Climate change contributes to the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires globally,
with significant impacts on society and the environment. However, our understanding of the …

In this review and synthesis, we argue that California is an important test case for the nation
and world because terrestrial biodiversity is very high, present and anticipated threats to …

Mature forests provide important wildlife habitat and support critical ecosystem functions
globally. Within the dry conifer forests of the western United States, past management and …

Fire suppression and past selective logging of large trees have fundamentally changed
frequent‐fire‐adapted forests in California. The culmination of these changes produced …

Escalating wildfire activity in the western United States has accelerated adverse societal
impacts. Observed increases in wildfire severity and impacts to communities have diverse …

In recent years, large-scale tree mortality events linked to global change have occurred
around the world. Current forest monitoring methods are crucial for identifying mortality …

Although recent large wildfires in California forests are well publicized in media and
scientific literature, their cumulative effects on forest structure and implications for forest …

Abstract Background The PODs (potential operational delineations) concept is an adaptive
framework for cross-boundary and collaborative land and fire management planning. Use of …

Context In western US forests, the increasing frequency of large high-severity fires presents
challenges for society. Quantifying how fuel conditions influence high-severity area is …

Fire exclusion and past management have altered the composition, structure, and function of
frequent-fire forests throughout western North America. In mixed-conifer forests of the …