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Research Brief: Wildfire-driven conversion in Western North American forests

Research Brief

Full Publication Here

Management Implications:

  • In an era of change, a “resist, accept, and direct” (RAD) framework may be useful in prioritizing intervention strategies in anticipation of fire, during incident management, and postfire landscape management.

  • Science to support decisions around resisting, accepting, or directing forest conversion is best formed within coproduction models between scientists, managers, and other stakeholders, where all parties meaningfully engage!

(Brief) J. Coop, S. Parks, and C. Stevens-Rumann. Wildfire-driven conversion in Western North American Forests. Research Brief. Oct 2020.

(Full Pub) Coop, JD et al. 2020. Wildfire-Driven Forest Conversion in Western North American Landscapes. BioScience, Volume 70, Issue 8, August 2020, Pages 659–673. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa061

Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
October 27, 2020

Categories: Research Brief/SynthesisTags: arid shrublands, climate change, climate change adaptation, climate change vulnerability, Ecological type conversion, ecosystem recovery, ecosystem resilience, Ecosystem Restoration, ecosystem services, ecotype conversion, Fire Science Exchange Network, fire-dependent ecosystems, fire-prone ecosystems, Forest density, forest ecology, forest fire, Forest Management, Forest Operations, forest resiliency, forestry, forests, fuels type, hazard-prone ecosystems, pinyon juniper ecosystems, ponderosa pine, vegetation type change, wildfire, wildfire behavior, wildfire frequency, wildfire intensity, Wildfire Operations & Management, wildfire preparation, wildfire prevention, wildfire risk assessment, wildfire risk reduction, Wildlife, wildlife and feral animals, wildlife and fire, wildlife management

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