The impacts of increasing drought on forest dynamics, structure, and biodiversity in the United States
We synthesize insights from current understanding of drought impacts at stand‐to‐
biogeographic scales, including management options, and we identify challenges to be …
biogeographic scales, including management options, and we identify challenges to be …
Climate-driven diversity loss in a grassland community
SP Harrison, ES Gornish… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Local ecological communities represent the scale at which species coexist and share
resources, and at which diversity has been experimentally shown to underlie stability …
resources, and at which diversity has been experimentally shown to underlie stability …
[HTML][HTML] A geographic mosaic of climate change impacts on terrestrial vegetation: which areas are most at risk?
Changes in climate projected for the 21st century are expected to trigger widespread and
pervasive biotic impacts. Forecasting these changes and their implications for ecosystem …
pervasive biotic impacts. Forecasting these changes and their implications for ecosystem …
Plant communities on infertile soils are less sensitive to climate change
S Harrison, E Damschen, B Fernandez-Going… - Annals of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Much evidence suggests that plant communities on infertile
soils are relatively insensitive to increased water deficit caused by increasing temperature …
soils are relatively insensitive to increased water deficit caused by increasing temperature …
Reconciling seasonal hydraulic risk and plant water use through probabilistic soil–plant dynamics
Current models used for predicting vegetation responses to climate change are often guided
by the dichotomous needs to resolve either (i) internal plant water status as a proxy for …
by the dichotomous needs to resolve either (i) internal plant water status as a proxy for …
Hydrological benefits of restoring wildfire regimes in the Sierra Nevada persist in a warming climate
Reducing the risk of wildfire and increasing the security of water supply from mountain
catchments are both urgent priorities in the Western US. These goals may be synergistic …
catchments are both urgent priorities in the Western US. These goals may be synergistic …
Adapting California's ecosystems to a changing climate
Significant efforts are underway to translate improved understanding of how climate change
is altering ecosystems into practical actions for sustaining ecosystem functions and benefits …
is altering ecosystems into practical actions for sustaining ecosystem functions and benefits …
Targeting climate diversity in conservation planning to build resilience to climate change
Climate change is raising challenging concerns for systematic conservation planning. Are
methods based on the current spatial patterns of biodiversity effective given long‐term …
methods based on the current spatial patterns of biodiversity effective given long‐term …
Mapping drought-impacted vegetation stress in California using remote sensing
M Rao, Z Silber-Coats, S Powers, L Fox III… - GIScience & Remote …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Recent droughts and the profound effects they have on ecosystems, agriculture, and forests
in California highlighted a critical need to understand drought impacts and develop remote …
in California highlighted a critical need to understand drought impacts and develop remote …
Landowner perspectives on reforestation following a high-severity wildfire in California
L Waks, SD Kocher, L Huntsinger - Journal of Forestry, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We interviewed 27 nonindustrial forest landowners whose properties burned in a wildfire in
California's central Sierra Nevada in 2014 about postfire reforestation and local and …
California's central Sierra Nevada in 2014 about postfire reforestation and local and …