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Mitchell, Gwynne, Ronchi, Kalogeropoulos, Rein
The hazards posed by a wildfire increase significantly when it approaches the wildland–urban interface. Evacuation of rural communities is frequently considered by local authorities and residents. In this context, evacuation triggers are locations…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Van Lanen, Monroe, Aldridge
Land management priorities and decisions may result in population declines for non-target wildlife species. In the western United States, large-scale removal of conifer from sagebrush ecosystems (Artemisia spp.) is occurring to recover greater sage-…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Granda, Leon, Vitoriano, Hearne
Wildfires are recurrent natural events that have been increasing in frequency and severity in recent decades. They threaten human lives and damage ecosystems and infrastructure, leading to high recovery costs. To address the issue of wildfires,…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Hawbaker, Henne, Vanderhoof, Carlson, Mockrin, Radeloff
Wildfires and housing development have increased since the 1990s, presenting unique challenges for wildfire management. However, it is unclear how the relative influences of housing growth and changing wildfire occurrence have altered risk to homes…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Jones, Shirk, Yang, Davis, Ganey, Gutiérrez, Healey
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Understanding habitat dynamics is essential for effective conservation as landscapes rapidly change. In a companion paper in this issue, Shirk et al. (2023) introduced an automated habitat monitoring system using Google Earth Engine and…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Beyki, Santiago, Laím, Craveiro
Wildfires have become a common incident over the past decades, and they have been threatening people’s lives and assets. In the communities close to wildlands or wildland-urban interfaces (WUI), these threats become increasingly serious, and in case…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Kim, Muminov
Wildfire poses a significant threat and is considered a severe natural disaster, which endangers forest resources, wildlife, and human livelihoods. In recent times, there has been an increase in the number of wildfire incidents, and both human…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Ahmad, Khan, Ahmed, Driss, Boulila, Alazeb, Alsulami, Alshehri, Ghadi, Ahmad
Background: Forests cover nearly one-third of the Earth’s land and are some of our most biodiverse ecosystems. Due to climate change, these essential habitats are endangered by increasing wildfires. Wildfires are not just a risk to the environment,…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Climate changes are affecting virtually all National Park Service units and resources, and an assessment of climate vulnerabilities is important for developing proactive management plans to respond appropriately to these changes and threats.…
Year: 2022
Type: Document
Shriver, Yackulic, Bell, Bradford
Aim: Anticipating when and where changes in species' demographic rates will lead to range shifts in response to changing climate remains a major challenge. Despite evidence of increasing mortality in dry forests across the globe in response to…
Year: 2022
Type: Document