Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene
BACKGROUND Fire has shaped the diversity of life on Earth for millions of years. Variation
in fire regimes continues to be a source of biodiversity across the globe, and many plants …
in fire regimes continues to be a source of biodiversity across the globe, and many plants …
Pervasive shifts in forest dynamics in a changing world
BACKGROUND Forest dynamics arise from the interplay of chronic drivers and transient
disturbances with the demographic processes of recruitment, growth, and mortality. The …
disturbances with the demographic processes of recruitment, growth, and mortality. The …
Post-disturbance reorganization of forest ecosystems in a changing world
R Seidl, MG Turner - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Forest ecosystems are strongly impacted by continuing climate change and increasing
disturbance activity, but how forest dynamics will respond remains highly uncertain. Here …
disturbance activity, but how forest dynamics will respond remains highly uncertain. Here …
[HTML][HTML] Projected increases in western US forest fire despite growing fuel constraints
Escalating burned area in western US forests punctuated by the 2020 fire season has
heightened the need to explore near-term macroscale forest-fire area trajectories. As fires …
heightened the need to explore near-term macroscale forest-fire area trajectories. As fires …
Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest
Intensifying wildfire activity and climate change can drive rapid forest compositional shifts. In
boreal North America, black spruce shapes forest flammability and depends on fire for …
boreal North America, black spruce shapes forest flammability and depends on fire for …
Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions
We review science‐based adaptation strategies for western North American (wNA) forests
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …
Understanding the value and limits of nature-based solutions to climate change and other global challenges
There is growing awareness that 'nature-based solutions'(NbS) can help to protect us from
climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing …
climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing …
Mechanisms of forest resilience
DA Falk, PJ van Mantgem, JE Keeley, RM Gregg… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ecosystems are dynamic systems with complex responses to environmental variation. In
response to pervasive stressors of changing climate and disturbance regimes, many …
response to pervasive stressors of changing climate and disturbance regimes, many …
US fires became larger, more frequent, and more widespread in the 2000s
V Iglesias, JK Balch, WR Travis - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Recent fires have fueled concerns that regional and global warming trends are leading to
more extreme burning. We found compelling evidence that average fire events in regions of …
more extreme burning. We found compelling evidence that average fire events in regions of …
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 …