Vulnerability of pinon-juniper habitats to climate change in the Southwestern USA

Abstract

Wildlife managers are concerned about the impacts of climate change on Pinon-Juniper habitats and on the ecosystem services that they provide (Friggens et al. 2013). Contrary to common perception, this extensive ecosystem type is greatly varied in structure, composition, ecology, and habitat value (Comer et al. 2003; Moir and Carlton 1986; Romme et al. 2009), along with the expected manifestations of climate change vulnerability (Comer et al. 2012; Rehfeldt et al. 2006). This work resulted in a geospatial climate vulnerability surface that included five types of Pinon-Juniper across Arizona and New Mexico.

Parent Publication

• Symposium Proceedings on Piñon-Juniper Habitats: Status and Management for Wildlife - 2016

Citation

Triepke, F. Jack. 2020. Vulnerability of pinon-juniper habitats to climate change in the Southwestern USA. In: Malcolm, Karl; Dykstra, Brian; Johnson, Kristine; Lightfoot, David; Muldavin, Esteban; Ramsey, Marikay. Symposium Proceedings on Pinon-Juniper Habitats: Status and Management for Wildlife - 2016. Proceedings RMRS-P-77. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 23-25.