Grant Linley

2 months ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Grant Linley |Chris J. Jolly |Tim Doherty |Attractions Biodiversity

Aim The term ‘megafire’ is increasingly used to describe large fires worldwide. We proposed a size-based definition of megafire—fires exceeding 10,000 ha arising from single or multiple related ignition events. A recent perspective in Global Ecology and Biogeography argues against a size-based definition of megafire and suggest that the term is too emotive for scientific use. We highlight that many scientific terms originate from common terms.