Climatic Conditions Affect Shoot Flammability by Influencing Flammability-Related Functional Traits in Non-Fire-Prone Habitats

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aut.filerelease.date2024-03-23
aut.relation.journalNew Phytologist
dc.contributor.authorCui, Xinglei
dc.contributor.authorDai, Dachuan
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Congde
dc.contributor.authorWang, Bilei
dc.contributor.authorLi, Shuting
dc.contributor.authorYou, Chengming
dc.contributor.authorPaterson, Adrian M
dc.contributor.authorPerry, George Lw
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, Hannah L
dc.contributor.authorCubino, Josep Padullés
dc.contributor.authorWyse, Sarah V
dc.contributor.authorAlam, Md Azharul
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Shixing
dc.contributor.authorXiao, Lin
dc.contributor.authorCao, Dongyu
dc.contributor.authorXu, Zhenfeng
dc.contributor.authorCurran, Timothy J
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-30T21:11:48Z
dc.date.available2023-03-30T21:11:48Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-23
dc.description.abstractPlant flammability is an important driver of wildfires, and flammability itself is determined by several plant functional traits. While many plant traits are influenced by climatic conditions, the interaction between climatic conditions and plant flammability has rarely been investigated. Here, we explored the relationships among climatic conditions, shoot-level flammability components, and flammability-related functional traits for 186 plant species from fire-prone and non-fire-prone habitats. For species originating from non-fire-prone habitats, those from warmer areas tended to have lower shoot moisture content and larger leaves, and had higher shoot flammability with higher ignitibility, combustibility, and sustainability. Plants in wetter areas tended to have lower shoot flammability with lower combustibility and sustainability due to higher shoot moisture contents. In fire-prone habitats, shoot flammability was not significantly related to any climatic factor. Our study suggests that for species originating in non-fire-prone habitats, climatic conditions have influenced plant flammability by shifting flammability-related functional traits, including leaf size and shoot moisture content. Climate does not predict shoot flammability in species from fire-prone habitats; here, fire regimes may have an important role in shaping plant flammability. Understanding these nuances in the determinants of plant flammability is important in an increasingly fire-prone world.
dc.identifier.citationNew Phytologist, ISSN: 0028-646X (Print); 1469-8137 (Online), Wiley. doi: 10.1111/nph.18905
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/nph.18905
dc.identifier.issn0028-646X
dc.identifier.issn1469-8137
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/16057
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.urihttps://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.18905
dc.rightsThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [see Source], which has been published in final form at [https://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/nph.18905]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectclimatic conditions
dc.subjectevolution
dc.subjectfunctional traits
dc.subjectplant flammability
dc.subjectwildfire
dc.subjectclimatic conditions
dc.subjectevolution
dc.subjectfunctional traits
dc.subjectplant flammability
dc.subjectwildfire
dc.subject4101 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
dc.subject31 Biological Sciences
dc.subject3103 Ecology
dc.subject41 Environmental Sciences
dc.subject06 Biological Sciences
dc.subject07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
dc.subjectPlant Biology & Botany
dc.subject3108 Plant biology
dc.subject4101 Climate change impacts and adaptation
dc.subject4102 Ecological applications
dc.titleClimatic Conditions Affect Shoot Flammability by Influencing Flammability-Related Functional Traits in Non-Fire-Prone Habitats
dc.typeJournal Article
pubs.elements-id497752
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