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DOI	10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117691
	Trends in carnivore and ungulate fire ecology research in North American conifer forests
	Volkmann L.A.; Hutchen J.; Hodges K.E.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0378-1127
卷号	458
英文摘要	Shifting fire regimes are substantially changing North American forests. It is thus critical to understand how wildfires affect forest wildlife, especially for species managed for harvest and for species at risk of extinction. In particular, many populations of carnivores and ungulates are actively managed, so being able to anticipate their responses to future fires, or as burned forests regenerate, would be valuable for management and conservation. We examine how well the current literature addresses these important needs. We reviewed 131 papers published from 1970 to 2019 that reported carnivore and ungulate responses to fires in North American conifer forests. We evaluated the study designs, fire attributes, species studied, and response variables measured. This literature contains considerable taxonomic bias, inconsistent reporting of fire and landscape characteristics, and a mismatch between research objectives and management needs. Of the 18 carnivore species studied post-fire, just three (grizzly bears Ursus arctos, Canada lynx Lynx canadensis, and American marten Martes americana) comprised nearly half of the literature (47.8%). Few papers reported the spatial extents of fires being studied (32.6% for carnivores and 38.2% for ungulates). Most studies focused on recent burns (<15 years post-fire) and monitored post-fire responses for fewer than five years. Few papers measured true population responses post-fire (6.7% for carnivores and 12.4% for ungulates); the majority of papers focused on animal movements or habitat use (presence/absence or relative activity) rather than estimates of survival, recruitment, or population size. Our review also indicates that studying fires with a more diverse array of spatial extents, ages, and severities would be useful for most species. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
英文关键词	Boreal forest; Carnivores; Fire ecology; Landscape management; Montane forest; Prescribed fire; Research trends; Study design; Ungulates; Wildfire
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Animals; Ecology; Paper; Population statistics; Reforestation; Boreal forests; Carnivores; Fire ecology; Landscape management; Montane forests; Prescribed fires; Research trends; Study design; Ungulates; Wildfire; Fires; carnivore; coniferous forest; coniferous tree; conservation management; extinction risk; habitat use; movement; population size; recruitment (population dynamics); regeneration; research work; survival; trend analysis; ungulate; wildfire; wildlife management; Animals; Documents; Ecology; Fires; Forests; Management; Paper; Reforestation; Canada; Animalia; Coniferophyta; Lynx canadensis; Lynx lynx; Martes americana; Ungulata; Ursus arctos
来源期刊	Forest Ecology and Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/155547
作者单位	Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Science Building, 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, BC V1V1V7, Canada
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Volkmann L.A.,Hutchen J.,Hodges K.E.. Trends in carnivore and ungulate fire ecology research in North American conifer forests[J],2020,458.
APA	Volkmann L.A.,Hutchen J.,&Hodges K.E..(2020).Trends in carnivore and ungulate fire ecology research in North American conifer forests.Forest Ecology and Management,458.
MLA	Volkmann L.A.,et al."Trends in carnivore and ungulate fire ecology research in North American conifer forests".Forest Ecology and Management 458(2020).