Ecosystem restoration in fire-managed savanna woodlands
Effects on biodiversity, local livelihoods and fire intensity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10887828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Ulrika Johansson (0000-0001-8032-6075, Stockholm University, corresponding author), Firew Bekele Abebe (Haramaya University), Sileshi Nemomissa (0000-0002-3665-0713, Addis Ababa University), Tamrat Bekele (Addis Ababa University), Kristoffer Hylander (0000-0002-1215-2648, Bolin Centre for Climate Research) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 190-202 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-020-01343-7 |
| PMID | 32451967 |
| OpenAlex | W3029744906 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 45 |
Ethiopia aims to restore 15 million ha degraded forests and woodlands, but effects on the potentially contrasting goals of long-term carbon storage, biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods are unknown. To quantify the effects of grazing exclusion on vegetation and fire behaviour, we established six 30 × 30 m fenced exclosures with grazed controls, in a mesic wooded savanna. Experimental burns were done after 1.5 years. Tree seedlings were few but more common inside fences. Field layer cover and biomass increased inside fences, and grass species increased in numbers and cover. Fire intensity was higher inside fences, killing shrubs and saplings but not mature trees. Interviews confirmed that overgrazing has resulted in “ cool fires ”, causing shrub encroachment. High-intensity fires occurred in the 1980s after a zoonotic disease killed most livestock. Short-term increase in carbon storage through fire and grazing exclusion may lead to loss of pasture, and in the long-term increased wildfire risk
Agroforestry · Biodiversity · Biology · Biomass (ecology · Ecosystem · Fire protection · Fire regime · Geography · Grassland · Grazing · Overgrazing · Shrub · Vegetation (pathology · Woodland · Ecology · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Forestry · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |