The role of seasonality is indisputable in climate and ecosystem dynamics. Seasonal
temperature and precipitation variability are of vital importance for the availability of food …

Wildfires are an integral part of most terrestrial ecosystems. Paleofire records composed of
charcoal, soot, and other combustion products deposited in lake and marine sediments …

Aim Over the past several decades, wildfires have become larger, more frequent, and/or
more severe in many areas. Simultaneously, anthropogenic ignitions are steadily growing …

Abstract Fire regimes in North American forests are diverse and modern fire records are
often too short to capture important patterns, trends, feedbacks, and drivers of variability …

For millennia, natural disturbance regimes, including anthropogenic fire and hunting
practices, have led to forest regeneration patterns that created a diversity of forest lands …

Wildfires are among the basic ecological factors that change habitats and initiate the
succession of new forest communities. Burned areas are ephemeral habitats presenting a …

Over the past century, fire suppression has facilitated broad ecological changes in the
composition, structure, and function of fire‐dependent landscapes throughout the eastern …

Land use by Indigenous people (Native Americans) and climate are primary factors affecting
the dynamics of oak (Quercus) forests and woodlands in the eastern United States. Prior to …

Temperate mixedwoods (hardwood–softwood mixtures) in central and eastern United States
and Canada can be classified into two overarching categories: those with shade-tolerant …

Historically open oak and pine savannas and woodlands have transitioned to closed forests
comprised of increased numbers of tree species throughout the eastern United States. We …