In recent years, large-scale tree mortality events linked to global change have occurred
around the world. Current forest monitoring methods are crucial for identifying mortality …

Managing private forests for wildfire resilience is challenging due to conflicting social,
economic, and ecological decisions that may result in an increase of surface fuel loads …

Abstract Study region Sierra Nevada Study focus Snow dominated forests serve as source
water supplies to much of the western United States. In recent years, these forests have …

As increasing wildfire activity puts pressure on wildland fire suppression resources both
nationally and within the state of California, further development of programs and …

Forest die-backs linked to extreme droughts are expected to increase as the climate dries
and warms. An example is the 2012–2016 hotter drought in California that induced …

Background Following a century of fire suppression in western North America, managers
use forest restoration treatments to reduce fuel loads and reintroduce key processes like fire …

Widespread tree mortality events occur in temperate forests during periods of severe
drought. Severe droughts like the 2012-2016 California drought have become more frequent …

Disturbance ecology is central to the understanding and management of Sierra Nevada
mixed conifer forests (MCF). Three studies relying on field data and hierarchical statistical …