Session: Fire II (2018 ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10))

8:00 AM

Catastrophic wildfire in a fire-adapted ecosystem: a case study from southwest Australia
Hannah Etchells, The University of Western Australia; Pauline Grierson, The University of Western Australia; Alison O'Donnell, University of Western Australia; W. Lachlan McCaw, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

8:20 AM

COS 101-2

Invasive grasses increase fire frequency and size across US ecosystems
Emily Fusco, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Jennifer K. Balch, University of Colorado Boulder; R Chelsea Nagy, University of Colorado Boulder; Bethany A. Bradley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

8:40 AM

COS 101-3

Fire suppression in 21^stcentury subalpine forests of Greater Yellowstone
Winslow D. Hansen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Werner Rammer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna; Rupert Seidl, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna; Monica Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison

9:00 AM

COS 101-4

Wildfires and ignition sources in California ecosystems
Jon E. Keeley, U.S. Geological Survey; Alexandra D. Syphard, Conservation Biology Institute

9:20 AM

COS 101-5

Interactions between invasion and fire promote novelty in New Zealand’s fire-naïve landscape
Riki M. Taylor, University of Auckland; George L. W. Perry, University of Auckland

9:40 AM

COS 101-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 101-6

Accounting for prior wildfires decreases area burned under projected climate in the Sierra Nevada
Matthew Hurteau, University of New Mexico; Shuang Liang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; A. Leroy Westerling, University of California, Merced; Christine Wiedinmyer, University of Colorado, Boulder

10:10 AM

COS 101-7

Testing the relative above- and below-ground responses to fire-induced phosphorus release in intermittent wetlands
Marco Fernandez, Florida International University; John Kominoski, Florida International University; Betsie Rothermel, Archbold Biological Station

10:30 AM

COS 101-8

Pyrodiversity benefits post-fire plant diversity
Jesse E. D. Miller, University of California; Clark Richter, University of California - Davis; Hugh D. Safford, University of California

10:50 AM

COS 101-9

Effects of fire exclusion and climate change on wildfire activity in mixed-pine forests of the Inland Northwest
Erin J. Hanan, Washington State University; Christina L. Tague, University of Calfornia, Santa Barbara; Ryan Bart, University of California, Merced; Maureen C. Kennedy, University of Washington; Mingliang Liu, Washington State University; Crystal A. Kolden, University of Idaho; John Abatzoglou, University of California; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University

11:10 AM

COS 101-10

Understanding and predicting wildfire extremes
Maxwell B. Joseph, University of Colorado; Matthew W. Rossi, University of Colorado Boulder; Nathan Mietkiewicz, University of Colorado; Adam Mahood, University of Colorado Boulder; Megan E. Cattau, University of Colorado; Lise St. Denis, University of Colorado Boulder; R Chelsea Nagy, University of Colorado Boulder; Virginia Iglesias, University of Colorado Boulder; John Abatzoglou, University of California; Jennifer K. Balch, University of Colorado Boulder

COS 101 - Fire II