Fire regimes, fire experiments and alternative stable states in mesic savannas: A response to Laris & Jacobs (2021) 'On the problem of natural savanna fires'.

Keywords: alternative stable states; feedbacks; fire ecology; forest; savannah EN alternative stable states feedbacks fire ecology forest savannah 14 18 5 06/05/21 20210701 NES 210701 In their comment on Veenendaal I et al i . Sharp ecotones spark sharp ideas: comment on "Structural physiognomic and above-ground biomass variation in savanna-forest transition zones on three continents - how different are co-occurring savanna and forest formations?" (2003) have suggested the opposite trend for more arid savannas with lower tree cover, and our own analysis suggests that for more mesic vegetation types fire can only maintain open savanna grasslands under deliberate human-mediated, high-frequency, late season fire regimes. Fire regimes, fire experiments and alternative stable states in mesic savannas: A response to Laris & Jacobs (2021) "On the problem of natural savanna fires". [Extracted from the article]