Reimagine fire science for the anthropocene-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Reimagine fire science for the anthropocene

Published:2022-07-01 Issue:3 Volume:1 Page:
ISSN:2752-6542
Container-title:PNAS Nexus
language:en
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Shuman Jacquelyn K¹^ORCID,Balch Jennifer K²,Barnes Rebecca T³^ORCID,Higuera Philip E⁴^ORCID,Roos Christopher I⁵^ORCID,Schwilk Dylan W⁶^ORCID,Stavros E Natasha²^ORCID,Banerjee Tirtha⁷^ORCID,Bela Megan M⁸⁹^ORCID,Bendix Jacob¹⁰^ORCID,Bertolino Sandro¹¹^ORCID,Bililign Solomon¹²^ORCID,Bladon Kevin D¹³^ORCID,Brando Paulo¹⁴^ORCID,Breidenthal Robert E¹⁵^ORCID,Buma Brian¹⁶^ORCID,Calhoun Donna¹⁷,Carvalho Leila M V¹⁸^ORCID,Cattau Megan E¹⁹^ORCID,Cawley Kaelin M²⁰^ORCID,Chandra Sudeep²¹^ORCID,Chipman Melissa L²²^ORCID,Cobian-Iñiguez Jeanette²³^ORCID,Conlisk Erin²⁴^ORCID,Coop Jonathan D²⁵^ORCID,Cullen Alison²⁶^ORCID,Davis Kimberley T⁴^ORCID,Dayalu Archana²⁷^ORCID,De Sales Fernando²⁸^ORCID,Dolman Megan¹⁹^ORCID,Ellsworth Lisa M²⁹^ORCID,Franklin Scott³⁰^ORCID,Guiterman Christopher H⁸³¹^ORCID,Hamilton Matthew³²^ORCID,Hanan Erin J³³^ORCID,Hansen Winslow D³⁴^ORCID,Hantson Stijn³⁵^ORCID,Harvey Brian J³⁶^ORCID,Holz Andrés³⁷^ORCID,Huang Tao¹⁹^ORCID,Hurteau Matthew D³⁸^ORCID,Ilangakoon Nayani T²^ORCID,Jennings Megan³⁹^ORCID,Jones Charles¹⁸^ORCID,Klimaszewski-Patterson Anna⁴⁰^ORCID,Kobziar Leda N⁴¹^ORCID,Kominoski John⁴²^ORCID,Kosovic Branko⁴³^ORCID,Krawchuk Meg A⁴⁴^ORCID,Laris Paul⁴⁵^ORCID,Leonard Jackson⁴⁶^ORCID,Loria-Salazar S Marcela⁴⁷,Lucash Melissa⁴⁸^ORCID,Mahmoud Hussam⁴⁹^ORCID,Margolis Ellis⁵⁰^ORCID,Maxwell Toby⁵¹,McCarty Jessica L⁵²^ORCID,McWethy David B⁵³^ORCID,Meyer Rachel S⁵⁴^ORCID,Miesel Jessica R⁵⁵^ORCID,Moser W Keith⁴⁶^ORCID,Nagy R Chelsea²^ORCID,Niyogi Dev⁵⁶,Palmer Hannah M⁵⁷^ORCID,Pellegrini Adam⁵⁸^ORCID,Poulter Benjamin⁵⁹^ORCID,Robertson Kevin⁶⁰^ORCID,Rocha Adrian V⁶¹^ORCID,Sadegh Mojtaba⁶²^ORCID,Santos Fernanda⁶³^ORCID,Scordo Facundo⁶⁴⁶⁵^ORCID,Sexton Joseph O⁶⁶,Sharma A Surjalal⁶⁷^ORCID,Smith Alistair M S⁶⁸⁶⁹^ORCID,Soja Amber J⁷⁰⁷¹^ORCID,Still Christopher⁴⁴^ORCID,Swetnam Tyson⁷²^ORCID,Syphard Alexandra D⁷³^ORCID,Tingley Morgan W⁷⁴^ORCID,Tohidi Ali⁷⁵^ORCID,Trugman Anna T¹⁸^ORCID,Turetsky Merritt⁷⁶^ORCID,Varner J Morgan⁶⁰^ORCID,Wang Yuhang⁷⁷^ORCID,Whitman Thea⁷⁸^ORCID,Yelenik Stephanie⁷⁹^ORCID,Zhang Xuan⁵⁷^ORCID

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2. Earth Lab, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder ,4001 Discovery Drive, Suite S348 611 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA

