Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
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ResponseofWestern
MountainEcosystems
toClimaticVariability
andChange:
A Collaborative
Research Approach
David L. Peterson, Craig D. Allen, Jill S. Baron,
Daniel B. Fagre, Donald McKenzie,
Nathan L. Stephenson, Andrew G. Fountain,
Jeffrey A. Hicke, George P. Malanson,
Dennis S. Ojima, Christina L. Tague,
and Phillip J. van Mantgem
CONTENTS
Introduction............................................................................................................ 164
Biogeographic.Focus.............................................................................................. 165
Paciic.Northwest............................................................................................... 165
Sierra.Nevada..................................................................................................... 165
Northern.Rocky.Mountains............................................................................... 166
Central.Rocky.Mountains.................................................................................. 166
Southern.Rocky.Mountains............................................................................... 166
Collaborative.Approach.......................................................................................... 167
Status.and.Trends.in.Western.Mountain.Ecosystems............................................. 168
Snow,.Ice,.and.Hydrology.................................................................................. 168
Forest.Ecology,.Demography,.and.Die-Off....................................................... 172
Tree-Line.Dynamics.......................................................................................... 174
Ecological.Disturbance.and.Interaction.of.Stressors......................................... 175
Simulating.Ecosystem.Response.to.Climatic.Change....................................... 178
Developing.Adaptation.Science......................................................................... 180
Understanding,.Forecasting,.and.Adapting—The.Next.Phase............................... 182
Summary................................................................................................................. 183
References.............................................................................................................. 184
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