Consequences of widespread tree mortality triggered by drought and temperature stress
Forests provide innumerable ecological, societal and climatological benefits, yet they are
vulnerable to drought and temperature extremes. Climate-driven forest die-off from drought …
vulnerable to drought and temperature extremes. Climate-driven forest die-off from drought …
Ecohydrological consequences of drought‐and infestation‐triggered tree die‐off: insights and hypotheses
ABSTRACT Widespread, rapid, drought‐, and infestation‐triggered tree mortality is
emerging as a phenomenon affecting forests globally and may be linked to increasing …
emerging as a phenomenon affecting forests globally and may be linked to increasing …
Dryland vegetation phenology across an elevation gradient in Arizona, USA, investigated with fused MODIS and Landsat data
The patchy and heterogeneous arrangement of vegetation in dryland areas complicates the
extraction of phenological signals using existing remote sensing data. This study examined …
extraction of phenological signals using existing remote sensing data. This study examined …
Topographic, soil, and climate drivers of drought sensitivity in forests and shrublands of the Pacific Northwest, USA
Climate change is anticipated to increase the frequency and intensity of droughts, with major
impacts to ecosystems globally. Broad-scale assessments of vegetation responses to …
impacts to ecosystems globally. Broad-scale assessments of vegetation responses to …
The ecology, history, ecohydrology, and management of pinyon and juniper woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau of the western United …
RF Miller, JC Chambers, L Evers… - Gen. Tech. Rep …, 2019 - research.fs.usda.gov
This synthesis reviews current knowledge of pinyon and juniper ecosystems, in both
persistent and newly expanded woodlands, for managers, researchers, and the interested …
persistent and newly expanded woodlands, for managers, researchers, and the interested …
A multi-sensor, multi-scale approach to mapping tree mortality in woodland ecosystems
Woodland ecosystems, dominant on nearly 4% of all terrestrial land globally, are faced with
a variety of threats, including increasingly prolonged and severe droughts, invasive insect …
a variety of threats, including increasingly prolonged and severe droughts, invasive insect …
Hydraulic and carbohydrate changes in experimental drought-induced mortality of saplings in two conifer species
WRL Anderegg, LDL Anderegg - Tree Physiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Global patterns of drought-induced forest die-off indicate that many forests may be sensitive
to climate-driven mortality, but the lack of understanding of how trees and saplings die …
to climate-driven mortality, but the lack of understanding of how trees and saplings die …
Rapid and surprising dieback of Utah juniper in the southwestern USA due to acute drought stress
SA Kannenberg, AW Driscoll, D Malesky… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For nearly two decades, the American Southwest has been in the grips of a long-term
'megadrought', punctuated by a number of short and severe 'global change type …
'megadrought', punctuated by a number of short and severe 'global change type …
Patterns and causes of observed piñon pine mortality in the southwestern United States
AJH Meddens, JA Hicke, AK Macalady… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, widespread piñon pine die‐off occurred in the southwestern United States. Here
we synthesize observational studies of this event and compare findings to expected …
we synthesize observational studies of this event and compare findings to expected …
Monitoring pinyon-juniper cover and aboveground biomass across the Great Basin
Since the mid-1800s pinyon-juniper (PJ) woodlands have been encroaching into sagebrush-
steppe shrublands and grasslands such that they now comprise 40% of the total forest and …
steppe shrublands and grasslands such that they now comprise 40% of the total forest and …