Vegetation type conversion in the US Southwest: Frontline observations and management responses
Fire Ecology
By: Christopher H. Guiterman, Rachel M. Gregg, Laura A.E. Marshall, Jill J. Beckmann, Phillip J. van Mantgem, Donald A. Falk, Jon Keeley, Anthony C. Caprio, Jonathan D. Coop, Paula J. Fornwalt, Collin Haffey, R. Keala Hagmann, Stephen Jackson, Ann M. Lynch, Ellis Margolis, Christopher Marks, Marc D. Meyer, Hugh Safford, Alexandra Dunya Syphard, Alan H. Taylor, Craig Wilcox, Dennis Carril, Carolyn Armstrong Enquist, David W. Huffman, Jose Iniguez, Nicole A. Molinari, Christina M Restaino, and Jens T. Stevens
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Abstract
Forest and nonforest ecosystems of the western United States are experiencing major transformations in response to land-use change, climate warming, and their interactive effects with wildland fire. Some ecosystems are transitioning to persistent alternative types, hereafter called “vegetation type conversion” (VTC). VTC is one of the most pressing management issues in the southwestern US, yet current strategies to intervene and address change often use trial-and-error approaches devised after the fact. To better understand how to manage VTC, we gathered managers, scientists, and practitioners from across the southwestern US to collect their experiences with VTC challenges, management responses, and outcomes.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Vegetation type conversion in the US Southwest: Frontline observations and management responses |
| Series title | Fire Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1186/s42408-022-00131-w |
| Volume | 18 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Fort Collins Science Center, Southwest Climate Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 6, 16 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico |
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