On the limited consensus of mountain pine beetle impacts on wildfire.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The mountain pine beetle (MPB; Dendroctonus ponderosae) is a native bark beetle whose outbreaks leads to widespread conifer forest mortality. Of particular concern to forest and wildfire managers is the influence of MPB outbreaks on wildfire via spatial legacies left in impacted forest stands. There is, however, limited consensus in the literature regarding how MPB outbreaks affect wildfire across western North America.

Objectives

This meta-analysis aims to (1) summarize available evidence regarding MPB-wildfire interactions, and (2) identify environmental and methodological indicators associated with various wildfire responses (i.e., amplified, neutral, or dampened) post-outbreak.

Methods

We include peer-reviewed publications focusing on MPB outbreaks

SUBMITTER: Romualdi DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10372117 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature