Given the widespread and often dramatic influence of climate change on terrestrial
ecosystems, it is increasingly common for abrupt threshold changes to occur, yet explicitly …

We examined the effects of two recent, high-severity disturbances on seed dispersal and
conifer seedling establishment in a subalpine spruce-fir forest in the San Juan Mountains …

Disturbance can catalyze rapid ecological change by causing widespread mortality and
initiating successional pathways, and during times of climate change, disturbance may …

Climate change and fire suppression have altered disturbance regimes in forest ecosystems
globally. In the seasonally dry forests of western North America, large‐scale restoration may …

Reports of forest sensitivity to climate change are based largely on the study of overstory
trees, which contribute significantly to forest growth and wood supply. However, juveniles in …

Changing disturbance regimes and climate can overcome forest ecosystem resilience.
Following high-severity fire, forest recovery may be compromised by lack of tree seed …

Large, high‐severity wildfires are an important component of disturbance regimes around
the world and can influence the structure and function of forest ecosystems. Climatic …

Although succession may follow multiple pathways in a given environment, the causes of
such variation are often elusive. This paper describes how changes in fire interval mediate …

Climate change indirectly affects forest ecosystems through changes in the frequency, size,
and/or severity of wildfires. In addition to its direct effects prior to fire, climate also influences …

Predicting plant community responses to changing environmental conditions is a key
element of forecasting and mitigating the effects of global change. Disturbance can play an …