Blazing a Trail for Fire Management and Smoke Health Collaboration: Takeaways From the 2024 Rocky Mountain Wildfire Smoke Symposium. [PDF]
Stewart T +6 more
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Modeling Australia’s fire seasonality
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The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the origins of the words we use. In this paper, we will shed light on these origins, including the Pontic–Caspian steppe, the British Empire and, of course, a TV show.
Kieran M. R. Hunt
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Major intensification of fire weather across southern Europe in recent decades. [PDF]
Feron S +8 more
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Unraveling the impact of dog‐friendly spaces on urban–wildland pumas and other wildlife
As the most widespread large carnivore on the planet, domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris can pose a major threat to wildlife, even within protected areas (PAs). Growing human presence in PAs, coupled with increasing pet dog ownership underscores the urgency to understand the influence of dogs on wildlife activity and health.
Alys Granados +3 more
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Canadian wildfires are losing their climate-cooling influence from postfire snow albedo. [PDF]
van Gerrevink MJ +5 more
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Ungulate substrate use in fauna passages
Fauna passages are increasingly constructed at major roads and railways to mitigate the negative effects of infrastructure and traffic on wildlife. The function of such passages depends on design, including the construction materials, soil, and vegetation.
Milla Niemi, Jan Olof Helldin
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Fire-Moisture Interactions Shape Recovery Trajectories Across Temperate Vegetation Communities. [PDF]
Simpson EK +3 more
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Importance of woody patches and vegetation heterogeneity in Texas tortoise microhabitat use
Microhabitat sites provide important resources and thermal conditions to reptile species that can vary spatially and temporally. This study assessed Texas tortoise Gopherus berlandieri microhabitat use and its relationship with carapace temperature during their active (April–October) and inactive seasons (November–March) between January 2023 and ...
Camryn M. Kiel +6 more
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Live fuel moisture content estimated using spectral indices to assess fire activity in the mountainous forests of Southwest China. [PDF]
He Y +4 more
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