Interactions between rainforest plants and fire occur when fires encroach into pioneers colonise fire-prone open forests. Although numerous studies show that many survive by resprouting postfire seedling recruitment, data is lacking for several major Australian types. In this study, we examine fire-resilience traits among 228 taxa of woody in four classes (subtropical, warm temperate, dry litto...

Since the 1970s, an increasing number of regulations have expanded the use of brominated and chlorinated flame retardants. Many of these chemicals are now recognized as global contaminants and are associated with adverse health effects in animals and humans, including endocrine and thyroid disruption, immunotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, cancer, and adverse effects on fetal and child developm...

Wildland fires are expected to become more frequent and severe in many ecosystems, potentially posing a threat to many sensitive species. We evaluated the effects of a large, stand-replacement wildfire on three species of pond-breeding amphibians by estimating changes in occupancy of breeding sites during the three years before and after the fire burned 42 of 83 previously surveyed wetlands. An...

With the Government of China's proposed Energy Efficiency Regulations (GB40411-2007), the implementation of external insulation systems will be mandatory in China. The frequent external insulation system fires cause huge numbers of casualties and extensive property damage and have rapidly become a new hot issue in construction evacuation safety in China. This study attempts to reconstruct an ac...

Ecological disturbances frequently control the occurrence and patterning of dominant plants in high-diversity communities like C(4) grasslands and savannas. In such ecosystems disturbance-related processes can have important implications for species, and for whole communities when those species are dominant, yet mechanistic understanding of such processes remains fragmentary. Multiple bunchgras...

The utilisation of rice husk ash (RHA) as an aluminosilicate source in fire-resistant coating could reduce environmental pollution and can turn agricultural waste into industrial wealth. overall objective this research is to develop a rice-husk-ash-based geopolymer binder (GB) fire-retardant additive (FR) for alkyd paint. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used design the experiments work, ...

In 2012, the Brazilian government implemented Federal Brigades Program (FBP), a fire policy strategy to hire and train firefighters combat wildfires. This study analyzed impact of this program on behavior before (2008–2012) after (2013–2017) its implementation in Parque do Araguaia Indigenous Land, largest indigenous territory with highest occurrence fires tropical savanna. We annual pattern in...