Episode 72: Near real-time indicators of burn severity in the western U.S. from active fire tracking
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Elijah Orland about using thermal imagery to better understand what leads to burn severity and how quickly we can get that information to others.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00407-x
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Episode 71: Major changes in climate, vegetation, and ecological resilience in recent decades suggest climate smart management strategies for western US dryland shrublands and woodlands
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jeanne Chambers, Jessi Brown, and Sarah Barga about evaluating climate change in recent decades and how it impacts ecological resilience, vegetation trajectories, and fire regimes.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00388-x
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Episode 70: Multi-scale assessment of wildfire use on carbon stocks in the Sierra Nevada, CA
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Kristin Nesbit, Scott Stephens, and Zachary Steel about how greater use of managed wildfires impact carbon stocks. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00389-w
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Episode 69: Assessing fuel treatments and burn severity using global and local analyses
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Astrid Sanna, Alina Cansler, and Craig Bienz about evaluating fuel treatments and fire suppression operations through the 2021 Bootleg Fire of South-Central Oregon.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00387-y
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Episode 68: Representing 3-dimensional fuels for physics-based fire behavior models: a general framework and case study in a type-converted post-fire shrubfield
In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Niko Tutland and Andreas Wion about building 3D fuel bed models for next generation fire models.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00383-2