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Fire Ecology
Wildfire Management
Climate Change
Prescribed Fire
Longleaf Pine
Oak Regeneration
Forest Management
Fire Management
Wildfires
Wildfire
Prescribed Burning
Savannas
Eastern Edwards Plateau
California
Ecology
Biodiversity
Forest Ecology
US Forest Service
Wildfire Protection Plans
Wilderness Act

This podcast series by the Association for Fire Ecology explores research findings recently published in the journal, Fire Ecology.

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In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Peter Breigenzer and Jay Wason about using terrestrial lidar (TLS) to better understand how forest cover influences understory temperature, relative humidity, and dead f... more

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In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Kaili Brande about how bark can provide protection from fire in Californian oaks.

Full journal article can be found at link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s4240... more

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In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Kyle Merriam about how fire suppression effects species like Baker Cypress.

Full journal article can be found at link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-0... more

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In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Carolina Gallo and Jonathan Eden about how climate change is reshaping fire weather across the mediterranean biome, and how we can adapt.

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Recent Guests

Kaili Brande
Postdoctoral research associate focused on landscape, forest, and fire ecology
University of Oregon
Episode: Episode 100: Bark traits and fire vulnerability in three California foothill oak species
Kyle Merriam
Retired USDA Forest Service ecologist
USDA Forest Service
Episode: Episode 99: Complex effects of fire severity on a serotinous conifer
Carolina Gallo
Integrated Fire Management and Forest Landscape Restoration specialist; FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Episode: Episode 98: Projected fire weather intensification across the Mediterranean: implications for management and restoration
Jonathan Eden
Associate Professor focusing on climate variability and extremes and their influence on fire risk; Coventry University
Coventry University
Episode: Episode 98: Projected fire weather intensification across the Mediterranean: implications for management and restoration
Rochelle Worsnop
Research physical scientist
NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
Episode: Episode 97: Characterizing windows of opportunity for prescribed pile and broadcast burning in Northern California
Ben Hatchett
Research associate
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University
Episode: Episode 97: Characterizing windows of opportunity for prescribed pile and broadcast burning in Northern California
Karen Short
Research ecologist
Forest Service, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
Episode: Episode 97: Characterizing windows of opportunity for prescribed pile and broadcast burning in Northern California
Will Flatley
Associate professor and biogeographer, forest ecologist, fire ecologist, and dendrochronologist
University of Central Arkansas
Episode: Episode 96: Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex
Theo Witsell
Chief conservation officer
Southeastern Grasslands Institute at Austin Peay State University
Episode: Episode 96: Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex

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Bob Keane
Host of Fire Ecology Chats

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 18 ratings
  • No Propoganda, Please

    Good content. Every time climate change is said, credibility and fact die a little. Enough with the propaganda. Where are the 'papers' on climate change? How does the incongruity of the climate change mantra and most recent So Cal fires (wettest preceding 12 months in years) rectify? Climate is guaranteed to change. Always has--always will. Models and epidemiological studies are poor science. Repeating something does not make it true. That is the definition of propaganda.

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Episode 99: Complex effects of fire severity on a serotinous conifer
Q: Could you give us a quick thumbnail of what the paper is about?
The study investigates how increased extent and severity of fires affect Baker Cypress, a serotinous species, showing that contrary to expectations some high-severity fires can have negative effects and highlighting the need to restore natural fire regimes.
Episode 98: Projected fire weather intensification across the Mediterranean: implications for management and restoration
Q: What are the main results?
Fire weather is projected to intensify in multiple ways: longer seasons, earlier starts, and more frequent extreme conditions, with the strongest increases in the northern Mediterranean; the analysis covers the full biome.
Episode 98: Projected fire weather intensification across the Mediterranean: implications for management and restoration
Q: Why did you do the paper?
Mediterranean ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots but also highly fire-prone, with fires and burned areas increasing, so the study aims to provide actionable projections to support management and restoration in the region.
Episode 96: Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex
Q: What was special about the methods used in this study?
The study stands out for its integration of fire history using fire scars with the timing of tree invasion within glades, allowing researchers to directly connect historical fire regimes to subsequent woody encroachment.
Episode 95: Prescribed fire drives divergent invasive annual grass responses in a dry forest-mosaic landscape
Q: Why did the results show ventanada decreased in some burned areas, contrary to expectations based on its behavior elsewhere?
The relatively open canopies in those burned forest openings likely limited ventanada establishment, suggesting that maintaining some canopy during burns can mitigate invasion in certain contexts.

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A science-focused discussion series highlighting recent Fire Ecology research, with host-led conversations that unpack methods, results, and practical implications for land management, restoration, and policy. Episodes frequently feature researchers, agency practitioners, and conservation-minded professionals who translate complex findings into real-world applications, from prescribed fire strategies to fire-weather projections and forest health. Noteworthy is the show's emphasis on data-driven insights, collaborative authorship, and open-access publications, often weaving in funding and co-authors to contextualize studies for practitioners and decision-makers.

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1. Kaili Brande
2. Kyle Merriam
3. Carolina Gallo
4. Jonathan Eden
5. Rochelle Worsnop
6. Ben Hatchett
7. Karen Short
8. Will Flatley

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