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 …
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 …
Evidence for widespread changes in the structure, composition, and fire regimes of western North American forests
Implementation of wildfire‐and climate‐adaptation strategies in seasonally dry forests of
western North America is impeded by numerous constraints and uncertainties. After more …
western North America is impeded by numerous constraints and uncertainties. After more …
Warmer and drier fire seasons contribute to increases in area burned at high severity in western US forests from 1985 to 2017
SA Parks, JT Abatzoglou - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increases in burned area across the western United States (US) since the mid‐1980s have
been widely documented and linked partially to climate factors, yet evaluations of trends in …
been widely documented and linked partially to climate factors, yet evaluations of trends in …
Wildfire and climate change adaptation of western North American forests: a case for intentional management
Forest landscapes across western North America (wNA) have experienced extensive
changes over the last two centuries, while climatic warming has become a global reality over …
changes over the last two centuries, while climatic warming has become a global reality over …
Adapt to more wildfire in western North American forests as climate changes
T Schoennagel, JK Balch… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Wildfires across western North America have increased in number and size over the past
three decades, and this trend will continue in response to further warming. As a …
three decades, and this trend will continue in response to further warming. As a …
Increasing aridity causes larger and more severe forest fires across Europe
Area burned has decreased across Europe in recent decades. This trend may, however,
reverse under ongoing climate change, particularly in areas not limited by fuel availability (ie …
reverse under ongoing climate change, particularly in areas not limited by fuel availability (ie …
Pyrosilviculture needed for landscape resilience of dry western United States forests
A significant increase in treatment pace and scale is needed to restore dry western US forest
resilience owing to increasingly frequent and severe wildfire and drought. We propose a …
resilience owing to increasingly frequent and severe wildfire and drought. We propose a …
Wildfire, smoke exposure, human health, and environmental justice need to be integrated into forest restoration and management
SM D'Evelyn, J Jung, E Alvarado… - Current environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Increasing wildfire size and severity across the western United
States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …
States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …
Climate, environment, and disturbance history govern resilience of western North American forests
Before the advent of intensive forest management and fire suppression, western North
American forests exhibited a naturally occurring resistance and resilience to wildfires and …
American forests exhibited a naturally occurring resistance and resilience to wildfires and …