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View article: Identifying Optimal Summer Microclimate for Conifer Seedlings in a Postfire Environment
Identifying Optimal Summer Microclimate for Conifer Seedlings in a Postfire Environment Open
Tree seedling and understory vegetation re-establishment following wildfires is fundamental to landscape recovery but highly variable, depending strongly on biophysical context at small spatial scales. Onsite regeneration surveys and monit…
View article: Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization
Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization Open
Shifting phosphorus (P) dynamics after wildfires can have cascading impacts from terrestrial to aquatic environments. However, it is unclear whether shifts in P composition or P concentration are responsible for changes in P dynamics post-…
View article: Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization
Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization Open
Shifting phosphorus (P) dynamics after wildfires can have cascading impacts from terrestrial to aquatic environments. However, it is unclear if post-fire responses are primarily driven by changes to the molecular composition of the charred…
View article: Molecular shifts in dissolved organic matter along a burn severity continuum for common land cover types in the Pacific Northwest, USA
Molecular shifts in dissolved organic matter along a burn severity continuum for common land cover types in the Pacific Northwest, USA Open
Increasing wildfire severity is of growing concern in the western United States, with consequences for the production, composition, and mobilization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from terrestrial to aquatic systems. Our current underst…
View article: Experimental Open Air Burning of Vegetation Enhances Organic Matter Chemical Heterogeneity Compared to Laboratory Burns
Experimental Open Air Burning of Vegetation Enhances Organic Matter Chemical Heterogeneity Compared to Laboratory Burns Open
Wildfires produce solid residuals that have unique chemical and physical properties compared to unburned materials, which influence their cycling and fate in the natural environment. Visual burn severity assessment is used to evaluate post…
View article: Blending <scp>I</scp>ndigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in <scp>K</scp>aruk <scp>A</scp>boriginal <scp>T</scp>erritory
Blending <span>I</span>ndigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in <span>K</span>aruk <span>A</span>boriginal <span>T</span>erritory Open
The combined effects of Indigenous fire stewardship and lightning ignitions shaped historical fire regimes, landscape patterns, and available resources in many ecosystems globally. The resulting fire regimes created complex fire–vegetation…
View article: Data and scripts associated with: “Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization”
Data and scripts associated with: “Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization” Open
This data package is associated with the publication “Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization” published in European Geophysical Union - Biogeosciences (Barnes et al. 2025…
View article: Rare Reconstruction of Four Metatarsals Using Kirschner Wires After a Severe Crushing Injury: Surgical Decision Making and Prognosis
Rare Reconstruction of Four Metatarsals Using Kirschner Wires After a Severe Crushing Injury: Surgical Decision Making and Prognosis Open
Metatarsal fractures are one of the most common injuries after foot trauma. It is debilitating, as the metatarsals are one of the most crucial bones for any weight-bearing movement. This report demonstrates the beneficial outcome of using …
View article: Too hot, too cold, or just right: Can wildfire restore dry forests of the interior Pacific Northwest?
Too hot, too cold, or just right: Can wildfire restore dry forests of the interior Pacific Northwest? Open
As contemporary wildfire activity intensifies across the western United States, there is increasing recognition that a variety of forest management activities are necessary to restore ecosystem function and reduce wildfire hazard in dry fo…
View article: LiDAR as a Tool for Assessing Change in Vertical Fuel Continuity Following Restoration
LiDAR as a Tool for Assessing Change in Vertical Fuel Continuity Following Restoration Open
The need for fuel reduction treatments and the restoration of ecosystem resilience has become widespread in forest management given fuel accumulation across many forested landscapes and a growing risk of high-intensity wildfire. However, t…
View article: Organic matter concentration and composition of experimentally burned open air and muffle furnace vegetation chars across differing burn severity and feedstock types from Pacific Northwest, USA (v3).
Organic matter concentration and composition of experimentally burned open air and muffle furnace vegetation chars across differing burn severity and feedstock types from Pacific Northwest, USA (v3). Open
This dataset represents results from an experimental study designed to compare how the chemical composition of organic matter changes across different burn conditions and feedstock materials. The dataset provides both solid and dissolved p…
View article: Long-Term Effects of Fuel Reduction Treatments on Surface Fuel Loading in the Blue Mountains of Oregon
Long-Term Effects of Fuel Reduction Treatments on Surface Fuel Loading in the Blue Mountains of Oregon Open
Fire exclusion and a lengthening fire season has resulted in an era of megafires. Fuel reduction treatments in forested ecosystems are designed to guard against future extreme wildfire behavior. Treatments create a heterogenous landscape a…
View article: Impact of Wheat on Soybean Cyst Nematode Population Density in Double-Cropping Soybean Production
Impact of Wheat on Soybean Cyst Nematode Population Density in Double-Cropping Soybean Production Open
Double-cropping is defined as producing more than one crop on the same parcel of land in a single growing season. It is reported to have many benefits when incorporated in cropping systems, including improving soil health. In some double-c…
View article: Linking Federal Forest Restoration with Wood Utilization: Modeling Biomass Prices and Analyzing Forest Restoration Costs in the Northern Sierra Nevada
Linking Federal Forest Restoration with Wood Utilization: Modeling Biomass Prices and Analyzing Forest Restoration Costs in the Northern Sierra Nevada Open
Over half of California’s forestland is managed by the US Forest Service, and the agency has identified a need to scale up forest restoration treatments in the state to one million acres per year by 2025. However, the high costs of mechani…
View article: How does tree regeneration respond to mixed‐severity fire in the western Oregon Cascades,<scp>USA</scp>?
