Authors
Natasha M Robinson, Steve WJ Leonard, Euan G Ritchie, Michelle Bassett, Evelyn K Chia, Sebastian Buckingham, Heloise Gibb, Andrew F Bennett, Michael F Clarke
Publication date
2013/12/1
Journal
Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume
50
Issue
6
Pages
1321-1329
Description
- Rapid environmental change is placing increasing pressure on the survival of many species globally. Ecological refuges can mitigate the impacts of change by facilitating the survival or persistence of organisms in the face of disturbance events that would otherwise lead to their mortality, displacement or extinction. Refuges may have a critical influence on the successional trajectory and resilience of ecosystems, yet their function remains poorly understood.
- We review and describe the role of refuges in faunal conservation in the context of fire, a globally important disturbance process.
- Refuges have three main functions in relation to fire: they enhance immediate survival during a fire event, facilitate the persistence of individuals and populations after fire and assist in the re‐establishment of populations in the longer term. Refuges may be of natural or anthropogenic origin, and in each case, their creation can arise …
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