Many studies have examined affects of forest management—particularly regeneration
treatments—for timber on understory plant diversity. These studies taken independently …

The 12-site National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS) was a multivariate experiment that
evaluated ecological consequences of alternative fuel-reduction treatments in seasonally …

In many forests of the western US, increased potential for fires of uncharacteristic intensity
and severity is frequently attributed to structural changes brought about by fire exclusion …

Wildfires influence many temperate terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. Historical
environmental heterogeneity created by wildfires has been altered by human activities and …

Forest management has been widely used to maintain and improve multiple ecosystem
services. However, large‐scale synthesis of the effects of forest management on understory …

The end-Triassic mass extinction is often linked to environmental and climate change
triggered by the activity of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province ca. 201 Mya. In the …

Mixed conifer forests of western North America are challenging for fire management, as
historical fire regimes were highly variable in severity, timing, and spatial extent. Complex …

Background Ecological disturbance is a major driver of ecosystem structure and
evolutionary selection, and theory predicts that the frequency and/or intensity of disturbance …

Despite increasing interest in managing invasive species in forests, few long-term
experimental studies have been conducted that reveal the value of silvicultural practices in …