A global synthesis of the impacts of wildfires and controlled burning on
insects, bringing together much hitherto scattered information to
provide a guide to improved conservation management practice. The great
variety of responses by insect species and assemblages demonstrates the
often subtle balance between fire being a severe threat and a vital
management component. Examples from many parts of the world and from
diverse biotopes and production systems display the increasingly
detailed appreciation of fire impacts on insects in terrestrial and
freshwater environments and the ways in which prescribed burning may be
tailored to reduce harmful ecological impacts and incorporated into
protocols for threatened species and wider insect conservation benefits.
