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This podcast series by the Association for Fire Ecology explores research findings recently published in the journal, Fire Ecology.
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S1E96 Episode 96: Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with William Flatley and Theo Witsell about using fire-scarred shortleaf pines and tree cores to characterize and link…
S1E95 Episode 95: Prescribed fire drives divergent invasive annual grass responses in a dry forest-mosaic landscape
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Claire Tortorelli and Alison Dean about how invasive grasses change the spread of fire across the landscape and how to…
S1E94 Episode 94: The state of the giant sequoias: losses, risks, and opportunities
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Kristen Shive, Linnea Hardlund, and Brianna Baker about how managers can move forward in handling the loss that giant…
S1E93 Episode 93: Epiphytic lichens as ladder fuels: an experimental study on flammability in Southern Chile
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Korina Ocampo-Zuleta, Carolina Quintero, and Melisa Blackhall about lichen ignitions and climate change…
S1E92 Episode 92: Beyond average: a new approach to calculating fire regime departures applied to Western United States forests
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jeff Chandler and Solomon Dobrowski about capturing the full spread of fire attributes from the past and comparing it…
S1E91 Episode 91: Wildfire research and mental health: impacts, reflections, and a call to action
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Sarah Dickson-Hoyle, Carolyn Szostak, and Nelly Oelke about what we can do to support researchers and students…
S1E90 Episode 90: Fuel architecture drives shoot flammability
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Azaj Mahmud and Dylan Schwilk about predicting key aspects of shoot flammability and how that relates to flammability…
S1E89 Episode 89: Overstory retention in a managed mixed-conifer stand limits cheatgrass invasion after wildfire
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Joe Birch, Jessica Miesel, and Matthew Dickinson about cheatgrass abundance in response to overstory death and…
S1E88 Episode 88: Tree trunks do not bias estimates of surface fuels by aerial lidar in southern Sweden
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Olga Wepryk and Igor Drobyshev about using aerial lidar to assess ground fuels for surface fires.Full journal article…
S1E87 Episode 87: Vegetation response varies by season of burning in pine woodlands across the southeastern US
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Craig Harper, Mark Turner, and Jake Bones about comparing vegetation and wildlife effects of burning during all times…
S1E86 Episode 86: Environmental health hazards and wildland firefighting: a qualitative analysis
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Alissa Cordner about underrepresented hazards in wildland firefighting like forever chemicals, minefields, and rainbow…
S1E85 Episode 85: Three-decade record of contiguous-U.S. national forest wildfires indicates increased density of ignitions near roads
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Greg Aplet about investigating the relationship of ignition density to distance from roads. Full journal article can…
S1E84 Episode 84: Is this duff? Long-term prescribed burning effects on litter and duff in pine flatwoods of the southeastern US
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Nuria Sánchez-López and Melanie Taylor about understanding how litter and duff accumulate on the forest floor in pine…
S1E83 Episode 83: Mojave Desert microbial communities show high resistance and resilience over three years despite widespread plant mortality following the Dome Fire
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Arik Joukhajian and Sydney Glassman about using molecular sequencing to identify the soil bacteria and the soil fungi…
S1E82 Episode 82: When the wilderness burns: an analysis of current fire management and the case for prescribed fire in designated wilderness in the United States
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Alyssa Worsham and Jonathan Coop about how the right kind of fire can shrink the gap between existing and ideal…
S1E81 Episode 81: Yosemite’s Merced Grove of giant sequoias: critical restoration continues despite legal challenges
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Kristen Shive and Scott Stephens about litigation challenges threatening the resilience of Yosemite's giant sequoia…
S1E80 Episode 80: A tale of two fire systems: indigenous fire stewardship in British Columbia and California
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with William Nikolakis about pursuing transformative policies relating to indigenous fire stewardship.Full journal article…
S1E79 Episode 79: High-resolution burn prioritization models enhance fire management decisions in heterogeneous landscapes
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Andrea Nocentini about optimizing prescribed fire management in subtropical wetlands using a numerical model. Full…
S1E78 Episode 78: Terrestrial lidar scanning provides efficient measurements of fire-caused crown scorch in longleaf pine
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jeffery Cannon, Nicole Zampieri, Morgan Varner about using terrestrial lidar to measure crown scorch as a repeatable,…
S1E77 Episode 77: Power and planning: a critical discourse analysis of tribal and non-tribal Oregon wildfire protection plans
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Christian Heisler about unearthing harmful narratives and confronting the ideologies within wildfire protection…
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