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1872
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686

Overview

Hugh D. Safford is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in the field and 131 related publications.

Safford's work spans multiple subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

The main topics covered in Safford's research include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards

Their recent notable papers include the following:

  • "Fire as a fundamental ecological process: Research advances and frontiers," 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • "Evidence for widespread changes in the structure, composition, and fire regimes of western North American forests," 2021, Ecological Applications
  • "Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions," 2021, Ecological Applications
  • "The 2020 California fire season: A year like no other, a return to the past or a harbinger of the future?," 2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Reduced fire severity offers near-term buffer to climate-driven declines in conifer resilience across the western United States," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Safford often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Andrew M. Latimer
  • Brian J. Harvey
  • Jens T. Stevens
  • Phillip J. van Mantgem
  • Jesse E. D. Miller

Their work has been published repeatedly in several academic venues such as:

  • Ecological Applications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ecosphere
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Quantitative Evidence for Increasing Forest Fire Severity in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade Mountains, California and Nevada, USA

    J. Miller;H. Safford;H. Safford;Michael A. Crimmins;A. Thode

  • Fire as a fundamental ecological process: research advances and frontiers

    Kendra K. McLauchlan;Philip E. Higuera;Jessica Miesel;Brendan M. Rogers

  • Wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions: paradigm change needed

    Francisco Moreira;Francisco Moreira;Davide Ascoli;Hugh Safford;Mark A Adams

  • Brazilian Páramos. I. An introduction to the physical environment and vegetation of the campos de altitude

    Hugh DeForest Safford

  • Multidimensional evaluation of managed relocation.

    David M. Richardson;Jessica J. Hellmann;Jason S. McLachlan;Dov F. Sax

  • Drought, tree mortality, and wildfire in forests adapted to frequent fire

    Scott L Stephens;Brandon M Collins;Christopher J Fettig;Mark A Finney

  • Evidence for widespread changes in the structure, composition, and fire regimes of western North American forests.

    R. K. Hagmann;P. F. Hessburg;P. F. Hessburg;S. J. Prichard;N. A. Povak

  • The fire frequency‐severity relationship and the legacy of fire suppression in California forests

    Zachary L. Steel;Hugh D. Safford;Hugh D. Safford;Joshua H. Viers

  • Foundations of translational ecology

    Carolyn A. F. Enquist;Stephen T. Jackson;Gregg M. Garfin;Frank W. Davis

  • Trends in Wildfire Severity: 1984 to 2010 in the Sierra Nevada, Modoc Plateau, and Southern Cascades, California, USA

    Jay D. Miller;Hugh Safford;Hugh Safford

  • Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions.

    Susan J. Prichard;Paul F. Hessburg;Paul F. Hessburg;R. Keala Hagmann;Nicholas A. Povak

  • Trends and causes of severity, size, and number of fires in northwestern California, USA

    J. D. Miller;Carl Skinner;H. D. Safford;H. D. Safford;Eric E. Knapp

  • Climate, environment, and disturbance history govern resilience of Western North American forests

    Paul F. Hessburg;Paul F. Hessburg;Carol L. Miller;Sean A. Parks;Nicholas A. Povak

  • Managed Relocation: Integrating the Scientific, Regulatory, and Ethical Challenges

    Mark W. Schwartz;Jessica J. Hellmann;Jason M. McLachlan;Dov F. Sax

  • Ecological Heterogeneity in the Effects of Grazing and Fire on Grassland Diversity

    S. Harrison;B. D. Inouye;H. D. Safford

  • Fuel treatment effectiveness in California yellow pine and mixed conifer forests

    H. D. Safford;H. D. Safford;J. T. Stevens;K. Merriam;M. D. Meyer

  • REGIONAL AND LOCAL SPECIES RICHNESS IN AN INSULAR ENVIRONMENT: SERPENTINE PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA

    Susan Harrison;Hugh D. Safford;James B. Grace;Joshua H. Viers

  • The 2007 Southern California Wildfires: Lessons in Complexity

    Jon E. Keeley;Hugh Safford;C.J. Fotheringham;Janet Franklin

  • SERPENTINE ENDEMISM IN THE CALIFORNIA FLORA: A DATABASE OF SERPENTINE AFFINITY

    Hugh D. Safford;Hugh D. Safford;J. H. Viers;S P Harrison

  • Effects of fuel treatments on fire severity in an area of wildland-urban interface, Angora Fire, Lake Tahoe Basin, California

    Hugh D. Safford;Hugh D. Safford;David A. Schmidt;Chris H. Carlson

  • A Summary of Fire Frequency Estimates for California Vegetation before Euro-American Settlement

    Kip M. Van de Water;Hugh D. Safford;Hugh D. Safford

  • Quantitative Evidence for Increasing Forest Fire Severity in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade

    J. D. Miller;H. D. Safford;M. Crimmins;A. E. Thode

Frequent Co-Authors

Malcolm P. North
Malcolm P. North US Forest Service
Susan Harrison
Susan Harrison University of California, Davis
Solomon Z. Dobrowski
Solomon Z. Dobrowski University of Montana
Brandon M. Collins
Brandon M. Collins University of California, Berkeley
Jon E. Keeley
Jon E. Keeley United States Geological Survey
Andrew M. Latimer
Andrew M. Latimer University of California, Davis
James H. Thorne
James H. Thorne University of California, Davis
Joshua H. Viers
Joshua H. Viers University of California, Merced
Scott L. Stephens
Scott L. Stephens University of California, Berkeley
Mark W. Schwartz
Mark W. Schwartz University of California, Davis

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