
Episode 78: Terrestrial lidar scanning provides efficient measurements of fire-caused crown scorch in longleaf pine
08/1/2026 | 12min
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, efficient, and objective method.Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-025-00420-0

Episode 77: Power and planning: a critical discourse analysis of tribal and non-tribal Oregon wildfire protection plans
01/1/2026 | 10min
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 plans. Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-025-00404-0

Episode 76: Innovation to support wildfire risk-based decision-making: examining the incident strategic alignment process
18/12/2025 | 11min
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Cole Buettner, Tyler Aldworth, and Michelle Greiner about investigating the use of the Incident Strategic Alignment Process (ISAP) and the value this process brings to managers. Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-025-00403-1

Episode 75: Towards predicting flammability of Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests: drought stress and fuel moisture are strongly linked in angiosperms but decoupled in gymnosperms
11/12/2025 | 11min
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Indra Boving, Joe Celebrezze, and Leander Anderegg about how plant hydration impacts tissue level flammability.Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-025-00396-x

Episode 74: Wildfire impact on the soil Funga associated to Nothofagus forests from central-western Patagonia, Argentina
04/12/2025 | 12min
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with María Salgado Salomón about what happens when fire occurs in a Nothofagus forest, specifically considering the ectomycorrhizal fungi.Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-025-00426-8



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