The effect of fire on the carbon fluxes and productivity of Brazilian woodland savannas

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Science of The Total Environment (2025)

Highlights

  • Estimated ecosystem carbon budget and fluxes in unburnt and periodically bunt plots
  • Fire reduced the strength of arboreal carbon fluxes favouring herbaceous vegetation
  • Specific carbon fluxes are diversely related to either fire frequency or intensity
  • Fire reduces carbon use efficiency, shifts carbon allocation and ecosystem balances
  • Active burning management of altered fire regimes can improve savanna conservation

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