«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.
Not exact matches
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 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.