Episode 24: Fuel treatment effectiveness at the landscape scale: a systematic review of simulation studies comparing treatment scenarios in North America

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Host: Robert Keane, Editor of Fire Ecology and Retired Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, USA

Guests: Jeffrey E. Ott and Francis F. Kilkenny, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Authors: Jeffrey E. Ott, Francis F. Kilkenny & Theresa B. Jain 

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Francis Kilkenny and Jeff Ott about a systematic literature review, which examined the results of 86 fuel treatment studies and summarized what they reveal about factors determining fuel treatment effectiveness at landscape scales.


Special thanks to our guests for their participation, to Bob Keane for hosting this podcast series, and to Madeline Scheintaub for volunteering her time to edit the audio recordings.