unburned refugia ( Swengel 1996a, 2001; Harper et al. 2000; Panzer 2002).”