Delayed Vegetation Mortality After Wildfire: Insights from a Mediterranean Ecosystem.

ABSTRACT: Wildfires, one of the most important ecological disturbances, influence the composition and dynamics of ecosystems all around the world. Changes in fire regimes brought on by climate change are making their effects worse by increasing the frequency and size of fires. This study examined the issue of delayed mortality at the species and community levels, concentrating on Mediterranean forests dominated by Quercus ilex and Quercus suber. This research examined areas lacking spectral recovery following a megafire, which, although relatively small compared to the total burned area, represented significant ecological disturbances. The results highlighted distinct post-fire dynamics at both the woodland and species levels. Q. ilex experienced higher delayed mortality, partic

SUBMITTER: Calderisi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11902081 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature