Fire Ecology Chats

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

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

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Chris Ray about how fire has affected many of the bird species that are breeding in iconic national parks like Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00402-2

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

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

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

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

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

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Bruno Aparício and José Pereira about how we can combine linear fuel break networks with fuel treatment mosaics to have a synergistic effect on reducing wildfire. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00386-z

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jonathan Batchelor about exploring how drone-based photogrammetrictry could provide a more complete picture of fire impacts on the forest floor. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00375-2

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jan Holik about detecting our expectations about how trees regenerate after different kinds of disturbances. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00374-3

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Scott Franz about using natural ignitions to accomplish objectives like fuels reduction. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00379-y

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Alan Taylor and Eric Knapp about 360-degree photography can help people immersively explore areas previous to fire exclusion. Virtual Reality tour of the ‘Variable Density Thinning’ study on the Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest https://chorophronesis.geog.psu.edu/virtualexperiences/StanislausWebsite/indexSummer...

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jenna Archer about tribal sovereignty and how federal environmental laws contribute to fire suppression and exclusion in the United States. Apply to be Editor-in-Chief of Fire Ecology https://fireecology.org/jobs-posts/fireecology-eic Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/1...

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Flavio Taccaliti and Emanuele Lingua about forest regeneration after wildfire surrounding downed logs. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00365-4

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Sharon Hood about AFE’s Fire Ecology Journal Committee.

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with George Jensen, Benjamin Knapp, and Jeffery Cannon about how understanding structural complexity enhances understanding of the ecology and restoration of fire-maintained ecosystems. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00355-6

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Shu Li and Robert York about this systematic, long-term analysis of escaped prescribed burns in California. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00342-3

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Tucker Furniss and Zhuoran Duan about using LANDIS-II to simulate the interactive effects of future climate and land management thinning, prescribed burning, and wildfire regimes. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00339-y

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Nathan Stephenson and David Soderberg about new evidence that addresses if large patches of fire severe enough to kill most sequoias is a normal part of the sequoia fire regime. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00316-5

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Sky Biblin about this rare opportunity to compare early post-wildfire data between areas with and without previous application of prescribed burning. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00356-5

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Mike Clarke about re-evaluating the ecological metrics that guide fire management. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00333-4

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Matt Jolly about this novel discovery in calculating live fuel moisture content. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00361-8

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Clint Carney about examining the complications of federal agency response in the aftermath of Colorado’s 2020 wildfires. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00344-1

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Madeleine Lopez, Jeffrey Kane, and David Greene about how non-serotinous conifers persist on the landscape following high-severity fire. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00357-4