Episodes
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Dr. Ben Sikes, Associate Professor of Microbial Ecology at the University of Kansas, joins us to shed light on the fascinating relationships between fungi and fire. Learn of the interconnection between plants created by mycorrhizal networks (AKA the âwood wide webâ), how fire regimes drive changes in fungal communities, the mechanisms of carrying out fungal research, and much more.
Bond, W. J., & Keeley, J. E. (2005). Fire as a global âherbivoreâ: the ecology and evolution of flammable ecosystems. Trends in ecology & evolution, 20(7), 387-394.
Hopkins, J. R., et al. (2021). Fungal community structure and seasonal trajectories respond similarly to fire across pyrophilic ecosystems. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97(1), fiaa219.
Hopkins, J. R., et al. (2020). Frequent fire slows microbial decomposition of newly deposited fine fuels in a pyrophilic ecosystem. Oecologia, 193, 631-643.
Hansen, P. M., et al. (2019). Recurrent fires do not affect the abundance of soil fungi in a frequently burned pine savanna. Fungal ecology, 42, 100852.
Fox, S., et al. (2022). Fire as a driver of fungal diversityâA synthesis of current knowledge. Mycologia, 114(2), 215-241.
Dao, V. Q., et al. (2022). Substrate and low intensity fires influence bacterial communities in longleaf pine savanna. Scientific reports, 12(1), 20904.
Dr. Ben Sikes Contact/Website, Academic Profile
Dr. Carolina Baruzzi wildlandmgmt, Academic Profile
Dr. Marcus Lashley DrDisturbance, Academic Profile
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Produced and edited by Charlotte Nowak
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Carolina and Marcus sit down with Ciera Rhodes of Quail Forever to discuss the importance of using fire when managing for gamebirds, programs and agencies available to assist landowners with management practices and funding, and best fire practices for maximizing quail on your property.
Resources:
NRCS
EQIP
Quail Forever
Dr. Carolina Baruzzi (wildlandmgmt) (Academic Profile)
Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)
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Music by Dr. David Mason and Artlist.io
Produced and edited by Charlotte Nowak
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Dr. Anthony Taylor, Associate Professor of Forest Management at the University of New Brunswick, joins Carolina to discuss the Canadian wildfires, the implications of climate change on our ecological and human communities, and what tools can help mitigate these effects moving forward.
Resources:
Wang, J., Taylor, A. R., & DâOrangeville, L. (2023). Warming-induced tree growth may help offset increasing disturbance across the Canadian boreal forest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(2), e2212780120.
Dr. Anthony Taylor (website) (Academic Profile)
Dr. Carolina Baruzzi (wildlandmgmt) (Academic Profile)
Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)
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Music by Dr. David Mason and Artlist.io
Produced and edited by Charlotte Nowak
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Dr. Istvan Kereszy joins Marcus and Carolina to discuss his company: Fire Neural Network. Learn how artificial intelligence is used to detect high-risk lightning, how it is currently being applied to fight wildfires across the globe, and how we can continue to benefit from this technology moving forward.
Dr. Istvan Kereszy ([email protected])
Fire Neural Network (https://www.fireneuralnetwork.com/)
UF Article (https://news.ufl.edu/2023/04/fire-neural-network/)
Dr. Carolina Baruzzi (wildlandmgmt) (Academic Profile)
Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)
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Music by Dr. David Mason and Artlist.io
Produced and edited by Charlotte Nowak
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We welcome Dr. Carolina Baruzzi, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Management at the University of Florida, who joins Marcus as our new co-host of Fire University! Hear about their previous work together, Dr. Baruzziâs research interests, and their ideas for the series moving forward.
Resources from the episode:
Baruzzi, C., et al. "The pyrogenic bunchgrass Aristida beyrichiana is negatively affected by soil biota when planted outside of its home soil." Plant and Soil (2022): 1-10.
Nichols, Rainer A., et al. "Alter fire timing to recouple forage nutrients with herbivore nutrient demands." Forest Ecology and Management 500 (2021): 119646.
Dr. Carolina Baruzzi (wildlandmgmt) (Academic Profile)
Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)
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Music by Artlist.io
Produced and edited by Charlotte Nowak
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Marcus is joined by Jenn Fawcett, Extension Associate & SERPPAS Prescribed Fire Work Group Coordinator for NC State University. Join as they discuss the various avenues of education and coordination available to landowners across the southeast wanting to get fire on their land.
