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Soil temperature extremes are not uncommon when woody fuels are ignited in prescribed burns or wildfires. Whether this leads to substantial loss of soil organic matter or microbial life is unclear. We created a soil heat gradient by burning four…
Author(s): Matt Busse, Carol J. Shestak, Ken R. Hubbert
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Background In July 2012, a lightning strike ignited the Arapaho Fire in the Laramie Mountains of Wyoming and burned approximately 39,700 ha. This high-severity fire resulted in 95% mortality of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa P. & C. Lawson) at…
Author(s): Stephanie M. Winters, Linda T. A. van Diepen
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For most of the 20th century and beyond, national wildland fire policies concerning fire suppression and fuels management have primarily focused on forested lands. Using summary statistics and landscape metrics, wildfire spatial patterns and trends…
Author(s): Michele R. Crist
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Background: Peatlands are becoming more vulnerable to smouldering fires, driven by climate change and human activities. Aims: This work explores the persistent burning, propagation, and emission of the deep peat fire. Methods: Laboratory experiments…
Author(s): Yunzhu Qin, Dayang Nur Sakinah Musa, Shaorun Lin, Xinyan Huang
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Wildfires are increasing in scale and impact on the landscape, altering large amounts of wildlife habitat and forest ecosystems. The reduction of fuels through forest management is considered a primary way to reduce the extent and severity of…
Author(s): Lucretia E. Olson, Justin S. Crotteau, Shelagh Fox, Gary Hanvey, Joseph D. Holbrook, Scott Jackson, John Squires
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Understanding the conditions when litter beds will ignite from firebrands is critical for predicting spot fire occurrence. Such research is either field- or laboratory-based, with limited analysis to compare the approaches. We examined the ability…
Author(s): Jamie Burton, Alexander I. Filkov, Bianca J. Pickering, Trent D. Penman, Jane G. Cawson
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Sagebrush ecosystems in the United States have been declining since EuroAmerican settlement, largely due to agricultural and urban development, invasive species, and altered fire regimes, resulting in loss of biodiversity and wildlife habitat. To…
Author(s): Douglas J. Shinneman, Eva K. Strand, Michael L. Pellant, John T. Abatzoglou, Mark W. Brunson, Nancy F. Glenn, Julie A. Heinrichs, Mojtaba Sadegh, Nicole M. Vaillant
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Background: Maximizing the effectiveness of fuel treatments at landscape scales is a key research and management need given the inability to treat all areas at risk from wildfire. We synthesized information from case studies that documented the…
Author(s): Alexandra K. Urza, Brice B. Hanberry, Theresa B. Jain
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The intensity and frequency of forest fires is increasing across the globe due to climate change. Additives are often added to make water more effective at extinguishing fire and preventing re-ignition. This study investigated the toxicity of nine…
Author(s): Jenna Anderson, Ryan S. Prosser
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This is a synthesis of the research priorities from the 2023 Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Fire Science Workshop as identified by participants. 
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Conifer forests of the western US (West) are largely fire adapted ecosystems that historically have recovered naturally in the years to decades following wildfire. As climate change alters the extent, frequency, and severity of wildfire, and causes…
Author(s): Kimberly T. Davis
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Conifer forests of the western US (West) are largely fire adapted ecosystems that historically have recovered naturally in the years to decades following wildfire. As climate change alters the extent, frequency, and severity of wildfire, and causes…
Author(s): Kimberley T. Davis
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Background: Maximizing the effectiveness of fuel treatments at landscape scales is a key research and management need given the inability to treat all areas at risk from wildfire. We synthesized information from case studies that documented the…
Author(s): Alexandra K. Urza, Brice B. Hanberry, Theresa B. Jain
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Vegetation structure affects the vulnerability of a forest to drought events and wildfires. Management decisions, such as thinning intensity and type of understory treatment, influence competition for water resources and amount of fuel available.…
Author(s): Lena Vilà-Vilardell, Miquel De Cáceres, Míriam Piqué, Pere Casals
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Conifer forests of the western US (West) are largely fire adapted ecosystems that historically have recovered naturally in the years to decades following wildfire. As climate change alters the extent, frequency, and severity of wildfire, and causes…
Author(s): Kimberley T. Davis
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Conifer forests of the western US (West) are largely fire adapted ecosystems that historically have recovered naturally in the years to decades following wildfire. As climate change alters the extent, frequency, and severity of wildfire, and causes…
Author(s): Kimberley T. Davis
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Serotinous cones, those that remain closed until heated, confer post-disturbance resilience on many lodgepole pine forests throughout the Southern Rockies. The record-breaking extent of wildfires in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming in 2020…
Author(s): Charles C. Rhoades, Timothy S. Fegel, Robert M. Hubbard, Marin Chambers
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This review synthesizes the scientific literature on fuel treatment economics published since 2013 with a focus on its implications for land managers and policy makers. We review the literature on whether fuel treatments are financially viable for…
Author(s): Molly E. Hunter, Michael H. Taylor
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Background: Remotely sensed burned area products are critical to support fire modelling, policy, and management but often require further processing before use. Aim: We calculated fire history metrics from the Landsat Burned Area Product (1984-2020…
Author(s): Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Todd J. Hawbaker, Casey Teske, Joe Nobel, Jim Smith
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This review synthesizes the scientific literature on fuel treatment economics published since 2013 with a focus on its implications for land managers and policy makers. We review the literature on whether fuel treatments are financially viable for…
Author(s): Molly E. Hunter, Michael H. Taylor
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