Effect of fire on small mammals: a systematic review

AD Griffiths, BW Brook - International Journal of Wildland Fire, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Fire is a natural disturbance that exerts an important influence on global ecosystems,
affecting vegetation distribution and structure, the carbon cycle and climate. However …

Tamm review: Terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity and intensive forest management in the US

S Demarais, JP Verschuyl, GJ Roloff, DA Miller… - Forest Ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In the United States, intensively managed forests (IMFs) comprise approximately
9%(27.9 million ha) of total forest area. These forests are primarily in highly productive areas …

Biodiversity response to intensive biomass production from forest thinning in North American forests–a meta-analysis

J Verschuyl, S Riffell, D Miller, TB Wigley - Forest Ecology and Management, 2011 - Elsevier
Demand for alternative energy sources has led to increased interest in intensive biomass
production. When applied across a broad spatial extent, intensive biomass production in …

Ecological effects of alternative fuel-reduction treatments: highlights of the National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS)

JD McIver, SL Stephens, JK Agee… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
The 12-site National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS) was a multivariate experiment that
evaluated ecological consequences of alternative fuel-reduction treatments in seasonally …

Intermediate fire severity diversity promotes richness of forest carnivores in California

BJ Furnas, BR Goldstein… - Diversity and Distributions, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Fire can strongly influence ecosystem function, and human activities are disrupting fire
activity at the global scale. Ecological theory and a growing body of literature suggest that a …

Effects of fire on small mammal communities in frequent-fire forests in California

SL Roberts, DA Kelt, JW Van Wagtendonk… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Fire is a natural, dynamic process that is integral to maintaining ecosystem function. The
reintroduction of fire (eg, prescribed fire, managed wildfire) is a critical management tool for …

Making monitoring count: Project design for active adaptive management

AJ Larson, RT Belote, MA Williamson… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Ongoing environmental change requires that managers develop strategies capable of
achieving multiple objectives in an uncertain future. Active adaptive management (AAM) …

Native forest replacement by exotic plantations triggers changes in prey selection of mesocarnivores

D Moreira-Arce, PM Vergara, S Boutin… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Replacement of native forests by forest plantations may change the composition and
abundance of small mammals, thus influencing the foraging behavior of mesocarnivores in …

Fuel treatment effects on stand-level carbon pools, treatment-related emissions, and fire risk in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

SL Stephens, JJ Moghaddas… - Canadian Journal of …, 2009 - cdnsciencepub.com
Policies have been enacted to encourage carbon (C) sequestration through afforestation,
reforestation, and other silvicultural practices; however, the effects of wildfires on forest C …

Recent and projected future wildfire trends across the ranges of three spotted owl subspecies under climate change

HY Wan, SA Cushman, JL Ganey - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - frontiersin.org
A major task for researchers in the twenty-first century is to predict how climate-mediated
stressors such as wildfires may affect biodiversity under climate change. Previous model …