Piñon–juniper is a major vegetation type in western North America. Effective management
of these ecosystems has been hindered by inadequate understanding of 1) the variability in …

The MiMeS (Magnetism in Massive Stars) project is a large-scale, high-resolution, sensitive
spectropolarimetric investigation of the magnetic properties of O- and early B-type stars. …

Changes in vegetation and fuels were evaluated from measurements taken before and after
fuel reduction treatments (prescribed fire, mechanical treatments, and the combination of the …

Wildfire risk in temperate forests has become a nearly intractable problem that can be
characterized as a socioecological “pathology”: that is, a set of complex and problematic …

We studied the composition and structure of the understory in thinned and unthinned
Douglas-fir/western hemlock stands on 32 sites in western Oregon. These stands had regenerated …

Homeostatic maintenance of gas exchange optimizes carbon gain per water loss. Homeostasis
is regulated by short‐term physiological and long‐term structural mechanisms, both of …

… confidence interval of 275–452 trees/ha (Bailey 1996). Plantations typically have over 600
trees/… Bailey, JD 1996. Effects of stand density reduction on structural development in western …

Fire is an important disturbance in many forest landscapes, but there is heightened concern
regarding recent wildfire activity in western North America. Several regional‐scale studies …

Classical activation of macrophages (M(LPS+IFNγ)) elicits the expression of inducible nitric
oxide synthase (iNOS), generating large amounts of NO and inhibiting mitochondrial …

Fire-prone landscapes present many challenges for both managers and policy makers in
developing adaptive behaviors and institutions. We used a coupled human and natural …