How does fire regime affect seed production and dispersal in plants? In today’s episode of Fire University, Marcus sits down with former graduate student Dr. Carolina Baruzzi and current PhD candidate David Mason, MSc to chat recent and ongoing research investigating how fire regimes affect plant investment in seed production and how wildlife responses to fire may be important for which plants colonize. Join them as they discuss plant responses to fire, the roles wildlife play in seed dispersal, and how these effects impact the outcome of burning.  Dr. Carolina Baruzzi: @oaksandgoats David Mason, MSc: @ecografitto Relevant Studies: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247159#pone-0247159-t001 https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s11258-021-01204-7?sharing_token=V7B2WtQjTpfEegBovxisAPe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY646YoSe7Fb-z7tJiGKpegiu8sZyyr_rShn1PrYmSZRePtyFcx3PxroHoR7xRtKFbriZairs0NslCpATs01M3OTzSJ7rKpGB8rE8_URib4_V5zy73MXvMt1IKn6e4LF6_o%3D https://bioone.org/journals/the-american-midland-naturalist/volume-182/issue-2/0003-0031-182.2.276/Patterns-of-Longleaf-Pine-Pinus-palustris-Establishment-in-Wiregrass-Aristida/10.1674/0003-0031-182.2.276.short https://faculty.lsu.edu/kharms/files/myers_harms_2009_ecology_with_appendices.pdf https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.2980/1195-6860%282008%2915%5B94%3AHIICIA%5D2.0.CO%3B2?casa_token=50nt8eBeymcAAAAA:GfZ2ARu60wKm9DO8_1OXsxG6TS4NFqDnEBf5z4hukwnv2xRZExrBWCdgojK2Vu1EaVf1K6c3jmXx Wiregrass Blog:  https://www.ecologyonfire.com/wiregrass-blog Want more info to get fired up about? Be sure to follow us below to stay up to date with our latest fire science research! Dr. Marcus Lashley: @DrDisturbance UF DEER Lab: @ufdeerlab