Wildfire and spruce beetle outbreak have mixed effects on below-canopy temperatures in a Rocky Mountain subalpine forest

Amanda R. Carlson; Jason S. Sibold; Jose Negron

doi:10.1111/jbi.13994

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Wildfire and spruce beetle outbreak have mixed effects on below-canopy temperatures in a Rocky Mountain subalpine forest

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Authors:

Amanda R. Carlson, Jason S. Sibold, Jose Negron

Year:

2021

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13994

Source:

Journal of Biogeography. 48: 216-230.

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Abstract

Fine-scale topography and canopy cover can play an important role in mediating effects of regional-scale climate change on the below-canopy environment in mountain forests. The aim of this study was to determine how below-canopy temperatures in a high-elevation Rocky Mountain forest have been affected by canopy change resulting from severe wildfire and spruce beetle outbreak within the last 10-15 years.

Keywords

bark beetle, Bayesian, Engelmann spruce, San Juan Mountains, SPDE, topoclimate

Citation

Carlson, Amanda R.; Sibold, Jason S.; Negron, Jose F. 2021. Wildfire and spruce beetle outbreak have mixed effects on below-canopy temperatures in a Rocky Mountain subalpine forest. Journal of Biogeography. 48: 216-230.