BACKGROUND Forest dynamics arise from the interplay of chronic drivers and transient
disturbances with the demographic processes of recruitment, growth, and mortality. The …

Abstract Purpose of Review Resilience is a key concept to deal with an uncertain future in
forestry. In recent years, it has received increasing attention from both research and practice …

The increasing incidence of wildfires across the southwestern United States (US) is altering
the contemporary forest management template within historically frequent-fire conifer forests …

Abstract Purpose of Review Fire and insects are major disturbances in North American
forests. We reviewed literature on the effects of fire on bark beetles, defoliators, and …

Abstract Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Lawson & C. Lawson) is a prominent tree
species in forests of the western United States. Wildfire activity in ponderosa pine dominated …

Background Frequent-fire forests of the western United States have undergone remarkable
changes in structure, composition, and function due to historical exclusion of naturally …

Dynamic forest models are a key tool to better understand, assess, and project decadal‐to
centennial‐scale forest dynamics. Despite their success, many questions regarding …

Forest restoration treatments seek to increase resilience to wildfire and a changing climate
while avoiding negative impacts to the ecosystem. The extent and intensity of treatments are …

The influence of forest treatments on wildfire effects is challenging to interpret. This is, in
part, because the impact forest treatments have on wildfire can be slight and variable across …

Wildland fires have a multitude of ecological effects in forests, woodlands, and savannas
across the globe. A major focus of past research has been on tree mortality from fire, as trees …