Environmental Studies and Forestry

Widespread exposure to altered fire regimes under 2°C warming is projected to transform conifer forests of the Western United States

T. J. Hoecker, S. A. Parks, et al.

Discover how changing wildfire patterns are impacting conifer forests and threatening biodiversity. This research by Tyler J. Hoecker, Sean A. Parks, Meade Krosby, and Solomon Z. Dobrowski uncovers projections of fire-regime changes across 65% of western US conifer forests and a potential decline in mean burn severity due to forest productivity and fire frequency feedbacks.

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