Fig. 1: Study area map with relative forest cover loss from fire.

Aboveground carbon density (AGB Mg ha-1 15) in the coastal temperate rainforests of western North America. The bar chart indicates average aboveground forest carbon stocks (AGB Mg ha-1 15) overlayed with historical (2001–2021; >30% tree cover) forest cover lost to fire (red bars)18 compared to the total forest cover loss92 for the coastal temperate rainforests of western North America (13%) and other global ecozones (9–69%)93 (Supplementary Table 1). Figure by Erica Sloniker using publicly available data.