Sentences with phrase «for pinyon»
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Their findings offer an underlying explanation for scientific claims that this recent drought was just a taste of what the warming climate may do to pinyon - juniper ecosystems.
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Redmond said current warming trends could reduce the number of areas with microclimates favorable for future pinyon pine recovery, not if but when the next drought happens.
The pinyon jay relies on the nuts from pinyon trees for its main source of food.
The short, bushy pinyon pine thrives in the arid climate of the U.S. Southwest, where there may be little or no rain for months or even years.
Healthy pinyon stands are likely essential to future population health for this jay.
Beetle attacks on drought - and heat - stressed trees are blamed for a massive die - off of pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) in northern New Mexico in the early 2000s.