COVID-19 lockdowns drive decline in active fires in southeastern United States [Sustainability Science]

Fire is a common ecosystem process in forests and grasslands worldwide. Increasingly, ignitions are controlled by human activities either through suppression of wildfires or intentional ignition of prescribed fires. The southeastern United States leads the nation in prescribed fire, burning ca. 80% of the country’s extent annually. The COVID-19 pandemic...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Ecology, Sustainability Science Biological Sciences Source Type: research