Indigenous brigades change the spatial patterns of wildfires, and the influence of climate on fire regimes

Indigenous people have been managing fire‐prone landscapes for millennia, especially in tropical savannas, thereby maintaining carbon stocks and pyrodiversity and ensuring food security. In some indigenous lands in Brazil, fire brigades are composed of indigenous people, integrating their traditiona...

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Published in:	The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 59; no. 5; pp. 1279 - 1290
Main Authors:	Oliveira, Maxwell R., Ferreira, Bruno H. S., Souza, Evaldo B., Lopes, Aline A., Bolzan, Fábio P., Roque, Fábio O., Pott, Arnildo, Pereira, Alexandre M. M., Garcia, Letícia C., Damasceno, Geraldo A., Costa, Ademilson, Rocha, Mesaque, Xavier, Silvio, Ferraz, Rubens A., Ribeiro, Danilo B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2022
Subjects:	Annual rainfall applied ecology Brazil Burning carbon Climate models Composting Controlled burning Fire departments fire frequency fire management policies fire regime Food security indigenous fire brigades Indigenous knowledge Indigenous peoples integrated fire management Management Native peoples Pantanal Policies Prescribed fire rain Rainfall Scars wetland wildfire management wildfire reduction Wildfires Brazil
ISSN:	0021-8901, 1365-2664
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