Sentences with phrase «studying pinyon»
Northern Arizona University researcher Catherine Gehring reached this conclusion while studying pinyon - juniper woodlands in northern Arizona, which support nearly 1,000 unique species.
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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.
The study sites were spread out across 5,000 square miles of pinyon - juniper woodlands in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, to capture the wide range of elevation and soil gradients these trees take root in.
«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.
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.