Kyle E. Merriam
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View article: Complex Effects of High Severity Fire on a Serotinous Conifer
Complex Effects of High Severity Fire on a Serotinous Conifer Open
Background Baker cypress (Hesperocyparis bakeri (Jeps.) Bartel) is a serotinous conifer associated with high severity fire regimes. Until recently, observations of wildfire effects to Baker cypress populations were rare. There was little d…
View article: Drivers of fire severity in repeat fires: implications for mixed-conifer forests in the Sierra Nevada, California
Drivers of fire severity in repeat fires: implications for mixed-conifer forests in the Sierra Nevada, California Open
Background While the reintroduction of recurring fire restores a key process in frequent-fire adapted forests, the ability to significantly shift the structure and composition of departed contemporary forests has not been clearly demonstra…
View article: Reestablishing natural fire regimes to restore forest structure in California’s red fir forests: The importance of regional context
Reestablishing natural fire regimes to restore forest structure in California’s red fir forests: The importance of regional context Open
The reestablishment of natural fire regimes can have numerous benefits for forest ecosystems, including the restoration of stand structure through a reduction in tree densities and increased representation of large diameter trees. However,…
View article: Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for California Forest Ecosystems
Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for California Forest Ecosystems Open
Forest health has never been a more urgent concern in California. A variety of forest ecosystem types have experienced extraordinary combinations of stressors and disturbances over the past century, which have resulted in significant chang…
View article: Post‐fire vegetation and fuel development influences fire severity patterns in reburns
Post‐fire vegetation and fuel development influences fire severity patterns in reburns Open
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 feedback trajectory with successive reburns, one in which …