In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Clare Boerigter, Sean Parks, and Jonathan Long about using intentional, human-ignited fire as a tool to restore natural conditions within wilderness.

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Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00297-5

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Heather Alexander and Jeffrey Cannon about reintroducing fire into mixed longleaf pine-hardwood woodlands, and how that will be affected by the shade-tolerant, fire-sensitive species that have grown during periods of fire exclusion.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00294-8

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Doug Aubrey and Jeffrey Cannon about better predicting the leaf litter component in a pine forest to better understand how fire might move through forests under different management scenarios.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-023-00209-z

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Norma Fowler and Rebecca Carden about the management applications of re-introducing surface fires into the woodlands, savannas, and shrubland of Central Texas.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00286-8

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Christine Eriksen about strengthening our collective capacity to coexist with wildfire by embracing local and indigenous fire stewardship practices, enabling workforce diversity and inclusive leadership culture, and providing sustainable working conditions for wildland firefighters.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00290-y

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Malcolm North and Paul Hessburg about using strategic fire zones to minimize wildfire risk in the Western U.S.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00282-y

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Maggie Epstein about how climate change is influencing forest cover following wildfire in the Northern Rocky Mountains.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00285-9

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Abigail Croker about the process of conducting this important research on changing fire regimes in East and Southern Africa’s savanna-protected areas, focusing on indigenous-led savanna burning emissions abatement schemes.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-023-00215-1

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Matt Reilly about using remote sensing to detect delayed mortality through spectral decline in trees in California, Oregon, and Washington over a five-year period following a fire.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-023-00223-1

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Neil Williams and Melissa Lucash about how fire and climate change influence the boreal forests of Siberia by examining simulations.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-023-00188-1