Each year wildland fires kill and injure trees on millions of forested hectares globally,
affecting plant and animal biodiversity, carbon storage, hydrologic processes, and …

An estimated 128 M trees died during the 2012–2016 California drought, largely in the
southern Sierra Nevada Range. Prescribed burning and mechanical thinning are widely …

Mixed conifer forests in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, face threats from frequent high-
severity reburns caused by fuel accumulation and increasingly dry, hot conditions …

Considering the surface of individual tree compartments, it is obvious that the main portion of
bark, ie, the largest area and the greatest bulk mass, is located on the stem. We focused on …

Bark is a complex multifunctional structure of woody plants that varies widely among
species. Thick bark is a primary trait that can protect trees from heat generated in surface …

Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana Douglas ex Hook.) is experiencing increasing
competition from Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) across much of its …

Although Xenoxylon is a global genus of Mesozoic wood in the Northern Hemisphere, it is
striking that the valid records in North America occur only in the northernmost parts of the …

A key uncertainty of empirical models of post‐fire tree mortality is understanding the drivers
of elevated post‐fire mortality several years following fire, known as delayed mortality …

Accurate prediction of fire-caused tree mortality is critical for making sound land
management decisions such as developing burning prescriptions and post-fire management …

Prescribed fire in dry coniferous forests of the western US is used to reduce fire hazards.
How large, old trees respond to these treatments is an important management …