Prescribed Fires inside Everglades National Park (Florida, United States)

Prescribed fires in Everglades National Park play a crucial role in nutrient cycling, particularly in subtropical wetlands. They help reload soil nutrients in drier, oligotrophic wetlands and disperse phosphorus in wetter, phosphorus-enriched wetlands through lateral transport. This novel application of prescribed fires not only reduces fuel loads and minimizes the risk of catastrophic wildfires but also controls the expansion of exotic species while preserving fire-adapted biodiversity. The study, published in Ecosphere, combines field observations and experimental data to demonstrate how hydrology and fire interactively shape biogeochemical processes, offering insights into sustainable wetland management.

Nocentini, A., Kominoski, J. S., Sah, J., Redwine, J., Gue, M., Wilson‐Navarro, I., & Gil, A. (2021). Prescribed Fires inside Everglades National Park (Florida, United States). The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 102(2). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1872