# Fire Ecology & Biodiversity

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## [About the Fire Ecology & Biodiversity category](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/t/about-the-fire-ecology-biodiversity-category/22)

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**Author:** [@Robin.Jones](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/u/Robin.Jones)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/t/about-the-fire-ecology-biodiversity-category/22 "2025-04-14T17:42:25Z")

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Insights into how fire interacts with biological systems and impacts biodiversity and ecosystem function are crucial for developing fire management strategies that are best aligned with ecological processes and provide m…

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## [Emerging research on the use of biocrusts for fire breaks](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/t/emerging-research-on-the-use-of-biocrusts-for-fire-breaks/167)

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**Author:** [@Robin.Jones](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/u/Robin.Jones)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/t/emerging-research-on-the-use-of-biocrusts-for-fire-breaks/167 "2025-09-08T16:51:08Z")

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I sat in on a very interesting webinar this morning hosted by the Forest Steward Guild. PhD candidate, Keven Griffen presented the research she and others are carrying out at Northern Arizona University to assess the po…

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## [Vegetation Type Conversion (VTC) global examples?](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/t/vegetation-type-conversion-vtc-global-examples/129)

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**Author:** [@asyphard](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/u/asyphard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/t/vegetation-type-conversion-vtc-global-examples/129 "2025-06-13T13:06:24Z")

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(I am reposting this to make it visible in latest posts. ) I’ve been studying and documenting fire-driven vegetation type conversion (VTC) from chaparral to grass for decades (e.g., https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wil…

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## [Functional traits databases](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/t/functional-traits-databases/119)

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**Author:** [@asyphard](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/u/asyphard)\
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**Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.globalwildfirecollective.org/t/functional-traits-databases/119 "2025-06-13T12:51:06Z")

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I have long framed my thinking about fire ecology and plant species’ response through the lens of species’ traits and plant functional types. Much of the research and documentation has come from Mediterranean ecosystems,…