/ Megafires Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en /food/news/smoke-megafires-puts-orchard-trees-risk 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis researchers say long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production by half. October 02, 2024 - 2:00pm Amy M Quinton /food/news/smoke-megafires-puts-orchard-trees-risk /news/research-catalyst-award-winner-study-how-megafires-will-impact-forest-food-web <p>51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Assistant Professor Rahel Sollmann is one of three recipients of the 2017 Research Catalyst Awards announced this week by University of California President Janet Napolitano. She will use the award to study how large wildfires will impact the forest food web.&nbsp;</p> December 02, 2016 - 4:31pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/research-catalyst-award-winner-study-how-megafires-will-impact-forest-food-web