3. Environmental Studies Program, Colorado College , 14 East Cache la Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, USA

4. Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana , 32 Campus Dr., Missoula, MT, 59812, USA

5. Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University , P.O. Box 750336, Dallas, TX, 75275-0336, USA

6. Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University , 2901 Main St. Lubbock, TX, 79409-43131, USA

7. Samueli School of Engineering, University of California , 3084 Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building, UC Irvine, CA 92697, USA

8. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado at Boulder , 216 UCB, Boulder CO, 80309, USA

9. NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory , Boulder, CO, USA

10. Department of Geography and the Environment, Syracuse University , 144 Eggers Hall, Syracuse NY 13244, USA

11. Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin , Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Torino, Italy

12. Department of Physics, North Carolina A&T State University , 1601 E Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA

13. Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Oregon State University , 244 Peavy Forest Science Center; Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

14. Earth System Science, University of California Irvine , 3215 Croul Hall Irvine, CA 92697, USA

15. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington , Box 352400, Seattle, WA 98195-2400, USA

16. Integrative Biology, University of Colorado Denver , Campus Box 171, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364, USA

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19. Human-Environment Systems, Boise State University , Boise State Environmental Research Building, 1295 W University Dr, Boise, ID 83706, USA

20. National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle , 1685 38th St., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301, USA

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22. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse University , 317 Heroy Geology Building, 141 Crouse Dr, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA

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30. School of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado , 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80639, USA

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34. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , PO Box AB, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA

35. Earth System Science Program, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Max Planck Tandem Group in Earth System Science, Universidad del Rosario , Carrera 26 # 63b-48, Bogota, DC 111221, Colombia

36. School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington , UW-SEFS, Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195, USA

37. Department of Geography, Portland State University , 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, USA

38. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico , MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA

39. Institute for Ecological Monitoring and Management, San Diego State University , 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4614, USA

40. Department of Geography, California State University Sacramento , 6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA

41. College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho , 1031 N. Academic Way Coeur d'Alene, ID 83844, USA

42. Institute of Environment and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University , 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33199, USA

43. Weather Systems and Assessment Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research , P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000, USA

44. Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University , Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA

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46. Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service , 2500 S. Pine Knoll Dr. Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA

47. School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma , 20 David L Boren Blvd, Norman, OK 73072, USA

48. Department of Geography, University of Oregon , 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251, USA

49. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University , 1372 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA

50. U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station , 15 Entrance Rd., Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA

51. Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University , 1910 University Dr. Boise ID 83725, USA

52. Department of Geography and Geospatial Analysis Center, Miami University , 217 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, USA

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54. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz , 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

55. Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University , 1066 Bogue Street Rm A286, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA

56. Jackson School of Geosciences, and Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin , 2305 Speedway Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712-1692, USA

57. Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California Merced , Merced, 5200 Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343, USA

58. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge , Downing St, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK

59. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

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63. Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , One Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6038, USA

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68. Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences, College of Science, University of Idaho , 875 Perimeter Drive MS 3021, Moscow ID, 83843-3021, USA

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78. Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1525 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53711, USA

79. Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service , 920 Valley Road, Reno NV, 89512, USA

Abstract

Abstract Fire is an integral component of ecosystems globally and a tool that humans have harnessed for millennia. Altered fire regimes are a fundamental cause and consequence of global change, impacting people and the biophysical systems on which they depend. As part of the newly emerging Anthropocene, marked by human-caused climate change and radical changes to ecosystems, fire danger is increasing, and fires are having increasingly devastating impacts on human health, infrastructure, and ecosystem services. Increasing fire danger is a vexing problem that requires deep transdisciplinary, trans-sector, and inclusive partnerships to address. Here, we outline barriers and opportunities in the next generation of fire science and provide guidance for investment in future research. We synthesize insights needed to better address the long-standing challenges of innovation across disciplines to (i) promote coordinated research efforts; (ii) embrace different ways of knowing and knowledge generation; (iii) promote exploration of fundamental science; (iv) capitalize on the “firehose” of data for societal benefit; and (v) integrate human and natural systems into models across multiple scales. Fire science is thus at a critical transitional moment. We need to shift from observation and modeled representations of varying components of climate, people, vegetation, and fire to more integrative and predictive approaches that support pathways toward mitigating and adapting to our increasingly flammable world, including the utilization of fire for human safety and benefit. Only through overcoming institutional silos and accessing knowledge across diverse communities can we effectively undertake research that improves outcomes in our more fiery future.

Funder

National Center for Atmospheric Research

National Science Foundation

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac115/45252254/pgac115.pdf

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