Prescribed burns to reduce fuel can mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires. However,
multiple barriers limit their deployment, resulting in their underutilization, particularly in …

Changing climate and fuel accumulation are increasing wildfire risks across the western
United States. This has led to calls for fire management reform, including the systematic use …

Fire has been a natural force modulating the vegetation of the Brazilian Cerrado since long
before the first humans arrived in this region about 12 thousand years BP. Cerrado plants …

This paper analyzes rancher participation in conservation programs in the context of a social-
ecological framework for adaptive rangeland decision-making. We argue that conservation …

Resistance to the use of prescribed fire is strong among many private land managers
despite the advantages it offers for maintaining fire‐adapted ecosystems. Even managers …

Grasslands and savannas worldwide have been dramatically altered by woody-plant
encroachment (WPE). Maintaining remnant grasslands and restoring degraded grasslands …

Prescribed burning is important for the ecological health of fire-dependent forests, however,
there is little economic research examining landowner preferences for living with fire in the …

Prescribed fire is increasingly being considered as a viable management tool by public and
private land managers. Fully expanding prescribed fire use in a land management context …

Biomass, primarily derived from photosynthesizing plants harnessing solar energy, is crucial
for ecosystem functioning and diverse services. This study delved into the unique ecosystem …

Fire suppression in grassland systems that are adapted to episodic fire has contributed to
the recruitment of woody species in grasslands worldwide. Even though the ecology of …