Using “management mosaics” to mitigate the impacts from extreme wildfires

Abstract

Human activities and global change have resulted in more severe and destructive megafires in forest ecosystems worldwide. Here, I introduce and discuss the concept of “management mosaics” and how to use it over both space and time to mitigate the growing impacts of extreme wildfires.

Keywords

Disturbance refuges, Fire frequency and severity, Fuel treatment, Human activities, Megafires

Citation

Guo, Qinfeng. 2021. Using management mosaics to mitigate the impacts from extreme wildfires. Ecological Processes. 10(1): 903-. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00320-6.