Christopher Carcaillet
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View article: Evenness peaks in fire-resilient vegetation preceded ecosystem shifts in East Africa
Evenness peaks in fire-resilient vegetation preceded ecosystem shifts in East Africa Open
Fire is often assumed to be a key driver in shaping tropical vegetation structure and composition in grass-dominated ecosystems, while forests experience infrequent but impactful fires that influence ecosystem resilience. Although short-te…
View article: Top-down control of climate on long-term interactions between fires, tree-cover and soil erosion in a Mediterranean mountain, Corsica
Top-down control of climate on long-term interactions between fires, tree-cover and soil erosion in a Mediterranean mountain, Corsica Open
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View article: Assisted migration in a warmer and drier climate: less climate buffering capacity, less facilitation and more fires at temperate latitudes?
Assisted migration in a warmer and drier climate: less climate buffering capacity, less facilitation and more fires at temperate latitudes? Open
Assisted tree migration has been proposed as a conceptual solution to mitigate lags in biotic responses to anthropogenic climate change. The rationale behind this concept is that tree species currently growing under warmer and drier climat…
View article: Decrease in Soil Functionalities and Herbs’ Diversity, but Not That of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Linked to Short Fire Interval in Semi-Arid Oak Forest Ecosystem, West Iran
Decrease in Soil Functionalities and Herbs’ Diversity, but Not That of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Linked to Short Fire Interval in Semi-Arid Oak Forest Ecosystem, West Iran Open
The semi-arid forest ecosystems of western Iran dominated by Quercus brantii are often disturbed by wildfires. Here, we assessed the effects of short fire intervals on the soil properties and community diversity of herbaceous plants and ar…
View article: Assessing changes in global fire regimes
Assessing changes in global fire regimes Open
Human activity has fundamentally altered wildfire on Earth, creating serious consequences for human health, global biodiversity, and climate change. However, it remains difficult to predict fire interactions with land use, management, and …
View article: Speciation and historical migration pattern interaction: examples from P. nigra and P. sylvestris phylogeography
Speciation and historical migration pattern interaction: examples from P. nigra and P. sylvestris phylogeography Open
Here, from macrophylogeographic mtDNA empirical data, we propose a scenario for the evolution and speciation of two important forest trees, European black pine and Scotch pine, and their multiple subspecies and varieties. Molecular clock s…
View article: Geochemistry and Sedimentology of a Minerotrophic Peat in a Western Mediterranean Mountain Wilderness Area
Geochemistry and Sedimentology of a Minerotrophic Peat in a Western Mediterranean Mountain Wilderness Area Open
Sedimentological and biogeochemical measurements were conducted on minerotrophic peat in a wilderness area on a granitic plateau to reconstruct the local ecosystem’s history and clarify the peat’s response to local and global changes. The …
View article: When Mediterranean Plant Diversity Profits From Wildfires
When Mediterranean Plant Diversity Profits From Wildfires Open
In summer, TV and newspapers often broadcast impressive views of wildfires in Mediterranean forests. These fires are commonly seen as threats to people, their homes, and their property. However, what if wildfires are necessary to sustain t…
View article: Speciation and historical Migration pattern interaction: examples from Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris phylogeography
Speciation and historical Migration pattern interaction: examples from Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris phylogeography Open
Here, from macrophylogeographic mtDNA empirical data, we proposed a scenario of the evolution and speciation of two important forest trees, European Black Pine and Scotch Pine, and their multiple subspecies and varieties. Molecular clock s…
View article: Nesting Effects of Climate and Local Drivers on Long-Term Subalpine Fires in the Alps
Nesting Effects of Climate and Local Drivers on Long-Term Subalpine Fires in the Alps Open
Background: The present article questions the relative importance of local- and large-scale processes on the long-term dynamics of fire in the subalpine belt in the western Alps. The study is based on soil charcoal dating and identificatio…
View article: Fire-vegetation interactions during the last 11,000 years in boreal and cold temperate forests of Fennoscandia
Fire-vegetation interactions during the last 11,000 years in boreal and cold temperate forests of Fennoscandia Open
The long-term ecological interactions between fire and the composition of dominant trees and shrubs in boreal and cold temperate Fennoscandian forests are still under discussion. We hypothesized that fire-prone taxa should abound during pe…
View article: Role of vegetation on fire behaviour in Fennoscandia forests during the Holocene
Role of vegetation on fire behaviour in Fennoscandia forests during the Holocene Open
<p>The relationship between Holocene changes in Fennoscandia biomass burning (reconstructed by means of sedimentary charcoal records from lake and peat bogs) and main forest composition (based on pollen reconstructions from the same …
View article: Selective and taxon-dependent effects of semi-feral cattle grazing on tree regeneration in an old-growth Mediterranean mountain forest
Selective and taxon-dependent effects of semi-feral cattle grazing on tree regeneration in an old-growth Mediterranean mountain forest Open
Background In Mediterranean mountain socio-ecosystems, both grazing by livestock and the dry season may influence tree regeneration. However, the relative contributions of these drivers are poorly known, even though present and future cano…
View article: Geographic isolation and climatic variability contribute to genetic differentiation in fragmented populations of the long-lived subalpine conifer Pinus cembra L. in the western Alps
Geographic isolation and climatic variability contribute to genetic differentiation in fragmented populations of the long-lived subalpine conifer Pinus cembra L. in the western Alps Open
Background Genetic processes shape the modern-day distribution of genetic variation within and between populations and can provide important insights into the underlying mechanisms of evolution. The resulting genetic variation is often une…
View article: Glacial refugia in the south‐western Alps?
Glacial refugia in the south‐western Alps? Open
Publisher: [Wiley, New Phytologist Trust]
View article: Aridity and competition drive fire resistance trait covariation in mountain trees
Aridity and competition drive fire resistance trait covariation in mountain trees Open
Fire resistance traits drive tree species composition in surface‐fire ecosystems, but how they covary at different scales of variation and with the environment is not well documented. We assessed the covariation of bark thickness (BT), tre…
View article: Keep your feet warm? A cryptic refugium of trees linked to a geothermal spring in an ocean of glaciers
Keep your feet warm? A cryptic refugium of trees linked to a geothermal spring in an ocean of glaciers Open
Up to now, the most widely accepted idea of the periglacial environment is that of treeless ecosystems such as the arctic or the alpine tundra, also called the tabula rasa paradigm. However, several palaeoecological studies have recently c…
View article: Aridity and competition drive fire resistance trait covariation in mountain trees
Aridity and competition drive fire resistance trait covariation in mountain trees Open
Fire resistance traits drive tree species composition in surface-fire ecosystems, but how they covary at different scales of variation and with the environment is not well documented. We assessed the covariation of bark thickness (BT), tre…
View article: Fire ecology of a tree glacial refugium on a nunatak with a view on Alpine glaciers
Fire ecology of a tree glacial refugium on a nunatak with a view on Alpine glaciers Open
Summary In paleoecology, the function of biomass as a fire driver has become a focus of attention in cold ecosystems, and concerns have been raised about climate in this context. Little is known about the fire frequency and fire–plant rela…