The American Geophysical Union has opened a new special collection, Fire in the Earth System across 10 of its journals. Manuscripts will be accepted until May 2021 to allow the inclusion of findings from the 2020 (northern-hemisphere summer) and 2020–21 (southern hemisphere summer) fire seasons.
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Upcoming Special Fire Issue of the Journal Remote Sensing
The open-access MDPI journal Remote Sensing is seeking submissions for an upcoming special issue titled “Fires on Forest Environments”. Manuscript submissions are due October 31, 2020.
From the call for papers:
Dear Colleagues,
The increase frequency and damage that fires cause in natural ecosystem is becoming a global fingerprint of climate change. Recent fires in California, Europe and the Amazon basin are a clear example of the need for accurate monitoring and assessment of conditions of fires and the conditions that can cause then, respectively. In this special issue, we would like to explore the role of fires and its monitoring and assessment via remote sensing technologies. We invite those researchers interested on the topics above to submit their contributions. As climate change becomes more predominant, and ecosystems become more responsive to natural and human induced fires, there is a pressing need to build consensus and knowledge base on fire remote-sensing topics. Therefore, regular, methods and synthesis papers are invited.
Prof. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
Dr. Joanne Nightingale
Guest Editors
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Fire Ecology vol. 16 Research Alert
The recently published volume 16 of the open access journal Fire Ecology includes several peer-reviewed research articles relevant to the fire management and research communities in the South. Remember: open access publications allow for free access to the materials without access or subscription charges. Here are some of the most recent articles that you may find interesting:
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- Prescribed fire science: the case for a refined research agenda
- Effects of frequent fire and mowing on resprouting shrubs of Florida scrub, USA
- The effect of scale in quantifying fire impacts on species habitats
- Radiant heating rapidly increases litter flammability through impacts on fuel moisture
- The influence of repeated prescribed fire on decomposition and nutrient release in uneven-aged loblolly–shortleaf pine stands
- Factors influencing the persistence of reindeer lichens (Cladonia subgenus Cladina) within frequent-fire environments of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA
Read the New “NWCG Standards for Ground Ignition Equipment, PMS 443”
This revision updates the information for ground ignition equipment standards, including additional details for new equipment and manufacturer points of contact. Its use applies to wildland and prescribed fire operations by federal, state, and local agencies.
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