All nine five-needle white pine species (genus Pinus, subgenus Strobus, subsections
Strobus and Balfourianae) native to the US and Canada are highly susceptible to white pine …

Tree mortality rates have been increasing globally with mountainous regions experiencing
higher temperatures and impacts from the expansion and intensification of pests and …

Societal impact statement Forests world‐wide are being negatively affected by non‐native,
invasive pathogens and pests, and some tree species face uncertain futures. To retain these …

The endangered conifer whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), native to high elevation forests of
western North America, is declining mainly due to the introduced pathogen Cronartium …

Climate change has profound implications for global ecosystems, particularly in
mountainous regions where species distribution and composition are highly sensitive to …

Active forest restoration programs on western US national forests face multiple challenges to
meet their broad ecological goals while designing projects that generate sufficient revenue …

Forest persistence in regions impacted by increasing water and temperature stress will
depend upon species' ability to either rapidly adjust to novel conditions or migrate to track …

The precipitous decline of the keystone species whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.)
has resulted in dramatic changes to many high elevation ecosystems in the western US and …

Abstract Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.), a high-elevation five-needle white pine
(Genus Pinus, Subgenus Strobus), inhabits the higher mountains of western US and …

Abstract Background and Aims Hotter drought-and biotically driven tree mortality are
expected to increase with climate change in much of the western USA, and species …