Fire Ecology

Opening oak forests to woodlands and new ideas

Edited by Lauren Pile-Knapp, Michael Stambaugh, Morgan Varner
 

This is a special collection of papers focused on eastern U.S. oak ecosystems. Many of these ecosystems have been influenced by fire for millennia and occurred across gradients from savannas to woodlands to forests. The historical ecology and management of open oak ecosystems continues to be a major line of inquiry. These collected papers represent diverse contributions relating fire to flora, fauna, water, humans, and more. The multiple submission types are the products of the diverse stakeholders and presentations from the 7th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference held in Tyler, Texas, USA on May 16-18, 2023.

AI in Wild Fire Management

Edited by Shabir Ahmad, Mouna Baklouti, Sabina Umirzakova, Faisal Jamil 
 

Harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) offers a reliable way to predict and manage wildfires. AI linked with imaging satellites can analyse factors such as the emergence of smoke, incidence of fire, disturbance of vegetation, and correlate them with various physical parameters of the forest such as vegetation type, climate, landscape, fire susceptibility mapping, and soil deposits to predict the occurrence and pattern of wildfires. This special issue aims to cover a range of topics related to the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in the management and mitigation of wildfires.

Remote Sensing for Wildfire Management Potential and Impacts

Edited by Padam Jee Omar, Ganesh Ji Omar, Pankaj Kumar Gupta 
 

This special collection will include papers addressing various aspects of remote sensing applications in managing wildfire across the globe. It holds the specific challenges and objectives of various aspects of remote sensing applications in effectively monitoring the wildfire management system. It addresses the modest trends and benefits of remote sensing applications in introducing for fire management purposes at forestry.

Fire Ecology Across Boundaries

Edited by Anne Ganteaume, Núria Prat-Guitart, Guillermo Defossé
 

This special collection will include a selection of the communications presented at the Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management conference co-hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology and the Pau Costa Foundation in partnership with the University of Florence and Regione Toscana.

Modeling Wildfire Under Climate Change

Edited by Alex W. Dye, John B. Kim, Peng Gao, Larissa Yocom, Karin L. Riley

This special collection will feature research that adjusts or modifies existing fire simulation methodologies or develops new modeling approaches to simulate wildfire under climate change scenarios, and research that explores and characterizes uncertainties.

Wildland Fire Management Strategy and Effectiveness

Edited by Erin J. Belval, Karen C. Short, Matthew P. Thompson, Jesse Young
 

This special collection will include papers addressing various aspects of wildland fire management strategy and effectiveness, including but not limited to planning, fuels management, incident response, risk analysis, decision support, monitoring, and performance. We encourage other researchers from around the globe to submit papers related to these topics.