Pyrosilviculture Needed for Landscape Resilience of Dry Western United States Forests

Cross-scale interaction of host tree size and climatic water deficit governs bark beetle-induced tree mortality

(2021) Michael J. Koontz et al.   Nature Communications

Do forest fuel reduction treatments confer resistance to beetle infestation and drought mortality?

(2021) Z. L. Steel et al.   Ecosphere

Local forest structure variability increases resilience to wildfire in dry western U.S. coniferous forests

(2020) Michael J. Koontz et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Biogeography of fire regimes in western U.S. conifer forests: A trait‐based approach

(2020) Jens T. Stevens et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Habitat selection by spotted owls after a megafire reflects their adaptation to historical frequent-fire regimes

(2020) Gavin M. Jones et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Retrospective analysis of burn windows for fire and fuels management: an example from the Lake Tahoe Basin, California, USA

(2020) Randy Striplin et al.   Fire Ecology

Wildfire-Driven Forest Conversion in Western North American Landscapes

(2020) Jonathan D Coop et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Fire and climate change: conserving seasonally dry forests is still possible

(2020) Scott L Stephens et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Fine‐scale fire patterns mediate forest structure in frequent‐fire ecosystems

(2020) Scott M. Ritter et al.   Ecosphere

Restoration applications of resource objective wildfires in western US forests: a status of knowledge review

(2020) David W. Huffman et al.   Fire Ecology

Topographic variation in tree group and gap structure in Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forests with active fire regimes

(2020) Jan Ng et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Changing climate reallocates the carbon debt of frequent‐fire forests

(2020) Marissa J. Goodwin et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

“Forest mismanagement” misleads

(2020) Mark W. Schwartz et al.   SCIENCE

Forest Restoration and Fuels Reduction: Convergent or Divergent?

(2020) Scott L Stephens et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Structural diversity and development in active fire regime mixed-conifer forests

(2020) Julia K. Berkey et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

California spotted owl habitat selection in a fire-managed landscape suggests conservation benefit of restoring historical fire regimes

(2020) Anu Kramer et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Variable thinning and prescribed fire influence tree mortality and growth during and after a severe drought

(2020) Eric E. Knapp et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Habitat selection by spotted owls after a megafire in Yosemite National park

(2020) Lynn N. Schofield et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Characteristics and metrics of resilient forests in the Sierra de San Pedro Martír, Mexico

(2020) Julia S. Murphy et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Forest structure and climate mediate drought‐induced tree mortality in forests of the Sierra Nevada, USA

(2019) Christina Restaino et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Forest structure and pattern vary by climate and landform across active-fire landscapes in the montane Sierra Nevada

(2019) Sean M.A. Jeronimo et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Opinion: Managing for disturbance stabilizes forest carbon

(2019) Matthew D. Hurteau et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Forest Service fire management and the elusiveness of change

(2019) Courtney A. Schultz et al.   Fire Ecology

Fire as a key driver of Earth's biodiversity

(2019) Tianhua He et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Is fire “for the birds”? How two rare species influence fire management across the US

(2019) Scott L Stephens et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Climate, Environment, and Disturbance History Govern Resilience of Western North American Forests

(2019) Paul F. Hessburg et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Forest recovery following extreme drought in California, USA: natural patterns and effects of pre‐drought management

(2019) Derek J.N. Young et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Framing management of social-ecological systems in terms of the cost of failure: the Sierra Nevada, USA as a case study

(2019) Connor M Wood et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Collaborations and capacities to transform fire management

(2019) Courtney A. Schultz et al.   SCIENCE

First-entry wildfires can create opening and tree clump patterns characteristic of resilient forests

(2019) Van R. Kane et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The effects of wildfire severity and pyrodiversity on bat occupancy and diversity in fire-suppressed forests

(2019) Z. L. Steel et al.   Scientific Reports

Hydrologic responses to restored wildfire regimes revealed by soil moisture-vegetation relationships

(2018) Gabrielle Boisramé et al.   ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES

Drought, Tree Mortality, and Wildfire in Forests Adapted to Frequent Fire

(2018) Scott L Stephens et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Large-scale restoration increases carbon stability under projected climate and wildfire regimes

(2018) Shuang Liang et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Decreasing fire season precipitation increased recent western US forest wildfire activity

(2018) Zachary A. Holden et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

How does forest recovery following moderate-severity fire influence effects of subsequent wildfire in mixed-conifer forests?

