The perception is that today's large fires are an ecological catastrophe because they burn
vast areas with high intensities and severities. However, little is known of the ecological …

Satellite observations reveal a greening of the globe over recent decades. The role in this
greening of the “CO2 fertilization” effect—the enhancement of photosynthesis due to rising …

A new ecosystem‐based climate envelope modeling approach was applied to assess
potential climate change impacts on forest communities and tree species. Four orthogonal …

Piñon–juniper is a major vegetation type in western North America. Effective management of
these ecosystems has been hindered by inadequate understanding of 1) the variability in …

The recent expansion of juniper into sagebrush steppe communities throughout the semiarid
Intermountain West is most frequently attributed to the reduced role of fire, introduction and …

Abstract Using Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer data spanning 1981–2006 and
calibrated for long‐term analyses of vegetation dynamics, we examine whether vegetation …

The rapid expansion of western juniper into neighboring plant communities during the past
130 years has caused considerable concern because of increased soil erosion, reduced …

Among the most pronounced vegetation changes in the past 130 years has been the
increase in both distribution and density of juniper (Juniperus spp.) and pinyon (Pinus spp.) …

A hypothesis has been advanced that the incursion of woody plants into world grasslands
over the past two centuries has been driven in part by increasing carbon dioxide …

Juniper and pinon woodlands have been expanding throughout the Intermountain West,
USA since the late 1800s. Although causal factors attributed to woodland expansion have …