Novel climate–fire–vegetation interactions and their influence on forest ecosystems in the western USA

S Liang, MD Hurteau - Functional Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate, disturbance, vegetation response and their interaction are key factors in predicting
the distribution and function of ecosystems across landscapes. A range of factors, operating …

Influence management and disturbances on the regeneration of forest stands

AC Gonçalves, TF Fonseca - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The renewal and sustainability of the forest stands are attained through regeneration. There
are three basic methods to regenerate high forest stands: natural regeneration, direct …

Ability of seedlings to survive heat and drought portends future demographic challenges for five southwestern US conifers

JL Crockett, MD Hurteau - Tree Physiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Climate change and disturbance are altering forests and the rates and locations of tree
regeneration. In semi-arid forests of the southwestern USA, limitations imposed by hot and …

Widespread regeneration failure in ponderosa pine forests of the southwestern United States

MD Petrie, RM Hubbard, JB Bradford, TE Kolb… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As climate changes in coming decades, ponderosa pine forest persistence may be
increasingly dictated by their regeneration. Sustained regeneration failure has been …

Patterns and drivers of early conifer regeneration following stand-replacing wildfire in Pacific Northwest (USA) temperate maritime forests

MM Laughlin, LK Rangel-Parra, JE Morris… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tree regeneration is a critical mechanism of forest resilience to stand-replacing wildfire (ie,
where fire results in> 90% tree mortality), and post-fire regeneration is a concern worldwide …

Effects of nurse shrubs and biochar on planted conifer seedling survival and growth in a high-severity burn patch in New Mexico, USA

C Marsh, JC Blankinship, MD Hurteau - Forest Ecology and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The synergistic effects of widespread high-severity wildfire and anthropogenic climate
change are driving large-scale vegetation conversion. In the southwestern United States …

Multidecadal vegetation transformations of a New Mexico ponderosa pine landscape after severe fires and aerial seeding

AP Wion, JT Stevens, K Beeley, R Oertel… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires and climate change increasingly are transforming vegetation composition and
structure, and postfire management may have long‐lasting effects on ecosystem …

Managing fire‐prone forests in a time of decreasing carbon carrying capacity

MD Hurteau, MJ Goodwin, C Marsh… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Changing climatic conditions are increasing overstory tree mortality in forests globally. This
restructuring of the distribution of biomass is making already flammable forests more …

Topographic information improves simulated patterns of post‐fire conifer regeneration in the southwest United States

CG Jung, AR Keyser, CC Remy… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The western United States is projected to experience more frequent and severe
wildfires in the future due to drier and hotter climate conditions, exacerbating destructive …

[HTML][HTML] A sustainable strategy for reforestation and restoration of burnt natural areas in mediterranean regions: a case study from Greece

I Tzamtzis, P Ganatsas, IP Kokkoris, V Samaritakis… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Greece, along with most of the countries in the Mediterranean basin, is historically linked
with forest fires. Wildfires have always occurred, are happening, and will continue to occur …