Fire exclusion policies have affected stand structure and wildfire hazard in north American
ponderosa pine forests. Wildfires are becoming more severe in stands where trees are …

Stand-replacement fires, particularly in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests, have
replaced highfrequency, low-intensity historical fire regimes. We examined whether forest …

We examined the influence of topography and stand structure on fire effects within the
perimeter of the~ 34 000 ha Jasper fire of 2000 in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) …

We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of forest thinning and
burning treatments on restoring fire behavior attributes in western USA pine forests …

We determine the time frame after initial fuel treatment when prescribed fire will be likely to
produce high enough mortality rates in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum …

The 2002 Rodeo–Chediski fire, the largest wildfire in south-western USA history, burned
over treated stands and adjacent untreated stands in the Apache–Sitgreaves National …

A wildfire at Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest provided the opportunity to observe fire
severity at the point of transition between treated and untreated stands. At several locations …

Reducing fuels to better manage risk of high severity wildfire in seasonally dry, fire-prone
forests of the western US is an important goal of forest managers, including private …

Effective fire suppression and land use practices over the last century have altered forest
structure and increased fuel loads in many forests in the United States, increasing the …

Land managers are routinely applying fuel reduction treatments to mitigate the risk of
severe, stand-replacing fire in ponderosa pine communities of the southwestern US. When …