"The mechanistic links between fire-caused injuries and post-fire tree mortality are poorly understood. Current hypotheses …
Resilience test: Can ponderosa pine bounce back after high-severity fire?
"Ponderosa pine forests were historically shaped by frequent, low- to mixed-severity fires. Land managers and scientists are …
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Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
"When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors urge people to stay indoors to avoid breathing in harmful particles and gases. But …
Trees have similar growth responses to first-entry fires and reburns following long-term fire exclusion
This study explores how ponderosa pine trees respond to repeated low-severity wildfires after decades of fire exclusion in dry …
Long-term sensitivity of ponderosa pine axial resin ducts to harvesting and prescribed burning
The article “Long-Term Sensitivity of Ponderosa Pine Axial Resin Ducts to Harvesting and Prescribed Burning” is based on …
Drought Conditioning: Improving Environmental Resilience and Outplanting Success with Nursery-Grown Ponderosa Pine Seedlings
Rocky Mountain Research StationsScience you can use: This research reveals how drought conditioning in nursery-grown ponderosa …
Smoke: How new emissions data could enable more prescribed fire
Wildfires have become more severe and have burned larger swaths of the western United States and Canada in recent decades. The …
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