Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & HEALTH
Volume 22, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100268
Keywords
Habitat management; Nature conservation; Open landscape; Prescribed fire; Wildfire
Funding
- National Research, Development and Innovation Office [FK 124404, KH 126476, KH 130338, FK 135329]
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Prescribed burning is a well-established tool for biodiversity conservation globally, with potential to address challenges in European grasslands, but its potential is often unrealized in both experimental and real-world conditions.
Prescribed burning (PB), the planned and controlled application of fire, is a well-established tool for biodiversity conservation in a plethora of habitats globally. In European grasslands that are threatened hotspots of biodiversity, PB has the potential to address challenges related to several threats such as abandonment, climate change, or invasive species. However, its potential is seldom realized both in experimental and real-world conditions. To increase the potential of PB in the management of European grasslands, we suggest adapting the fire regime concept in future studies and to determine optimal PB regimes based on experimental approaches, paleo-data, and the disappearing traditional ecological knowledge. For the evidence-based evaluation of PB applicability, a decision support framework is suggested.
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