Academic Journal
Q1Fire Ecology
About Fire Ecology
Fire Ecology is a scholarly journal published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.501 and H-index of 50.
Coverage: 2008-2026. Research categories: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q1); Forestry (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Fire effects on ecosystems; Rangeland and Wildlife Management; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Landslides and related hazards; Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics; Fire dynamics and safety research.
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Rida Kanwal, Song Weiguo
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Grant D. Linley, Mitchell A. Cowan, Dylan M. Westaway
2026-08-21 · DOI: 10.1186/s42408-026-00556-7Towards a fit-for-purpose fire simulator ecosystem
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2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1186/s42408-026-00568-3The effect of severe wildfire on microhabitat structure varies over fine-scale distances away from amphibian breeding ponds in southwestern Alberta
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2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1186/s42408-026-00567-4Reviews
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