Indigenous people play an integral role in sha** natural environments, and the disruption
to Indigenous land management practices has profound effects on the biosphere. Here, we …

California fire regimes have been altered from those that occurred prior to Euro-American
settlement, and are predicted to continue to change as global climates warm. Inclusion of fire …

Fire suppression in many dry forest types has left a legacy of dense, homogeneous forests.
Such landscapes have high water demands and fuel loads, and when burned can result in …

In many forests of the western US, increased potential for fires of uncharacteristic intensity
and severity is frequently attributed to structural changes brought about by fire exclusion …

Montane and Subalpine Vegetation of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges Page 1
SEVENTEEN Montane and Subalpine Vegetation of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges …

Questions: Did fire regimes in old‐growth Pinus ponderosa forest change with Euro‐
American settlement compared to the pre‐settlement period? Do tree age structures exhibit …

To assess how montane meadow vegetation recovered after a wildfire that occurred in
Yosemite National Park, CA in 1996, Google Earth Engine image processing was applied to …

Abstract North America's Mediterranean climate zone (NAMCZ) includes most of California,
southwestern Oregon, a slice of western Nevada, and northwestern Baja California, Mexico …

Treeless grasslands with climates that can support tree growth are common in upland
regions around the world. In South Africa, the upland grasslands are adjacent to lowland …

In this chapter, we examine the scientific basis of the assumptions, management strategies,
and goals of the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP, or Plan) relative to the ecology of old-growth …