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    • Induced plant defenses are crucial for surviving herbivory.
    • Abiotic disturbances like fire can influence plant defenses, but large-scale impacts remain understudied.
    • Pinus ponderosa forests historically experienced frequent, low-severity fires and bark beetle disturbances.

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    • To investigate if low-severity wildfire induces resin duct defenses in Pinus ponderosa.
    • To determine if reduced fire frequency leads to diminished resin duct defenses.
    • To assess the role of resin ducts in Ponderosa pine's resistance to bark beetle attack.

    Main Methods:

    • Comparative analysis of axial resin duct traits in trees that survived versus succumbed to bark beetle attacks.
    • Examination of axial ducts in Ponderosa pine tree cores using crossdated chronologies.
    • Assessment of resin duct production before and after wildfires and changes in fire frequency.

    Main Results:

    • Trees that survived bark beetle attacks had greater investment in resin ducts compared to those that died.
    • Low-severity fire was shown to induce increased resin duct production.
    • Resin duct production declined significantly in the absence of fire.

    Conclusions:

    • Low-severity fire acts as a trigger for long-lasting induced defenses in Pinus ponderosa.
    • These induced defenses, mediated by resin ducts, enhance tree survival against subsequent bark beetle herbivory.
    • Changes in fire regimes, specifically the reduction of low-severity fires, can compromise forest defense mechanisms and resilience.