Wildfires are a global crisis, but current fire models fail to capture vegetation response to
changing climate. With drought and elevated temperature increasing the importance of …

The increasing frequency and severity of fire and drought events have negatively impacted
the capacity and success of reforestation efforts in many dry, western US forests. Challenges …

The current conditions of many seasonally dry forests in the western and southern United
States, especially those that once experienced low-to moderate-intensity fire regimes, leave …

Altered fire regimes resulting from climate change and human activity threaten many
terrestrial ecosystems. However, we lack a holistic and detailed understanding of the effects …

Current US forest fire policy emphasizes short‐term outcomes versus long‐term goals. This
perspective drives managers to focus on the protection of high‐valued resources, whether …

During the fourth Fire Lab at Missoula Experiment (FLAME-4, October–November 2012) a
large variety of regionally and globally significant biomass fuels was burned at the US Forest …

Climate change in concert with fire suppression is increasing the size, severity and
frequency of fires globally. At the same time, insects, an exceptionally biodiverse group that …

Wildfires are increasing in size and severity and fire seasons are lengthening, largely driven
by climate and land-use change. Many plant species from fire-prone ecosystems are …

Fire has a profound, though paradoxical influence on landscapes of the southeastern US; it
simultaneously maintains native biodiversity and ecosystem processes but also threatens …

Abstract Background Karuk and Yurok tribes in northwestern California, USA, are revitalizing
the practice of cultural burning, which is the use of prescribed burns to enhance culturally …