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
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 …
Novel disturbance regimes and ecological responses
Many natural disturbances have a strong climate forcing, and concern is rising about how
ecosystems will respond to disturbance regimes to which they are not adapted. Novelty can …
ecosystems will respond to disturbance regimes to which they are not adapted. Novelty can …
Tamm Review: Shifting global fire regimes: Lessons from reburns and research needs
Across the globe, rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns have caused
persistent regional droughts, lengthened fire seasons, and increased the number of weather …
persistent regional droughts, lengthened fire seasons, and increased the number of weather …
High-severity fire: evaluating its key drivers and map** its probability across western US forests
SA Parks, LM Holsinger, MH Panunto… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Wildland fire is a critical process in forests of the western United States (US). Variation in fire
behavior, which is heavily influenced by fuel loading, terrain, weather, and vegetation type …
behavior, which is heavily influenced by fuel loading, terrain, weather, and vegetation type …
Climate influences on future fire severity: a synthesis of climate-fire interactions and impacts on fire regimes, high-severity fire, and forests in the western United States
TN Wasserman, SE Mueller - Fire Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background Increases in fire activity and changes in fire regimes have been documented in
recent decades across the western United States. Climate change is expected to continue to …
recent decades across the western United States. Climate change is expected to continue to …
Mean composite fire severity metrics computed with Google Earth Engine offer improved accuracy and expanded map** potential
Landsat-based fire severity datasets are an invaluable resource for monitoring and research
purposes. These gridded fire severity datasets are generally produced with pre-and post-fire …
purposes. These gridded fire severity datasets are generally produced with pre-and post-fire …
Tamm Review: Postfire landscape management in frequent-fire conifer forests of the southwestern United States
The increasing incidence of wildfires across the southwestern United States (US) is altering
the contemporary forest management template within historically frequent-fire conifer forests …
the contemporary forest management template within historically frequent-fire conifer forests …
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 …