A5010919496- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Landslides and related hazards
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- American Environmental and Regional History
Northern Arizona University
2018-2023
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
2012
Increasing fire severity and warmer, drier postfire conditions are making forests in the western United States (West) vulnerable to ecological transformation. Yet, relative importance of interactions between these drivers forest change remain unresolved, particularly over upcoming decades. Here, we assess how interactive impacts changing climate wildfire activity influenced conifer regeneration after 334 wildfires, using a dataset from 10,230 field plots. Our findings highlight declining...
Abstract Background Fire regimes are shifting in ponderosa pine ( Pinus Lawson & C. Lawson)-dominated forests, raising concern regarding future vegetation patterns and forest resilience, particularly within high-severity burn patches. The southwestern US has recently experienced a marked increase large fires that produce large, patch interiors, with few surviving trees. These areas could be more susceptible for loss conversions to alternative types than closer the edge available seed...