Abstract
COVER PHOTO: Bark beetles, such as the Dendroctonus valens seen here, cause elevated tree mortality when forests are stressed by drought or fire. Furniss et al. (this issue; Article e2507; doi: 10.1002/eap.2507) investigated interactions between beetles, wildfire, and drought, demonstrating that tree crowding amplifies disturbance interactions and increases disturbance severity. Results suggest that efforts to restore forests by reducing density will not only lower fire risk, they may also offset some of the deleterious effects of climate warming, such as greater susceptibility to beetles, and make forests more resilient to compound disturbance events. Photo credit: Tucker Furniss.
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