Resources from the episode:
https://kstate.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3eacaaf1a3514d3da2e5215b5dd55f9b
https://sites.cnr.ncsu.edu/southeast-fire-update/prescribed-burn-associations//
https://www.frames.gov/catalog/21218
Dr. Marcus Lashley- @DrDisturbance
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Marcus is joined by Laurel Kays, Fire Learning Network Manager of The Nature Conservancy. Learn of the programs and networking support in which fire professionals are helping landowners to understand and navigate getting fire on their lands.
Resources from the episode:
Fire Learning Network Project Firehawk: Decolonizing Prescribed Fire A Pessimistâs Guide to Optimal Hope Dr. Sarah McCaffrey on Effective Communication about Wildfire Management: Observations from 20 years of fire social science researchLaurel Kays
Dr. Marcus Lashley- @DrDisturbance
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Dr. Marcus Lashley is joined by Dr. Kevin Robertson, Fire Ecology Research Scientist at Tall Timbers Research Station. Listen as they discuss Dr. Robertsonâs recent research assessing how fire affects the restoration of pine savannas over a 100 year period. Research study discussed: Pine savanna restoration on agricultural landscapes: The path back to native savanna ecosystem services
Dr. Kevin Robertson
Dr. Marcus Lashley- @DrDisturbance
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In this episode of Fire University, Marcus chats with Dr. Victoria Donovan, Assistant Professor of Forest Management at the University of Florida. Join as they discuss her past research understanding the roles of fire dynamics across plant and animal communities, as well as future research programs to continue understanding how fire shapes communities within spatio-temporal scales.
Dr. Victoria Donovan
The Donovan Lab
Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab
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Earlier this year, we created an online Fire Training Course to teach and train participants on how to use prescribed fire to reach land management objectives. We had fire experts join a panel discussion to answer questions and share their knowledge on the fundamentals of implementing fire and connecting with fire communities. This episode is that panel discussion.
The Fire Training Course remains open, free, and available to all: https://bit.ly/RxFireTraining
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Whether itâs from fear of red meat allergy or Lymeâs disease, itâs safe to say that most people donât hope to find a tick on them during routine checks. In this episode, Marcus introduces longtime friend and newly hired UF Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management Dr. Carolina Baruzzi. Join as they break down their recent (unreleased) study assessing the effects that fire timing and deer have on tick populations.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
The Phenology of Ticks and the Effects of Long-Term Prescribed Burning on Tick Population Dynamics in Southwestern Georgia and Northwestern Florida
Reptile Host Associations of Ixodes scapularis in Florida and Implications for Borrelia spp. Ecology
Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US, but rare in the south: The roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density
Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States?
Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) with Exclusion of Deer by Electric Fencing Get access Arrow
Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) After the Complete Removal of Deer from an Isolated Offshore Island, Endemic for Lyme Disease
Dr. Carolina Baruzzi - @OaksandGoats
Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab
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The species you hunt need habitat year round. Now is a key time to evaluate your habitat management outcomes and plan for upcoming applications. Join Marcus as he chats with old friend and colleague Dr. Will Gulsby, Associate professor at Auburn University, as they discuss what you can do during the July heat.
Dr. Will Gulsby - @dr_will_gulsby - Auburn Deer Lab
Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab
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We talk a lot about the aspects of habitat that wildlife use the mostâŠbut what about the unique habitat features wildlife use infrequently but are critical to their survival? For this episode, Marcus sits down with good colleagues and friends Dr. Colter Chitwood and Dr. Dwayne Elmore of Oklahoma State University to discuss this concept with gamebirds, box turtles, and more.
Dr. Colter Chitwood - [email protected] - Chitwood Lab
Dr. Dwayne Elmore - [email protected]
Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab
Papers discussed in this episode:
Chiwood et al. 2017: Macroarthropod response to time-since-fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem Harris et al. 2020: Direct and Indirect Effects of Fire on Eastern Box Turtles Harris et al. 2020: Spatial Ecology and Resource Selection of Eastern Box Turtles Mason & Lashley 2021: Spatial scale in prescribed fire regimes: an understudied aspect in conservation with examples from the southeastern United States Robertson et al. 2021: Fire management alters the thermal landscape and provides multi-scale thermal options for a terrestrial turtle facing a changing climateEnroll now in our free wildland fire course, opening June 20, 2022.
