Context More than a century of forest and fire management of Inland Pacific landscapes has
transformed their successional and disturbance dynamics. Regional connectivity of many …

Post-fire landscapes are the frontline of forest ecosystem change. As such, they represent
opportunities to foster conditions that are better adapted to future climate and wildfires with …

Ecological resilience is a powerful heuristic for ecosystem management in the context of
rapid environmental change. Significant efforts are underway to improve the resilience of …

Land managers in the western US are beginning to understand that early 20th century
forests displayed complex patterns of composition and structure at several different spatial …

Fire has had a major role in shaping the forested landscapes of the American West. In recent
decades, major efforts to quantify that role have been made, and characteristics of historic …

Before the advent of intensive forest management and fire suppression, western North
American forests exhibited a naturally occurring resistance and resilience to wildfires and …

The effectiveness of a system of reserves may be compromised under climate change as
species' habitat shifts to nonreserved areas, a problem that may be compounded when well …

Globally, land use and land cover changes to provide resources for human society have led
to loss of biodiversity and declines in ecosystem services. Climate change will compound …

As an inevitable consequence of increased environmental degradation and anticipated
future environmental change, societal demand for ecosystem restoration is rapidly …

The Earth system is undergoing rapid, profound anthropogenic change. The primary axes of
change include not only the climate system, but also the spread of invasive species, altered …