(2018) Brandon M. Collins et al.   Fire Ecology

Tamm Review: Reforestation for resilience in dry western U.S. forests

(2018) Malcolm P. North et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Space use, forays, and habitat selection by California Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) during the breeding season: New insights from high resolution GPS tracking

(2018) Rachel V. Blakey et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

More than climate? Predictors of tree canopy height vary with scale in complex terrain, Sierra Nevada, CA (USA)

(2018) Geoffrey A. Fricker et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Changing spatial patterns of stand-replacing fire in California conifer forests

(2017) Jens T. Stevens et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Efficacy of variable density thinning and prescribed fire for restoring forest heterogeneity to mixed-conifer forest in the central Sierra Nevada, CA

(2017) Eric E. Knapp et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Vegetation change during 40 years of repeated managed wildfires in the Sierra Nevada, California

(2017) Gabrielle F.S. Boisramé et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Cover of tall trees best predicts California spotted owl habitat

(2017) Malcolm P. North et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Trend analysis of fire season length and extreme fire weather in North America between 1979 and 2015

(2017) Piyush Jain et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Alternative characterization of forest fire regimes: incorporating spatial patterns

(2017) Brandon M. Collins et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Modeling Fuel Treatment Leverage: Encounter Rates, Risk Reduction, and Suppression Cost Impacts

(2017) Matthew Thompson et al.   Forests

Landscape-scale fuel treatment and wildfire impacts on carbon stocks and fire hazard in California spotted owl habitat

(2017) Lindsay A. Chiono et al.   Ecosphere

Post-fire vegetation and fuel development influences fire severity patterns in reburns

(2016) Michelle Coppoletta et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Restoring forest structure and process stabilizes forest carbon in wildfire-prone southwestern ponderosa pine forests

(2016) Matthew D. Hurteau et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Long-term climate and competition explain forest mortality patterns under extreme drought

(2016) Derek J. N. Young et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

How will climate change affect wildland fire severity in the western US?

(2016) Sean A Parks et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Megafires: an emerging threat to old-forest species

(2016) Gavin M Jones et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Increasing western US forest wildfire activity: sensitivity to changes in the timing of spring

(2016) Anthony LeRoy Westerling   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Impact of anthropogenic climate change on wildfire across western US forests

(2016) John T. Abatzoglou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Application of Wildfire Risk Assessment Results to Wildfire Response Planning in the Southern Sierra Nevada, California, USA

(2016) Matthew Thompson et al.   Forests

Beyond Fuel Treatment Effectiveness: Characterizing Interactions between Fire and Treatments in the US

(2016) Kevin Barnett et al.   Forests

Wildfire impacts on California spotted owl nesting habitat in the Sierra Nevada

(2016) Scott L. Stephens et al.   Ecosphere

Evaluating potential trade-offs among fuel treatment strategies in mixed-conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada

(2016) Jens T. Stevens et al.   Ecosphere

U.S. federal fire and forest policy: emphasizing resilience in dry forests

(2016) Scott L. Stephens et al.   Ecosphere

Novel characterization of landscape-level variability in historical vegetation structure

(2015) Brandon M. Collins et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Water balance and topography predict fire and forest structure patterns

(2015) Van R. Kane et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Mixed severity fire effects within the Rim fire: Relative importance of local climate, fire weather, topography, and forest structure

(2015) Van R. Kane et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Forest disturbance accelerates thermophilization of understory plant communities

(2015) Jens T. Stevens et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Effects of fire on small mammal communities in frequent-fire forests in California

(2015) Susan L. Roberts et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Restoring fire-prone Inland Pacific landscapes: seven core principles

(2015) Paul F. Hessburg et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Reform forest fire management

(2015) M. P. North et al.   SCIENCE

Evolutionary fire ecology: lessons learned from pines

(2015) Juli G. Pausas   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The fire frequency-severity relationship and the legacy of fire suppression in California forests

(2015) Zachary L. Steel et al.   Ecosphere

Evaluating short- and long-term impacts of fuels treatments and simulated wildfire on an old-forest species

(2015) Douglas J. Tempel et al.   Ecosphere

Opportunities for Improved Fire Use and Management in California: Lessons from Western Australia

(2015) Tim S. Kline et al.   Fire Ecology

California Spotted Owl, Songbird, and Small Mammal Responses to Landscape Fuel Treatments

