Implications of the 2019–2020 megafires for the biogeography and conservation of Australian vegetation

oleh: Robert C. Godfree, Nunzio Knerr, Francisco Encinas-Viso, David Albrecht, David Bush, D. Christine Cargill, Mark Clements, Cécile Gueidan, Lydia K. Guja, Tom Harwood, Leo Joseph, Brendan Lepschi, Katharina Nargar, Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, Linda M. Broadhurst

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01

Deskripsi

Fires triggered by climate change threaten plant diversity in many biomes. Here the authors investigate how the catastrophic fires of 2019–2020 affected the vascular flora of SE Australia. They report that 816 species were highly impacted, including taxa of biogeographic and conservation interest.