PYROPHOB

Eight institutions are researching together how burned areas develop in the first years after the wildfire. Multiple organism groups (plants, fungi, insects, birds, mammals) and abiotic factors (f.e. soil, hydrology, microclimate) and their interactions are investigated. The project aims among others to develop pyrophobic (fire repellent) and climate change resilient forests and how forest management can influence this.

Find out more on the official project hompage PYROPHOB

A good overview of the results of the project can be found in the Eberswalder Forstliche Schriftenreihe Band 77(in German).