Fire in the earth system

David M J S Bowman; Jennifer K. Balch; Paulo Artaxo; William J. Bond; Jean M. Carlson; Mark A. Cochrane; Carla M. D'Antonio; Ruth S. DeFries; John C. Doyle; Sandy P. Harrison; Fay H. Johnston; Jon E. Keeley; Meg A. Krawchuk; Christian A. Kull; J. Brad Marston; Max A. Moritz; I. Colin Prentice; Christopher I. Roos; Andrew C. Scott; Thomas W. Swetnam; Guido R. Van Der Werf; Stephen Pyne

doi:10.1126/science.1163886

Fire in the earth system

David M J S Bowman, Jennifer K. Balch, Paulo Artaxo, William J. Bond, Jean M. Carlson, Mark A. Cochrane, Carla M. D'Antonio, Ruth S. DeFries, John C. Doyle, Sandy P. Harrison, Fay H. Johnston, Jon E. Keeley, Meg A. Krawchuk, Christian A. Kull, J. Brad Marston, Max A. Moritz, I. Colin Prentice, Christopher I. Roos, Andrew C. Scott, Thomas W. SwetnamGuido R. Van Der Werf, Stephen Pyne

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Fire is a worldwide phenomenon that appears in the geological record soon after the appearance of terrestrial plants. Fire influences global ecosystem patterns and processes, including vegetation distribution and structure, the carbon cycle, and climate. Although humans and fire have always coexisted, our capacity to manage fire remains imperfect and may become more difficult in the future as climate change alters fire regimes. This risk is difficult to assess, however, because fires are still poorly represented in global models. Here, we discuss some of the most important issues involved in developing a better understanding of the role of fire in the Earth system.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	481-484
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	324
Issue number	5926
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1163886
State	Published - Apr 24 2009

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Bowman, D. M. J. S., Balch, J. K., Artaxo, P., Bond, W. J., Carlson, J. M., Cochrane, M. A., D'Antonio, C. M., DeFries, R. S., Doyle, J. C., Harrison, S. P., Johnston, F. H., Keeley, J. E., Krawchuk, M. A., Kull, C. A., Marston, J. B., Moritz, M. A., Prentice, I. C., Roos, C. I., Scott, A. C., ... Pyne, S. (2009). Fire in the earth system. Science, 324(5926), 481-484. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1163886

Bowman, DMJS, Balch, JK, Artaxo, P, Bond, WJ, Carlson, JM, Cochrane, MA, D'Antonio, CM, DeFries, RS, Doyle, JC, Harrison, SP, Johnston, FH, Keeley, JE, Krawchuk, MA, Kull, CA, Marston, JB, Moritz, MA, Prentice, IC, Roos, CI, Scott, AC, Swetnam, TW, Van Der Werf, GR & Pyne, S 2009, 'Fire in the earth system', Science, vol. 324, no. 5926, pp. 481-484. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1163886

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