Response of western mountain ecosystems to climatic variability and change: A collaborative research approach

Ecological Consequences of Climate Change: Mechanisms, Conservation, and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 163-190

  Peterson, David L ^a   Allen, Craig D ^b   Baron, Jill S ^b   Fagre, Daniel B ^b   McKenzie, Donald ^c   Stephenson, Nathan L ^b   Fountain, Andrew G ^d   Hicke, Jeffrey A ^e   Malanson, George P ^f   Ojima, Dennis S ^g   Tague, Christina L ^h   van Mantgem, Phillip J ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^g Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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