Wildfire Ecology
Fire regimes, severity, vegetation and landscape mosaics.
National Park Service: Ecological Consequences of Fire ↗National Park Service: Fire Ecology at Lassen Volcanic National Park ↗Research library
Trace every claim to a public record
We prioritize agencies, research repositories and monitoring programs that identify methods, place and limitations.
Soil Recovery
Erosion, nutrients, hydrology and post-fire monitoring.
USDA Forest Service Research: Long-term Soil Nutrient Responses after Wildfire ↗U.S. Geological Survey: Postfire Recovery Research ↗Native Plants
Resprouting, seed sources, site context and regeneration.
National Park Service: The 1988 Fires of Yellowstone ↗National Park Service: Fire Ecology at Lassen Volcanic National Park ↗Wildlife
Habitat change, stream communities and response at multiple scales.
National Park Service: Stream Community Response to the 2011 Las Conchas Fire ↗National Park Service: Ecological Consequences of Fire ↗Volcanic Landscapes
Primary succession, biological legacies and remote observation.
U.S. Geological Survey: Ecology at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument ↗NASA Earth Science: Forty Years of Forest Recovery at Mount St. Helens ↗U.S. Geological Survey: Lava Flow to Forest: Primary Succession ↗Restoration Methods
Monitoring, stabilization and evidence-led intervention.
U.S. Geological Survey: Monitoring Post-Fire Vegetation Rehabilitation Projects ↗USDA Forest Service: Science, Wildfire and Safety: Post-fire Management and Recovery ↗Complete source register
Publication references
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The 1988 Fires of Yellowstone
National Park Service · Long-term monitoring, burn mosaics and post-fire change.
Ecological Consequences of Fire
National Park Service · Fire-adapted vegetation, wildlife responses and ecological context.
Fire Ecology at Lassen Volcanic National Park
National Park Service · Place-specific descriptions of fire-adapted organisms and landscapes.
Effects of the 2021 Dixie Fire
National Park Service · Mapped burn severity and post-fire response in a real park landscape.
Stream Community Response to the 2011 Las Conchas Fire
National Park Service · Long-term aquatic monitoring with uneven recovery among sites.
Ecology at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
U.S. Geological Survey · Biological legacies and multiple pathways of ecological succession.
Forty Years of Forest Recovery at Mount St. Helens
NASA Earth Science · Landsat observations of landscape change through time.
Lava Flow to Forest: Primary Succession
U.S. Geological Survey · Primary succession on lava and the influence of moisture and nearby ecosystems.
Science, Wildfire and Safety: Post-fire Management and Recovery
USDA Forest Service · Research overview spanning soils, water, wildlife and management.
Wildfire Effects on Soil Microbial Communities
USDA Forest Service Research · Peer-reviewed work on burn severity, nutrients and microbial communities.
Long-term Soil Nutrient Responses after Wildfire
USDA Forest Service Research · Site- and treatment-dependent soil and plant responses.
Postfire Recovery Research
U.S. Geological Survey · Field, satellite and model-based study of changing post-fire hazards.
Monitoring Post-Fire Vegetation Rehabilitation Projects
U.S. Geological Survey · A common framework for monitoring rehabilitation in non-forested systems.
Wildfire Information Sheet
Ready.gov · Official preparedness and local-alert guidance; not ecological interpretation.