Fire Ecology and Management in Forest

Dear Colleagues,

The overall impact of fires on forest ecosystems is complex, ranging from a reduction in or elimination of above-ground biomass, to the changes in below-ground biomasses and the soil’s physical, chemical and biological properties. The severity of a fire depends on multiple conditions such as combustion intensity, fire duration, fuel load, fire occurrence time and fire weather. With changes in climate (warmer temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, etc.), fire seasons are expected to lengthen, and with that, forest resistance to fires is undermined. In the conditions of the changing climate, extensive forest fire research is needed, in order to study the changes in fire dynamics and to resolve research questions dealing with current and future forest fire ecology and management issues. At the same time, it is important to quantify the impact of fire disturbance on forest ecosystems and to understand the necessity of new fire prevention and control technologies in forest fire management. Ultimately, our goal should be to provide a scientific basis for developing and clarifying fire management policies.

Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on fire ecology, fire management and their interactions in the context of global climate change—how fire regimes change in the context of the global climate, what the different effects of fire are on forest ecosystems, what the possible effects of fuel management measures are on fires and forest ecosystems, and what the new fire prediction applications and firefighting techniques are in forest fire management.

Prof. Dr. Long Sun
Dr. Christopher Weston
Dr. Futao Guo
Dr. Zhiwei Wu
Dr. Tongxin Hu
Guest Editors

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