[HTML][HTML] Perspectives: Thirty years of triad forestry, a critical clarification of theory and recommendations for implementation and testing
The term “triad” in forestry refers to a landscape management regime composed of three
parts:(1) intensive plantation management,(2) ecological forest reserves, and (3) a matrix of …
parts:(1) intensive plantation management,(2) ecological forest reserves, and (3) a matrix of …
Thermal sensitivity across forest vertical profiles: patterns, mechanisms, and ecological implications
Rising temperatures are influencing forests on many scales, with potentially strong variation
vertically across forest strata. Using published research and new analyses, we evaluate how …
vertically across forest strata. Using published research and new analyses, we evaluate how …
Mesophication of oak landscapes: Evidence, knowledge gaps, and future research
Pyrophytic oak landscapes across the central and eastern United States are losing
dominance as shade-tolerant, fire-sensitive, or opportunistic tree species encroach into …
dominance as shade-tolerant, fire-sensitive, or opportunistic tree species encroach into …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding and modeling forest disturbance interactions at the landscape level
BR Sturtevant, MJ Fortin - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Disturbances, both natural and anthropogenic, affect the configuration, composition, and
function of forested ecosystems. Complex system behaviors emerge from the interactions …
function of forested ecosystems. Complex system behaviors emerge from the interactions …
[HTML][HTML] Creation of wildfire susceptibility maps in plumas national forest using InSAR coherence, deep learning, and metaheuristic optimization approaches
Plumas National Forest, located in the Butte and Plumas counties, has experienced
devastating wildfires in recent years, resulting in substantial economic losses and …
devastating wildfires in recent years, resulting in substantial economic losses and …
Oak forests and woodlands as Indigenous landscapes in the Eastern United States
Land use by Indigenous people (Native Americans) and climate are primary factors affecting
the dynamics of oak (Quercus) forests and woodlands in the eastern United States. Prior to …
the dynamics of oak (Quercus) forests and woodlands in the eastern United States. Prior to …
Shifting tree species composition of upland oak forests alters leaf litter structure, moisture, and flammability
JK McDaniel, HD Alexander, CM Siegert… - Forest ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In historically open-canopied and fire-dependent upland oak (Quercus spp.) forests of the
central and eastern United States, fire exclusion is contributing to an increase in competing …
central and eastern United States, fire exclusion is contributing to an increase in competing …
Sustaining eastern oak forests: Synergistic effects of fire and topography on vegetation and fuels
Across much of the eastern United States, oak forests are undergoing mesophication as
shade‐tolerant competitors become more abundant and suppress oak regeneration. Given …
shade‐tolerant competitors become more abundant and suppress oak regeneration. Given …
[HTML][HTML] Litter trait driven dampening of flammability following deciduous forest community shifts in eastern North America
Global change has contributed to substantial vegetation shifts across many ecosystems
through altered fire-vegetation feedbacks, but the direction, strength, and mechanism of …
through altered fire-vegetation feedbacks, but the direction, strength, and mechanism of …
Pollinator communities vary with vegetation structure and time since management within regenerating timber harvests of the Central Appalachian Mountains
Native pollinator populations across the United States are increasingly threatened by a
multitude of ecological stressors. Although the drivers behind pollinator population declines …
multitude of ecological stressors. Although the drivers behind pollinator population declines …