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Whitebark pine has been rapidly declining on many National Forests in the northwestern United States over the last three decades because of blister rust infections and mountain pine beetle outbreaks, which have been exacerbated by recent warmer climates. Great care should be taken to preserve, protect, and conserve the remaining whitebark pine because their populations are so low that future disturbances, especially those facilitated by climate change, could cause local extinctions of this valuable keystone species that provides food to hundreds of wildlife species. Silvicultural cuttings and ...

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