post-fire
Western larch regeneration more sensitive to wildfire-related factors than seasonal climate variability
To understand the impacts of changing climate and wildfire activity on conifer forests, we studied how wildfire and post-fire seasonal climate conditions influence western larch (Larix occidentalis) regeneration across its range in the northwestern US.
‘Mind the Gap’—reforestation needs vs. reforestation capacity in the western United States
Tree establishment following severe or stand-replacing disturbance is critical for achieving U.S. climate change mitigation goals and for maintaining the co-benefits of intact forest ecosystems.
Centering socioecological connections to collaboratively manage post- fire vegetation shifts
Climate change is altering fire regimes and post-fire conditions, contributing to relatively rapid transformation of landscapes across the western US.
Patterns, drivers, and implications of postfire delayed tree mortality in temperate conifer forests of the western United States
Conifer forest resilience may be threatened by increasing wildfire activity and compound disturbances in western North America. Fire refugia enhance forest resilience, yet may decline over time due to delayed mortality—a process that remains poorly understood at landscape and regional scales.
Nonstructural carbohydrates explain post-fire tree mortality and recovery patterns
Trees use nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) to support many functions, including recovery from disturbances. However, NSC’s importance for recovery following fire and whether NSC depletion contributes to post-fire delayed mortality are largely unknown. We investigated how fire affects NSCs based on fire-caused injury from a prescribed fire in a young Pinus ponderosa (Lawson & C.
Fire severity drives understory community dynamics and the recovery of culturally significant plants
Anthropogenic influences are altering fire regimes worldwide, resulting in an increase in the size and severity of wildfires. Simultaneously, throughout western North America, there is increasing recognition of the important role of Indigenous fire stewardship in shaping historical fire regimes and fire-adapted ecosystems.
Model analysis of post-fire management and potential reburn fire behavior
Recent trends in wildfire area burned have been characterized by large patches with high densities of standing dead trees, well outside of historical range of variability in many areas and presenting forest managers with difficult decisions regarding post-fire management.
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