Short-interval severe fire erodes the resilience of subalpine lodgepole pine forests

MG Turner, KH Braziunas… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Subalpine forests in the northern Rocky Mountains have been resilient to stand-replacing
fires that historically burned at 100-to 300-year intervals. Fire intervals are projected to …

[HTML][HTML] Post-disturbance recovery of forest cover and tree height differ with management in Central Europe

C Senf, J Müller, R Seidl - Landscape Ecology, 2019 - Springer
Context Recovery from disturbances is a prominent measure of forest ecosystem resilience,
with swift recovery indicating resilient systems. The forest ecosystems of Central Europe …

Widespread regeneration failure in forests of Greater Yellowstone under scenarios of future climate and fire

W Rammer, KH Braziunas, WD Hansen… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The magnitude, direction, and tempo of forest change in Greater Yellowstone in a warmer world with more fire

MG Turner, KH Braziunas, WD Hansen… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As temperatures continue rising, the direction, magnitude, and tempo of change in
disturbance‐prone forests remain unresolved. Even forests long resilient to stand‐replacing …

A short-interval reburn catalyzes departures from historical structure and composition in a mesic mixed-conifer forest

TJ Hoecker, MG Turner - Forest ecology and management, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The Dynamic Temperate and Boreal Fire and Forest-Ecosystem Simulator (DYNAFFOREST): Development and evaluation

WD Hansen, MA Krawchuk, AT Trugman… - … Modelling & Software, 2022 - Elsevier
Fire is a dominant disturbance in temperate and boreal biomes, and increasing burned area
with climate change may fundamentally alter forests. Improved information about how fire …

Topographic position amplifies consequences of short-interval stand-replacing fires on postfire tree establishment in subalpine conifer forests

TJ Hoecker, WD Hansen, MG Turner - Forest Ecology and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Stand-replacing fires burned at 100 to 300-year intervals for millennia in subalpine conifer
forests of western North America, but forests are burning more frequently as climate warms …

[HTML][HTML] The individual-based forest landscape and disturbance model iLand: Overview, progress, and outlook

W Rammer, D Thom, M Baumann, K Braziunas… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest ecosystems are changing rapidly, and landscape-level processes such as
disturbance and dispersal are key drivers of change. Consequently, forest landscape …

Less fuel for the next fire? Short‐interval fire delays forest recovery and interacting drivers amplify effects

KH Braziunas, NG Kiel, MG Turner - Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As 21st‐century climate and disturbance dynamics depart from historic baselines,
ecosystem resilience is uncertain. Multiple drivers are changing simultaneously, and …

An alternate vegetation type proves resilient and persists for decades following forest conversion in the North American boreal biome

WD Hansen, R Fitzsimmons, J Olnes… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and natural disturbances are catalysing forest transitions to different
vegetation types, but whether these new communities are resilient alternate states that will …