Climbing with climate change: Increasing aridity is forcing some treelines to retreat uphill

Alexandra K. Urza

Treesearch

Climbing with climate change: Increasing aridity is forcing some treelines to retreat uphill

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Alexandra K. Urza

Year:

2021

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), July 2021. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Three forest types account for 65.2 percent of lower treeline in the Intermountain West: Colorado Plateau pinyon-juniper woodlands, Great Basin pinyon-juniper woodlands, and Northern Rocky Mountain dry mixed-conifer forests.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, climate change, aridity, treelines, pinyon-juniper woodlands, dry mixed-conifer forests

Citation

Urza, Ali. 2021. Climbing with climate change: Increasing aridity is forcing some treelines to retreat uphill. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), July 2021. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.