Climate Change and Forest Disturbances

V. H. Dale; L. A. Joyce; S. McNulty; R. P. Neilson; M. P. Ayres; M. D. Flannigan; P. J. Hanson; L. C. Irland; A. E. Lugo; C. J. Peterson; D. Simberloff; F. J. Swanson; B. J. Stocks; B. M. Wotton

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Climate Change and Forest Disturbances

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Authors:

V. H. Dale, L. A. Joyce, S. McNulty, R. P. Neilson, M. P. Ayres, M. D. Flannigan, P. J. Hanson, L. C. Irland, A. E. Lugo, C. J. Peterson, D. Simberloff, F. J. Swanson, B. J. Stocks, B. M. Wotton

Year:

2001

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Source:

Bioscience. 51(9) :723-734.

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Abstract

CLIMATE CHANGE CAN AFFECT FORESTS BY ALTERING THE FREQUENCY, INTENSITY, DURATION, AND TIMING OF FIRE, DROUGHT, INTRODUCED SPECIES, INSECT AND PATHOGEN OUTBREAKS, HURRICANES, WINDSTORMS, ICE STORMS, OR LANDSLIDES

Citation

Dale, V. H.; Joyce, L. A.; McNulty, S.; Neilson, R. P.; Ayres, M. P.; Flannigan, M. D.; Hanson, P. J.; Irland, L. C.; Lugo, A. E.; Peterson, C. J.; Simberloff, D.; Swanson, F. J.; Stocks, B. J., and Wotton, B. M. 2001. Climate Change and Forest Disturbances. Bioscience. 51(9) :723-734.