On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, an article on how Brazilian Savannas vegetation responds to frequent fires was published in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. The study is Entitled “Responses of Plant Biomass in the Brazilian Savannah to Frequent Fires” and is signed by researchers from the Ecology department at UnB and UFMG’s Centre for Remote Sensing (CSR) linked to the project FIP – Cerrado Monitoring.
The research was carried out using the systems dynamics that combines qualitative and quantitative analysis. The study was developed to support decision making in relation to the frequency of prescribed fires in the Cerrado.
Simulating the relationship between fire frequency, plant biomass and emissions associated with fire, the research has shown that, although it has vegetation resilient to fire, the occurrence of fires in intervals of less than four years in the Brazilian Savannah can increase the risk of extinction of woody plants and decrease the carbon storage of the ecosystem.
The study can be fully accessed in the journal’s website.