Southwest FireCLIME is a multi-year research partnership between scientists and resource managers to synthesize current knowledge of regional climate-fire-ecosystem dynamics, Our project has addressed this goal through the following approaches:
Science Synthesis
Comprehensive review of the existing scientific understanding of climate-fire-ecosystem interactions and implications for management, and new research on drivers of fire and vegetation in the Southwest.
Annotated Bibliography
A compilation of 190 publications that relate to climate, fire and fuels, and ecological dynamics affecting the southwestern United States.
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Modeling
Our team worked collaboratively with managers to model changes to Southwestern forested ecosystems under various climate and management scenarios.
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Vulnerability Assessment
An interactive tool allowing users to compare management strategies under various climate scenarios and assess the potential effectiveness of management actions.
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Adaptation Tools
In partnership with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), we developed a menu of Fire & Climate Adaptation Strategies to be used as part of a framework for integrating climate change considerations into management decisions.