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Mean composite fire severity metrics computed with Google Earth engine offer improved accuracy and expanded mapping potential

Landsat-based fire severity datasets are an invaluable resource for monitoring and research purposes. These gridded fire severity datasets are generally produced with pre- and post-fire imagery to estimate the degree of fire-induced ecological change. Here, we introduce methods to produce three Landsat-based fire severity metrics using the Google Earth Engine (GEE)...

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Author(s):

Sean A. Parks; Lisa M. Holsinger; Morgan A. Voss; Rachel A. Loehman; Nathaniel P. Robinson

Year:

2018

Keywords:

burn severity, change detection, Landsat, dNBR, RdNBR, RBR, composite burn index (CBI), MTBS

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Remote Sensing. 10: 879.

Characterizing Predictability of Fire Occurrence in Tropical Forests and Grasslands: The Case of Puerto Rico

Global estimates of fire frequency indicate that over 70% of active fires occur in the tropics, and the size and frequency of fires are increasing every year. The majority of fires in the tropics are an unintended consequence of current land-use practices that promotes the establishment of grass and shrubland communities, which are more flammable and more adapted to...

Author(s):

Ana Carolina Monmany; William Gould; Maria Jose Andrade-Nunez; Grizelle Gonzalez; Maya Quinones

Year:

2017

Keywords:

wildfire, tropical dry forests, wildfire predictability, climate change, Caribbean

Source:

Forest Ecology and Conservation. Chapter 4. InTech: Rijeka, DOI: 10.5772/63322

Evaluating future success of whitebark pine ecosystem restoration under climate change using simulation modeling

Major declines of whitebark pine forests throughout western North America from the combined effects of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) outbreaks, fire exclusion policies, and the exotic disease white pine blister rust (WPBR) have spurred many restoration actions. However, projected future warming and drying may further exacerbate the species? decline and...

Author(s):

Robert E. Keane; Lisa M. Holsinger; Mary F. Mahalovich; Diana F. Tomback

Year:

2017

Keywords:

fire regime, mountain pine beetle, range-wide restoration strategy, regeneration, seed dispersal, upper subalpine, white pine blister rust

Source:

Restoration Ecology. 25(2): 220-233.

Restoring whitebark pine ecosystems in the face of climate change

Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) forests have been declining throughout their range in western North America from the combined effects of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) outbreaks, fire exclusion policies, and the exotic disease white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola). Projected warming and drying trends in climate may exacerbate this decline;...

Author(s):

Robert E. Keane; Lisa M. Holsinger; Mary F. Mahalovich; Diana F. Tomback

Year:

2017

Keywords:

whitebark pine, climate change, fire regime, blister rust, mountain pine beetle, Clark’s nutcracker, seed dispersal, regeneration, upper subalpine, restoration

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-361. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 123 p.

Analog-based fire regime and vegetation shifts in mountainous regions of the western US

Climate change is expected to result in substantial ecological impacts across the globe. These impacts are uncertain but there is strong consensus that they will almost certainly affect fire regimes and vegetation. In this study, we evaluated how climate change may influence fire frequency, fire severity, and broad classes of vegetation in mountainous ecoregions of the...

Author(s):

Sean A. Parks; Lisa M. Holsinger; Carol Miller; Marc-Andre Parisien

Year:

2018

Keywords:

climate change, ecological impacts, ecoregions, fire regime, vegetation shifts

Source:

Ecography. 41: 910-921.

Effects of climate change on forest vegetation in the northern Rockies [Chapter 5]

Increasing air temperature, through its influence on soil moisture, is expected to cause gradual changes in the abundance and distribution of tree, shrub, and grass species throughout the Northern Rockies, with drought tolerant species becoming more competitive. The earliest changes will be at ecotones between lifeforms (e.g., upper and lower treelines). Ecological...

Author(s):

Robert E. Keane; Mary Frances Mahalovich; Barry L. Bollenbacher; Mary E. Manning; Rachel A. Loehman; Terrie B. Jain; Lisa M. Holsinger; Andrew J. Larson

Year:

2018

Keywords:

forest productivity, climate change vulnerabilities, adaptation strategies and tactics, conifer forests, ponderosa pine, whitebark pine, lodgepole pine, grand fir, Douglas-fir, western white pine, western red cedar, green ash, cottonwood, limber pine

Source:

In: Halofsky Jessica; Peterson David L., eds. Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems. Advances in Global Change Research, Vol. 63. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. p. 59-95.

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Mean composite fire severity metrics computed with Google Earth engine offer improved accuracy and expanded mapping potential

Characterizing Predictability of Fire Occurrence in Tropical Forests and Grasslands: The Case of Puerto Rico

Evaluating future success of whitebark pine ecosystem restoration under climate change using simulation modeling

Restoring whitebark pine ecosystems in the face of climate change

Analog-based fire regime and vegetation shifts in mountainous regions of the western US

Effects of climate change on forest vegetation in the northern Rockies [Chapter 5]

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