Every year man-made and natural disasters impact the lives of millions of people. The
frequency of occurrence of such disasters is steadily increasing since the last 50 years, and …

As the unpredictable nature of the Earth's climate persists, the scholarly attention dedicated
to climate research has undergone a notable transition, shifting its emphasis from the …

Despite striking global change, management to ensure healthy landscapes and sustained
natural resources has tended to set objectives on the basis of the historical range of …

Climate drivers are increasingly creating conditions conducive to higher frequency fires. In
the coniferous boreal forest, the world's largest terrestrial biome, fires are historically …

The current study presents a series of experiments investigating the smoldering behavior of
woody fuel arrays at various porosities under the influence of wind. Wildland fuels are …

Grassland plays a key role in socioeconomic development and environmental protection in
Africa. Climate variation and human activities are two main drivers of grassland dynamics …

Climate change and ecological transformation are causing natural resource management to
be applied to nonstationary systems. Managers can respond to dynamic ecosystems by …

Among the largest disturbances affecting the health of spruce forests is the large-scale
appearance of bark beetles. Knowledge on the spatial distribution of infected-spruce areas …

Forests have been an indispensable part of humans and other living beings since the
beginning of mankind. Being an abundant source of oxygen, timber, preventing soil erosion …

Across Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, disturbance events have removed large areas of forest
over the last half century. Simultaneously, succession and landscape evolution have …