(2014) Scott L. Stephens et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Wildfire and drought dynamics destabilize carbon stores of fire-suppressed forests

(2014) J. Mason Earles et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Severity of an uncharacteristically large wildfire, the Rim Fire, in forests with relatively restored frequent fire regimes

(2014) Jamie M. Lydersen et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Contrasting Spatial Patterns in Active-Fire and Fire-Suppressed Mediterranean Climate Old-Growth Mixed Conifer Forests

(2014) Danny L. Fry et al.   PLoS One

Modern departures in fire severity and area vary by forest type, Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades, California, USA

(2014) Chris Mallek et al.   Ecosphere

Previous Fires Moderate Burn Severity of Subsequent Wildland Fires in Two Large Western US Wilderness Areas

(2013) Sean A. Parks et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Quantifying spatial patterns of tree groups and gaps in mixed-conifer forests: Reference conditions and long-term changes following fire suppression and logging

(2013) Jamie M. Lydersen et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Long-term overstory and understory change following logging and fire exclusion in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

(2013) Eric E. Knapp et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Prescribed fire in North American forests and woodlands: history, current practice, and challenges

(2013) Kevin C Ryan et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Microclimate moderates plant responses to macroclimate warming

(2013) P. De Frenne et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Topographic Variation in Structure of Mixed-Conifer Forests Under an Active-Fire Regime

(2012) Jamie Lydersen et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Fuel treatment longevity in a Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest

(2012) Scott L. Stephens et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Snag longevity and surface fuel accumulation following post-fire logging in a ponderosa pine dominated forest

(2012) Martin W. Ritchie et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Using light to predict fuels-reduction and group-selection effects on succession in Sierran mixed-conifer forest

(2011) Seth W. Bigelow et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Tracking postfire successional trajectories in a plant community adapted to high-severity fire

(2011) Johanna E. Freeman et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Stand structure, fuel loads, and fire behavior in riparian and upland forests, Sierra Nevada Mountains, USA; a comparison of current and reconstructed conditions

(2011) Kip Van de Water et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

High-severity wildfire effects on carbon stocks and emissions in fuels treated and untreated forest

(2011) Malcolm P. North et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Microclimate effects of fuels-reduction and group-selection silviculture: Implications for fire behavior in Sierran mixed-conifer forests

(2011) Seth W. Bigelow et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Tree spatial patterns in fire-frequent forests of western North America, including mechanisms of pattern formation and implications for designing fuel reduction and restoration treatments

(2011) Andrew J. Larson et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Continued warming could transform Greater Yellowstone fire regimes by mid-21st century

(2011) Anthony L. Westerling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Impacts of fire exclusion and recent managed fire on forest structure in old growth Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forests

(2011) Brandon M. Collins et al.   Ecosphere

Effects of fire on spotted owl site occupancy in a late-successional forest

(2010) Susan L. Roberts et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Fire regimes, forest change, and self-organization in an old-growth mixed-conifer forest, Yosemite National Park, USA

(2010) Andrew E. Scholl et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Advancing effects analysis for integrated, large-scale wildfire risk assessment

(2010) Matthew P. Thompson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Fire history of coniferous riparian forests in the Sierra Nevada

(2010) Kip Van de Water et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Stand-replacing patches within a ‘mixed severity’ fire regime: quantitative characterization using recent fires in a long-established natural fire area

(2010) Brandon M. Collins et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

The use of historical range and variability (HRV) in landscape management

(2009) Robert E. Keane et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Prescribed burning and mechanical thinning effects on belowground conditions and soil respiration in a mixed-conifer forest, California

(2009) Soung-Ryoul Ryu et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Spatial variability in microclimate in a mixed-conifer forest before and after thinning and burning treatments

(2009) Siyan Ma et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Initial tree mortality and insect and pathogen response to fire and thinning restoration treatments in an old-growth mixed-conifer forest of the Sierra Nevada, California

(2008) Patricia E. Maloney et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Objectives and considerations for wildland fuel treatment in forested ecosystems of the interior western United States

(2008) Elizabeth D. Reinhardt et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The economics of alternative fuel reduction treatments in western United States dry forests: Financial and policy implications from the National Fire and Fire Surrogate Study

(2008) Bruce R. Hartsough et al.   FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS

Fuel treatment effects on tree-based forest carbon storage and emissions under modeled wildfire scenarios

(2008) Matthew Hurteau et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT