Fire is a powerful ecological and evolutionary force that regulates organismal traits,
population sizes, species interactions, community composition, carbon and nutrient cycling …

Heat injuries sustained in a fire can initiate a cascade of complex mechanisms that affect the
physiology of trees after fires. Uncovering the exact physiological mechanisms and relating …

Each year wildland fires kill and injure trees on millions of forested hectares globally,
affecting plant and animal biodiversity, carbon storage, hydrologic processes, and …

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 …

Disruption of photosynthesis and carbon transport due to damage to the tree crown and
stem cambial cells, respectively, can cause tree mortality. It has recently been proposed that …

Abstract Purpose of Review The search for causal mechanisms in fire ecology has been
slow to progress for two main reasons. First, many fire ecology investigations often occur …

Soil heating caused by prescribed or wildland fire commonly focuses on a single biological
thermal threshold of 60° C for the duration of one minute to represent organism death. This …

Trees use nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) to support many functions, including recovery
from disturbances. However, NSC's importance for recovery following fire and whether NSC …

Longleaf pine once dominated much of the forested area of the Coastal Plain of the
southeastern United States and is a focal forest type for restoration efforts. In these forests …

Most biological structures carry out multiple functions. Focusing on only one function to
make adaptive inferences overlooks that manifold selection pressures and tradeoffs shape …