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Long-term sensitivity of ponderosa pine axial resin ducts to harvesting and prescribed burning

Year of Publication
2024
Publication Type

Forest restoration treatments primarily aimed at reducing fuel load and preventing high-severity wildfires can also influence resilience to other disturbances. Many pine forests in temperate regions are subject to tree-killing bark beetle outbreaks (e.g., Dendroctonus, Ips), whose frequency and intensity are expected to increase with future climatic changes.

Trends in prescribed fire weather windows from 2000 to 2022 in California

Year of Publication
2024
Publication Type

As increasing wildfire activity puts pressure on wildland fire suppression resources both nationally and within the state of California, further development of programs and infrastructure that emphasize preventative fuels treatments, e.g. prescribed burning, is critical for mitigating the impacts of wildfire at large spatial scales.