Conventional wisdom suggests that large scale bark beetle outbreaks alter fuel complexes resulting in an increased potential for severe fires. Conversely, fires damage trees that may predispose them to bark beetle attack. In reality there is little specific quantified data supporting these assertions, and until recently, relationships between fire and western bark beetles in forests of North America have not been extensively studied. The magnitude of recent outbreaks and large wildfires has resulted in a flurry of research attempting to quantify bark beetle/fire/fuel interactions.
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2015
Forest Ecosystem Respiration Estimated From Eddy Covariance and Chamber Measurements Under High Turbulence and Substantial Tree Mortality From Bark Beetles, Heather N. Speckman, John M. Frank, John B. Bradford, Brianna L. Miles, William J. Massman, William J. Parton, and Michael G. Ryan; Global Change Biology
Bark Beetles and Wildfires: How Does Forest Recovery Change with Repeated Disturbances in Mixed Conifer Forests?, Camille Stevens-Rumann, Penelope Morgan, and Chad Hoffman; Ecosphere
Prescribed Burning and Mastication Effects on Surface Fuels in Southern Pine Beetle-killed Loblolly Pine Plantations, Aaron D. Stottlemyer, Thomas A. Waldrop, and G. Geoff Wang; Ecological Engineering
Fire-Mediated Interactions Between a Tree-killing Bark Beetle and its Competitors, Crisa A. Tabacaru, Sarah M. McPike, and Nadir Erbilgin; Forest Ecology and Management
Changes in Soil Biogeochemistry Following Disturbance by Girdling and Mountain Pine Beetles in Subalpine Forests, Nicole A. Trahan, Emily L. Dynes, Evan Pugh, David J.P. Moore, and Russell K. Monson; Oecologia
Multi-Taxon Alpha Diversity Following Bark Beetle Disturbance: Evaluating Multi-Decade Persistence of a Diverse Early-Seral Phase, Maria Barbara Winter, Christian Ammer, Roland Baier, Daniel C. Donato, Sabastian Seibold, and Jörg Müller; Forest Ecology and Management
Response of Mountain Picea abies Forests to Stand-Replacing Bark Beetle Outbreaks: Neighbourhood Effects Lead to Self-Replacement, Thorsten Zeppenfeld, Miroslav Svoboda, Robert J. DeRose, Marco Heurich, Jörg Müller, Pavla čížková, Martin Stary, Radek Bače, and Daniel C. Donato; Journal of Applied Ecology
2014
The Douglas-fir Beetle in Western Forests a Historical Perspective- Part 1, Malcolm M. Furniss; American Entomologist
Fire Severity and Tree Regeneration Following Bark Beetle Outbreaks: The Role of Outbreak Stage and Burning Conditions, Brian J. Harvey, Daniel C. Donato, William H. Romme, and Monica J. Turner; Ecological Applications
Spruce Beetle Biology, Ecology and Management in the Rocky Mountains: An Addendum to Spruce Beetle in the Rockies, Michael J. Jenkins, Elizabeth G. Hebertson, and A. Steven Munson; Forests
Interactions Among the Mountain Pine Beetle, Fires, and Fuels, M. J. Jenkins, J. B. Runyon, C. J. Fettig, W. G. Page, and B. J. Bentz; Forest Science
Decoupling Seasonal Changes in Water Content and Dry Matter to Predict Live Conifer Foliar Moisture Content., W. M. Jolly, A. M. Hadlow, and K. Huguet; International Journal of Wildland Fire
Douglas-fir Tussock Moth and Douglas-fir Beetle-caused Mortality in a Ponderosa Pine / Douglas-fir Forest in the Colorado Front Range, USA, J. F. Negrón, A. M. Lynch, W. C. Schaupp Jr., and J. E. Mercado; Forests
Examining Historical and Current Mixed-Severity Fire Regimes in Ponderosa Pine and Mixed-Conifer Forests of Western North America, D. C. Odion, C. T. Hanson, A. Arsenault, W. L. Baker, D. A. DellaSala, R. L. Hutto, W. Klenner, M. A. Moritz, R. L. Sherriff, T. T. Veblen, and M. A. Williams; PLOSOne
Spruce Beetle-Induced Changes to Engelmann Spruce Foliage Flammability, Wesley G. Page, Michael J. Jenkins, and Justin B. Runyon; Forest Science
Crown Fire Potential in Lodgepole Pine Forests During the Red Stage of Mountain Pine Beetle Attack, Wesley G. Page, M. J. Jenkins, and M. E. Alexander; Forestry
Ecological Consequences of Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks for Wildlife in Western North American Forests, V. A. Saab, Q. S. Latif, M. M. Rowland, T. N. Johnson, A. D. Chalfoun, S. W. Buskirk, J. E. Heyward, and M. A. Dresser; Forest Science
2013
Assessing the Effect of Foliar Moisture on the Spread Rate of Crown Fires, Martin E. Alexander and M. G. Cruz; International Journal of Wildland Fire
Monoterpene Emissions from Bark Beetle Infested Engelmann Spruce Trees, Hardik S. Amin, Rachel S. Russo, Barkley Sive, E. Richard Hoebeke, Craig Dodson, Ian B. McCubbin, A. Gannet Hallar, and Kara E. Huff Hartz; Atmospheric Environment
The Impact of Bark Beetle Infestations on Monoterpene Emissions and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in Western North America, A. R. Berg, C. L. Heald, K. E. Huff Hartz, A. G. Hallar, A. J. H. Meddens, J. A. Hicke, J.-F. Lamarque, and S. Tilmes; Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Do Bark Beetle Outbreaks Increase Wildfire Risks in the Central U.S. Rocky Mountains? Implications from Recent Research, Scott H. Black, Dominik Kulakowski, Barry R. Noon, and Dominick A. DellaSala; Natural Areas Journal
Bark Beetle Effects on Fuel Profiles Across a Range of Stand Structures in Douglas-fir Forests of Greater YellowstoneA, Daniel C. Donato, Brian J. Harvey, William H. Romme, Martin Simard, and Monica G. Turner; Ecological Applications
Evaluating Post-Outbreak Management Effects on Future Fuel Profiles and Stand Structure in Bark Beetle-Impacted Forests of Greater Yellowstone, Daniel C. Donato, Martin Simard, William H. Romme, Brian J. Harvey, and Monica G. Turner; Forest Ecology and Management
Characterizing Wildfire Hazard and Risk in Mountain Pine Beetle-Affected Stands and How to Identify Those Characteristics at the Landscape-Scale, Robert W. Gray; Fire Management Today
Forest Development and Carbon Dynamics After Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks, E. Matthew Hansen; Forest Science