%0 Journal Article
%T Widespread mortality and defoliation of pinyon pine in central Nevada mountains
%J The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America - Wiley Online Library
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1507
%X Droughts in the western United States are predicted to become hotter, drier, and more frequent. These severe droughts will have dramatic effects on forests and woodlands, especially in semi©\arid regions. We documented widespread die©\off of pinyon pine throughout central Nevada, associated with severe drought from 2013 to 2015. Even as land management agencies seek to reduce pinyon©\juniper woodland cover and extent through aggressive tree removal treatments, severe droughts are causing Great Basin woodlands to decline in density and area. They are on a trajectory toward increased dominance of the drought©\tolerant Utah juniper and range shifts to higher elevations and less xeric microsites. Photo credit: Sam Flake. Photo credit: Peter Weisberg. Photo credits: Sam Flake (a, c, f, g) and Peter Weisberg (b, d, e). Photo credit: Peter Weisberg. These photographs illustrate the article ¡°Fine©\scale stand structure mediates drought©\induced tree mortality in pinyon©\juniper woodlands¡± by Samuel W. Flake and Peter J. Weisberg published in Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.183
%U https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bes2.1507