Wildfire effects on upslope conifer species migration

This study investigates whether wildfire enables the upslope migration of upper montane conifers into the current range of subalpine conifers in the Sierra Nevada, California.

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Brodie, EG,  JAE Stewart, S Winsemius,  JED Miller, AM Latimer, and  HD Safford. 2023 “Wildfire Facilitates Upslope Advance in a Shade-Intolerant but Not a Shade-Tolerant Conifer.” Ecological Applications 33 (5): e2888. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2888.