Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina

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Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina; Barberá, Iván; Foguet, Javier; Kitzberger, Thomas; Aráoz, Ezequiel
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2026
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Background. The interplay between climate, vegetation and human activity hinders the analysis of fire regimes in socio-ecological systems. With a monsoonal and variable rainfall regime, Argentine Dry Chaco is one of the largest dry forests worldwide and an important agricultural frontier advancing at forest detriment. Overall, fire plays a key role in shaping the landscape and in land management. Aims. We describe land cover (LC) transitions and temporal trends in fire frequency, analyze fire-mediated transitions probability, and assess LC and climate influence on fire occurrence in the Argentine Dry Chaco. Methods. Employing data generated through remote sensors, we conducted spatially explicit temporal reconstructions of annual fire activity (FA), LC changes and climate conditions from 2000 to 2023. Key results. Agriculture and pastures expanded while forests lost ~17% of their initial area; annual FA showed a significant declining trend, with grasslands, pastures and agriculture having the highest burn probability. When fire occurs, forests, shrublands and pastures increase their likelihood of transitioning to agriculture. Fire occurrences within managed lands are decoupled from climatic influences. Conclusions. Decrease in FA is driven by a transformation in agricultural systems, moving from traditional to mechanized management. Implications. Transdisciplinary approaches are crucial for analyzing the purposes of fire use.
Fil: Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Barberá, Iván. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Foguet, Javier. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Kitzberger, Thomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Aráoz, Ezequiel. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
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AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
ANTHROPOGENIC DRIVERS
DRY CHACO
FIRE MANAGEMENT
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spelling Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of ArgentinaFerro Franco Sosa, AgostinaBarberá, IvánFoguet, JavierKitzberger, ThomasAráoz, EzequielAGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENTANTHROPOGENIC DRIVERSDRY CHACOFIRE MANAGEMENThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Background. The interplay between climate, vegetation and human activity hinders the analysis of fire regimes in socio-ecological systems. With a monsoonal and variable rainfall regime, Argentine Dry Chaco is one of the largest dry forests worldwide and an important agricultural frontier advancing at forest detriment. Overall, fire plays a key role in shaping the landscape and in land management. Aims. We describe land cover (LC) transitions and temporal trends in fire frequency, analyze fire-mediated transitions probability, and assess LC and climate influence on fire occurrence in the Argentine Dry Chaco. Methods. Employing data generated through remote sensors, we conducted spatially explicit temporal reconstructions of annual fire activity (FA), LC changes and climate conditions from 2000 to 2023. Key results. Agriculture and pastures expanded while forests lost ~17% of their initial area; annual FA showed a significant declining trend, with grasslands, pastures and agriculture having the highest burn probability. When fire occurs, forests, shrublands and pastures increase their likelihood of transitioning to agriculture. Fire occurrences within managed lands are decoupled from climatic influences. Conclusions. Decrease in FA is driven by a transformation in agricultural systems, moving from traditional to mechanized management. Implications. Transdisciplinary approaches are crucial for analyzing the purposes of fire use.Fil: Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Barberá, Iván. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Foguet, Javier. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Kitzberger, Thomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Aráoz, Ezequiel. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaCsiro Publishing2026-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/286417Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina; Barberá, Iván; Foguet, Javier; Kitzberger, Thomas; Aráoz, Ezequiel; Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina; Csiro Publishing; International Journal Of Wildland Fire; 35; 3; 2-2026; 1-121049-8001CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://connectsci.au/wf/article/35/3/WF25126/267859/Why-are-you-burning-The-interplay-between-landinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1071/WF25126info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2026-08-25T14:36:51Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/286417instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982026-08-25 14:36:52.018CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina
title Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina
spellingShingle Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina
Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina
AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
ANTHROPOGENIC DRIVERS
DRY CHACO
FIRE MANAGEMENT
title_short Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina
title_full Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina
title_fullStr Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina
title_sort Why are you burning? The interplay between land cover, climatic variability and fire activity in the dry forests of Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina
Barberá, Iván
Foguet, Javier
Kitzberger, Thomas
Aráoz, Ezequiel
author Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina
author_facet Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina
Barberá, Iván
Foguet, Javier
Kitzberger, Thomas
Aráoz, Ezequiel
author_role author
author2 Barberá, Iván
Foguet, Javier
Kitzberger, Thomas
Aráoz, Ezequiel
author2_role author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
ANTHROPOGENIC DRIVERS
DRY CHACO
FIRE MANAGEMENT
topic AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
ANTHROPOGENIC DRIVERS
DRY CHACO
FIRE MANAGEMENT
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background. The interplay between climate, vegetation and human activity hinders the analysis of fire regimes in socio-ecological systems. With a monsoonal and variable rainfall regime, Argentine Dry Chaco is one of the largest dry forests worldwide and an important agricultural frontier advancing at forest detriment. Overall, fire plays a key role in shaping the landscape and in land management. Aims. We describe land cover (LC) transitions and temporal trends in fire frequency, analyze fire-mediated transitions probability, and assess LC and climate influence on fire occurrence in the Argentine Dry Chaco. Methods. Employing data generated through remote sensors, we conducted spatially explicit temporal reconstructions of annual fire activity (FA), LC changes and climate conditions from 2000 to 2023. Key results. Agriculture and pastures expanded while forests lost ~17% of their initial area; annual FA showed a significant declining trend, with grasslands, pastures and agriculture having the highest burn probability. When fire occurs, forests, shrublands and pastures increase their likelihood of transitioning to agriculture. Fire occurrences within managed lands are decoupled from climatic influences. Conclusions. Decrease in FA is driven by a transformation in agricultural systems, moving from traditional to mechanized management. Implications. Transdisciplinary approaches are crucial for analyzing the purposes of fire use.
Fil: Ferro Franco Sosa, Agostina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Barberá, Iván. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Foguet, Javier. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Kitzberger, Thomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Aráoz, Ezequiel. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
description Background. The interplay between climate, vegetation and human activity hinders the analysis of fire regimes in socio-ecological systems. With a monsoonal and variable rainfall regime, Argentine Dry Chaco is one of the largest dry forests worldwide and an important agricultural frontier advancing at forest detriment. Overall, fire plays a key role in shaping the landscape and in land management. Aims. We describe land cover (LC) transitions and temporal trends in fire frequency, analyze fire-mediated transitions probability, and assess LC and climate influence on fire occurrence in the Argentine Dry Chaco. Methods. Employing data generated through remote sensors, we conducted spatially explicit temporal reconstructions of annual fire activity (FA), LC changes and climate conditions from 2000 to 2023. Key results. Agriculture and pastures expanded while forests lost ~17% of their initial area; annual FA showed a significant declining trend, with grasslands, pastures and agriculture having the highest burn probability. When fire occurs, forests, shrublands and pastures increase their likelihood of transitioning to agriculture. Fire occurrences within managed lands are decoupled from climatic influences. Conclusions. Decrease in FA is driven by a transformation in agricultural systems, moving from traditional to mechanized management. Implications. Transdisciplinary approaches are crucial for analyzing the purposes of fire use.
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