BACKGROUND Fire has shaped the diversity of life on Earth for millions of years. Variation
in fire regimes continues to be a source of biodiversity across the globe, and many plants, …

Forests and grassy vegetation (savannas and grasslands) are alternative ecosystem states
in many tropical landscapes. Relative to forests the grassy ecosystems are poorly known and …

The tropics contain the overwhelming majority of Earth’s biodiversity: their terrestrial, freshwater
and marine ecosystems hold more than three-quarters of all species, including almost all …

Tropical grassy biomes (TGBs) are globally extensive, provide critical ecosystem services,
and influence the earth–atmosphere system. Yet, globally applied biome definitions ignore …

Fire management is increasingly focusing on introducing heterogeneity in burning patterns
under the assumption that “pyrodiversity begets biodiversity.” This concept has been …

Although many taxa show a latitudinal gradient in richness, the relationship between
latitude and species richness is often asymmetrical between the northern and southern …

1. Despite the fact that fire is considered an important disturbance in savannas across the
world and is used widely as a management tool in conservation areas, little is known about the …

Invertebrates constitute the majority of animal species and are critical for ecosystem
functioning and services. Nonetheless, global invertebrate biodiversity patterns and their …

Bastin et al.’s estimate (Reports, 5 July 2019, p. 76) that tree planting for climate change
mitigation could sequester 205 gigatonnes of carbon is approximately five times too large. Their …

Habitat transformation and disturbance are significant threats to biodiversity conservation and
ecosystem function. Disturbance is generally defined as any event that removes biomass (…