Regional vegetation die-off in response to global-change-type drought
Northern Arizona University · United States Geological Survey · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Future drought is projected to occur under warmer temperature conditions as climate change progresses, referred to here as global-change-type drought, yet quantitative assessments of the triggers and potential extent of drought-induced vegetation die-off remain pivotal uncertainties in assessing climate-change impacts. Of particular concern is regional-scale mortality of overstory trees, which rapidly alters ecosystem type, associated ecosystem properties, and land surface conditions for decades. Here, we quantify regional-scale vegetation die-off across southwestern North American woodlands in 2002-2003 in response to drought and associated bark beetle infestations. At an intensively studied site within the…
Citation impact
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- 43.15
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- References
- 26
Authors
13- DDDavid D. BreshearsCorresponding
Northern Arizona University
- NSNeil S. Cobb
Northern Arizona University
- PMPaul M. Rich
Northern Arizona University
- KPKevin P. Price
Northern Arizona University
- CDCraig D. Allen
United States Geological Survey, Northern Arizona University, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
Topics & keywords
- Vegetation (pathology)
- Climate change
- Woodland
- Ecosystem
- Global change
- Environmental science
- Ecology
- Vegetation type