An exponential rise in the atmospheric vapour pressure deficit (VPD) is among the most
consequential impacts of climate change in terrestrial ecosystems. Rising VPD has negative …

Increasing wildfire activity in western North America has the potential to remove forest
canopy cover over large areas, increasing the vulnerability of understory plants and juvenile …

Changing climate and disturbance regimes are increasingly challenging the resilience of
forest ecosystems around the globe. A powerful indicator for the loss of resilience is …

As temperatures continue rising, the direction, magnitude, and tempo of change in
disturbance‐prone forests remain unresolved. Even forests long resilient to stand‐replacing …

Many forest species are adapted to long-interval, high-severity fires, but the intervals
between severe fires are decreasing with changes in climate, land use, and biological …

Aim Ecological disturbances are increasing as climate warms, and how multiple
disturbances interact spatially to drive landscape change is poorly understood. We …

Recent increases in fire frequency and severity across the western US are triggering abrupt
changes in ecosystem structure and composition, especially in lower montane forests, but …

Abstract Changes in wildfire frequency and severity are altering conifer forests and pose
threats to biodiversity and natural climate solutions. Where and when feedbacks between …

Postfire recovery of fire-adapted forests remains uncertain as climate and fire regimes
continue to change. Areas of poor postfire tree regeneration following late-20th-century fires …

High-severity wildfire in arid regions has caused ecological state change, transforming
previously forested areas into shrublands. This dramatically alters the microclimatic …