Using “management mosaics” to mitigate the impacts from extreme wildfires

Abstract

Abstract Human activities and global change have resulted in more severe and destructive megafires in forest ecosystems worldwide. Here, I introduce and discuss the concept of “management mosaics” and how to use it over both space and time to mitigate the growing impacts of extreme wildfires.

Keywords

• Disturbance refuges
• Fire frequency and severity
• Fuel treatment
• Human activities
• Megafires