Sentences with phrase «pinyon pine»

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.

Latin name: Pinus edulis Burned sections of pinyon pine are commonly found in archaeological sites in the southwestern U.S..

The authors showed that a widespread, severe drought - and - beetle - induced die - off of pinyon pine in the American Southwest was exacerbated by higher average temperatures, relative to past episodes of drought.

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.

An experiment shows that hotter average temperatures caused by climate change may be enough to kill off the pinyon pine

The physical subtleties create smaller ground level environments called microsites, which are often necessary to support individual life forms like a pinyon pine tree.

Even though pinyon pine trees are generally well adapted to the Southwest's dry heat, grasses are even better, making them one potential threat to the pinyon pine kingdom.

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.

With all the discussion about global climate change effects, new research shows that another kind of climate is an important factor in regional pinyon pine tree recovery after drought events — the microclimate.

«Recent droughts have resulted in widespread pinyon pine mortality throughout much of the southwestern U.S.,» said Miranda Redmond, CSU assistant professor and lead author of the study.

«The good news is that while there were some areas with minimal regeneration, there were also areas that had a lot of pinyon pine regeneration,» Redmond said.

The team determined that pinyon pine resilience varied across the landscape because microclimates must meet specific conditions to promote young seedling regeneration and juvenile tree survivorship.

Shaded microsite areas found below mature pinyon pine canopies (or overstory) have lower soil temperature and retain higher soil moisture content, both of which are fundamental to new tree regeneration.

In the study, they examined how the next generation of pinyon pine trees were recovering after a severe drought in 2002 - 2004 caused widespread mortality in adult trees.

His department has already seen a reduction in pinyon pines, and according to the USGS study, which is still undergoing peer review, things are only going to get worse.

No more pinyon pines, ponderosas or junipers.

Not exact matches

«It's possible the pinyon is a canary in a coal mine, but the question is a lot broader than just the piñon pine.»