How does tree regeneration respond to mixed‐severity fire in the western Oregon Cascades,<span>USA</span>? Open
Dendroecological studies of historical tree recruitment patterns suggest mixed‐severity fire effects are common in Douglas‐fir/western hemlock forests of the Pacific Northwest (PNW), USA , but empirical studies linking observed fire severi…
View article: Examining Forest Structure With Terrestrial Lidar: Suggestions and Novel Techniques Based on Comparisons Between Scanners and Forest Treatments
Examining Forest Structure With Terrestrial Lidar: Suggestions and Novel Techniques Based on Comparisons Between Scanners and Forest Treatments Open
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) provide a tool to assess and monitor forest structure across forest landscapes. We present TLS methods, suggestions, and mapped guidelines for planning TLS acquisitions at varying scales and forest densiti…
View article: Response of arboreal rodents to increased availability of nest substrates in young forests
Response of arboreal rodents to increased availability of nest substrates in young forests Open
Many forest-dependent animals require complex branch and bole structural features as substrates for nesting, and these features may take decades or centuries to develop. In young forests, lack of suitable nest substrates may limit occurren…
View article: Restoring historical forest conditions in a diverse inland Pacific Northwest landscape
Restoring historical forest conditions in a diverse inland Pacific Northwest landscape Open
A major goal of managers in fire‐prone forests is restoring historical structure and composition to promote resilience to future drought and disturbance. To accomplish this goal, managers require information about reference conditions in d…
View article: Historical Fire-Climate Relationships in Contrasting Interior Pacific Northwest Forest Types
Historical Fire-Climate Relationships in Contrasting Interior Pacific Northwest Forest Types Open
Describing the climate influences on historical wildland fire will aid managers in planning for future change. This study uses existing historical climate reconstructions and a new fire history from the southern Blue Mountains in eastern O…
View article: Contemporary patterns of fire extent and severity in forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA (1985–2010)
Contemporary patterns of fire extent and severity in forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA (1985–2010) Open
Fire is an important disturbance in many forest landscapes, but there is heightened concern regarding recent wildfire activity in western North America. Several regional‐scale studies focus on high‐severity fire, but a comprehensive examin…
View article: Using an agent-based model to examine forest management outcomes in a fire-prone landscape in Oregon, USA
Using an agent-based model to examine forest management outcomes in a fire-prone landscape in Oregon, USA Open
Fire-prone landscapes present many challenges for both managers and policy makers in developing adaptive behaviors and institutions. We used a coupled human and natural systems framework and an agent-based landscape model to examine how al…
View article: Spatiotemporal dynamics of simulated wildfire, forest management, and forest succession in central Oregon, USA
Spatiotemporal dynamics of simulated wildfire, forest management, and forest succession in central Oregon, USA Open
We use the simulation model Envision to analyze long-term wildfire dynamics and the effects of different fuel management scenarios in central Oregon, USA. We simulated a 50-year future where fuel management activities were increased by dou…
View article: Integrating social science into empirical models of coupled human and natural systems
Integrating social science into empirical models of coupled human and natural systems Open
Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) research highlights reciprocal interactions (or feedbacks) between biophysical and socioeconomic variables to explain system dynamics and resilience. Empirical models often are used to test hypothe…
View article: Effects of accelerated wildfire on future fire regimes and implications for the United States federal fire policy
Effects of accelerated wildfire on future fire regimes and implications for the United States federal fire policy Open
Wildland fire suppression practices in the western United States are being widely scrutinized by policymakers and scientists as costs escalate and large fires increasingly affect social and ecological values. One potential solution is to c…
View article: Influence of fire disturbance and biophysical heterogeneity on pre‐settlement ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests
Influence of fire disturbance and biophysical heterogeneity on pre‐settlement ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests Open
Fire frequency is assumed to have exerted a strong influence on historical forest communities in the inland Pacific Northwest. This study reconstructs forest structure and composition in the year 1890 and fire frequency from 1760 to 1890 a…
View article: Wildfire risk as a socioecological pathology
Wildfire risk as a socioecological pathology Open
Wildfire risk in temperate forests has become a nearly intractable problem that can be characterized as a socioecological “pathology”: that is, a set of complex and problematic interactions among social and ecological systems across multip…
View article: Arrive, survive and thrive: essential stages in the re-colonization and recovery of zooplankton in urban lakes in Sudbury, Canada
Arrive, survive and thrive: essential stages in the re-colonization and recovery of zooplankton in urban lakes in Sudbury, Canada Open
The recovery of lakes from severe, historical acid and metal pollution requires that colonists of extirpated species arrive, survive and subsequently thrive. We employed 40 year records from weekly to monthly crustacean zooplankton samples…