We synthesize insights from current understanding of drought impacts at stand‐to‐
biogeographic scales, including management options, and we identify challenges to be …

Mega‐fires are often defined according to their size and intensity but are more accurately
described by their socioeconomic impacts. Three factors–climate change, fire exclusion, and …

As the climate changes, drought may reduce tree productivity and survival across many
forest ecosystems; however, the relative influence of specific climate parameters on forest …

In areas where fire regimes and forest structure have been dramatically altered, there is
increasing concern that contemporary fires have the potential to set forests on a positive …

The increasing frequency and severity of fire and drought events have negatively impacted
the capacity and success of reforestation efforts in many dry, western US forests. Challenges …

Many recent wildfires in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Lawson & C. Lawson)–
dominated forests of the western United States have burned more severely than historical …

Forest ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California are greatly influenced by
wildfire as a natural disturbance, and increased fire severity and drought occurrence may …

Many managers today are tasked with restoring forests to mitigate the potential for
uncharacteristically severe fire. One challenge to this mandate is the lack of large‐scale …

Large, severe fires are becoming more frequent in many forest types across the western
United States and have resulted in tree mortality across tens of thousands of hectares …

There is considerable concern over the occurrence of stand-replacing fire in forest types
historically associated with low-to moderate-severity fire. The concern is largely over …