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Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents

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dc.contributor.author Lehmann, CER
dc.contributor.author Anderson, TM
dc.contributor.author Sankaran, M
dc.contributor.author Higgins, SI
dc.contributor.author Archibald, S
dc.contributor.author Hoffmann, WA
dc.contributor.author Hanan, NP
dc.contributor.author Williams, RJ
dc.contributor.author Fensham, RJ
dc.contributor.author Felfili, J
dc.contributor.author Hutley, LB
dc.contributor.author Ratnam, J
dc.contributor.author San Jose, J
dc.contributor.author Montes, R
dc.contributor.author Franklin, D
dc.contributor.author Russell-Smith, J
dc.contributor.author Ryan, CM
dc.contributor.author Durigan, G
dc.contributor.author Hiernaux, P
dc.contributor.author Haidar, R
dc.contributor.author Bowman, DMJS
dc.contributor.author Bond, WJ
dc.date.accessioned 2014-04-10T13:12:21Z
dc.date.available 2014-04-10T13:12:21Z
dc.date.issued 2014-01
dc.identifier.citation Lehmann, C.E.R, Anderson, T.M, Sankaran, M, Higgins, S.I, Archibald, S, Hoffmann, W.A, Hanan N.P, Williams, R.J, Fensham, R.J, Felfili, J, Hutley, L.B, Ratnam, J, San Jose, J, Montes, R, Franklin, D, Russell-Smith, J, Ryan, C.M, Durigan, G, Hiernaux, P, Haidar, R, Bowman, D.M.J.S and Bond, W.J. 2013. Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents. Science, vol. 343, pp 548-552 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0036-8075
dc.identifier.uri https://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6170/548.full
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7335
dc.description Copyright: 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science. This is an Open Access journal. The journal authorizes the publication of the information herewith contained. Published in Science, vol. 343, pp 548-552 en_US
dc.description.abstract Ecologists have long sought to understand the factors controlling the structure of savanna vegetation. Using data from 2154 sites in savannas across Africa, Australia, and South America, we found that increasing moisture availability drives increases in fire and tree basal area, whereas fire reduces tree basal area. However, among continents, the magnitude of these effects varied substantially, so that a single model cannot adequately represent savanna woody biomass across these regions. Historical and environmental differences drive the regional variation in the functional relationships between woody vegetation, fire, and climate. These same differences will determine the regional responses of vegetation to future climates, with implications for global carbon stocks. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;12361
dc.subject Savanna vegetation en_US
dc.subject Savanna woody biomass en_US
dc.subject Environmental area differences en_US
dc.title Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Lehmann, C., Anderson, T., Sankaran, M., Higgins, S., Archibald, S., Hoffmann, W., ... Bond, W. (2014). Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7335 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Lehmann, CER, TM Anderson, M Sankaran, SI Higgins, S Archibald, WA Hoffmann, NP Hanan, et al "Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7335 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Lehmann C, Anderson T, Sankaran M, Higgins S, Archibald S, Hoffmann W, et al. Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7335. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Lehmann, CER AU - Anderson, TM AU - Sankaran, M AU - Higgins, SI AU - Archibald, S AU - Hoffmann, WA AU - Hanan, NP AU - Williams, RJ AU - Fensham, RJ AU - Felfili, J AU - Hutley, LB AU - Ratnam, J AU - San Jose, J AU - Montes, R AU - Franklin, D AU - Russell-Smith, J AU - Ryan, CM AU - Durigan, G AU - Hiernaux, P AU - Haidar, R AU - Bowman, DMJS AU - Bond, WJ AB - Ecologists have long sought to understand the factors controlling the structure of savanna vegetation. Using data from 2154 sites in savannas across Africa, Australia, and South America, we found that increasing moisture availability drives increases in fire and tree basal area, whereas fire reduces tree basal area. However, among continents, the magnitude of these effects varied substantially, so that a single model cannot adequately represent savanna woody biomass across these regions. Historical and environmental differences drive the regional variation in the functional relationships between woody vegetation, fire, and climate. These same differences will determine the regional responses of vegetation to future climates, with implications for global carbon stocks. DA - 2014-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Savanna vegetation KW - Savanna woody biomass KW - Environmental area differences LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 SM - 0036-8075 T1 - Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents TI - Savanna vegetation-fire-climate relationships differ among continents UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7335 ER - en_ZA


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