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Providing lactating does and their fawns with high-quality forage and cover is integral for both their nutrition and survival. In the southeast, fire is one of the leading management tools used to increase the quality of white-tailed deer habitat. For this episode, Marcus sits down with deer expert Dr. Bronson Strickland of the MSU Deer Lab to discuss details on what factors play a role in creating good-quality habitat for lactating does and their fawns.
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Dr. Marcus Lashley | @DrDisturbance | @ufdeerlab
Dr. Bronson Strickland | @MSUDeerLab
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In todayâs episode, @DrDisturbance chats with Dr. Stephen Pyne, author and professor at Arizona State University who specializes in fire history. Come travel back in time as he walks us through the evolution of fire on the North American landscape, human relationship with fire in the environment, and problems we face now and in the future.
Dr. Stephen Pyne : [email protected] | Website | Publications
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In this episode of Fire University, Marcus chats with Dr. Katie Greenberg, research ecologist of upland hardwood ecology and management for the USDA Forest Service. Join as they discuss findings from long-term research treatments studying the effects of fire intensity on disturbance-dependent species. From open savannahs to upland oaks, youâll learn the history of fire on the North American landscape as well as tips for improving your current land management practices.
Katie H. Greenberg | [email protected]
Paper: Greenberg et al 2021. Introduction to Fire Ecology Across USA Forested Ecosystems: Past, Present, and Future. In Fire Ecology and Management: Past, Present, and Future of US Forested Ecosystems (pp. 1-30). Springer, Cham.
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Itâs the 5th and final day of #WildTurkeyWeek, and to wrap it up weâve brought on hunting lease manager and wildlife biologist Ryan Basinger of Westervelt Wildlife Services. This episode puts you in the shoes of a landowner managing a 25 year old loblolly pine stand. How do your strategies change depending on targeted species and what are the trade-offs involved? Tune in to find out this and more as Ryan breaks down why and how integral fire is to the success of future turkey habitat.
Westervelt Wildlife Services: https://westerveltwildlife.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/westerveltwildlife
Email: [email protected]
What is #WildTurkeyWeek? In celebration of turkey season 2022, weâre bringing you a NEW episode EVERY day talkinâ everything TURKEYS! Be sure to follow @DrDisturbance @ufdeerlab to catch the latest science and information on gobblers that you wonât want to miss!
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For Day 4 of #WildTurkeyWeek, weâve brought on Ted DeVos, co-owner of Bach and DeVos Forestry and Wildlife Services. Ted has over 22 years of experience helping landowners as a consulting forester and wildlife biologist. In this episode, he breaks down the vital components of turkey habitat management, the resources and programs available to landowners wanting to use prescribed fire, and the responsibility that we as private landowners hold for the future success of this species.
Bach & DeVos Forestry And Wildlife Services, Inc: https://bachanddevos.com/wp/
Bach and DeVos Facebook: @BachAndDevosForestryAndWildlifeServices
What is #WildTurkeyWeek? In celebration of turkey season 2022, weâre bringing you a NEW episode EVERY day talkinâ everything TURKEYS! Be sure to follow @DrDisturbance @ufdeerlab to catch the latest science and information on gobblers that you wonât want to miss!
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For Day 3 of #WildTurkeyWeek, weâve brought on Chipper Gibbes from Whitetail Properties to talk turkey habitat management. Join us as Chipper reveals how he uses fire in tandem with other land management strategies to create his ideal turkey habitat.
What is #WildTurkeyWeek? In celebration of turkey season 2022, weâre bringing you a NEW episode EVERY day talkinâ everything TURKEYS! Be sure to follow @DrDisturbance @ufdeerlab to catch the latest science and information on gobblers that you wonât want to miss!
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For #WildTurkeyWeek Day 2, weâre sitting down with turkey lover and fire enthusiast David Hawley of the Wild Turkey Report. Hear from David on how he manages his land for wild turkey using prescribed fire, discusses how turkey habitat management has evolved over generations, and shares what future generations can do to help this beloved species.
What is #WildTurkeyWeek? In celebration of turkey season 2022, weâre bringing you a NEW episode EVERY day talkinâ everything TURKEYS! Be sure to follow @DrDisturbance @ufdeerlab to catch the latest science and information on gobblers that you wonât want to miss!
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