Changing wildfire, changing forests: the effects of climate change on fire regimes and vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA
JE Halofsky, DL Peterson, BJ Harvey - Fire Ecology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and
western Montana, USA) have been immense in recent years, capturing the attention of …
western Montana, USA) have been immense in recent years, capturing the attention of …
Tamm Review: Management of mixed-severity fire regime forests in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California
PF Hessburg, TA Spies, DA Perry, CN Skinner… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Increasingly, objectives for forests with moderate-or mixed-severity fire regimes are to
restore successionally diverse landscapes that are resistant and resilient to current and …
restore successionally diverse landscapes that are resistant and resilient to current and …
The fire frequency‐severity relationship and the legacy of fire suppression in California forests
Fire is one of the most important natural disturbance processes in the western United States
and ecosystems differ markedly with respect to their ecological and evolutionary …
and ecosystems differ markedly with respect to their ecological and evolutionary …
Vulnerability to forest loss through altered postfire recovery dynamics in a warming climate in the Klamath Mountains
AJ Tepley, JR Thompson, HE Epstein… - Global Change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of ongoing climatic warming, certain landscapes could be near a tipping point
where relatively small changes to their fire regimes or their postfire forest recovery dynamics …
where relatively small changes to their fire regimes or their postfire forest recovery dynamics …
Both topography and climate affected forest and woodland burn severity in two regions of the western US, 1984 to 2006
Fire is a keystone process in many ecosystems of western North America. Severe fires kill
and consume large amounts of above‐and belowground biomass and affect soils, resulting …
and consume large amounts of above‐and belowground biomass and affect soils, resulting …
Contemporary patterns of fire extent and severity in forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA (1985–2010)
Fire is an important disturbance in many forest landscapes, but there is heightened concern
regarding recent wildfire activity in western North America. Several regional‐scale studies …
regarding recent wildfire activity in western North America. Several regional‐scale studies …
Consequences of spatial heterogeneity for ecosystem services in changing forest landscapes: priorities for future research
Abstract Changes in key drivers (eg, climate, disturbance regimes and land use) may affect
the sustainability of forest landscapes and set the stage for increased tension among …
the sustainability of forest landscapes and set the stage for increased tension among …
Fire legacies impact conifer regeneration across environmental gradients in the US northern Rockies
KB Kemp, PE Higuera, P Morgan - Landscape Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Context An increase in the incidence of large wildfires worldwide has prompted concerns
about the resilience of forest ecosystems, particularly in the western US, where recent …
about the resilience of forest ecosystems, particularly in the western US, where recent …
Previous wildfires and management treatments moderate subsequent fire severity
We investigated the relative importance of daily fire weather, landscape position, climate,
recent forest and fuels management, and fire history to explaining patterns of remotely …
recent forest and fuels management, and fire history to explaining patterns of remotely …
Meta‐analysis of avian and small‐mammal response to fire severity and fire surrogate treatments in US fire‐prone forests
JB Fontaine, PL Kennedy - Ecological Applications, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Management in fire‐prone ecosystems relies widely upon application of prescribed fire
and/or fire surrogate (eg, forest thinning) treatments to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem …
and/or fire surrogate (eg, forest thinning) treatments to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem …