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Fire as a global ‘herbivore’: the ecology and evolution of flammable ecosystems

Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2005 · Vol. 20(7) · pp. 387–394

William J. Bond✉(University of Cape Town)Jon E. Keeley(Western Ecological Research Center)

Fire effects on ecosystems Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementBiomeEcologyEcosystemHerbivoreFire ecologyFire regimeFunctional ecologyBiogeographyEvolutionary ecologyVegetation (pathology)

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