Regional Highlights of Climate Change

Advances in Global Change Research

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-148

  Peterson, David L ^a   Wolken, Jane M ^b   Hollingsworth, Teresa N ^a   Giardina, Christian P ^c   Littell, Jeremy S ^d   Joyce, Linda A ^e   Swanston, Christopher W ^f   Handler, Stephen D ^f   Rustad, Lindsey E ^g   McNulty, Steven G ^h  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^f Northern Research Station   (United States)

^g Northern Research Station   (United States)

^h Southern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark Beetle; Eastern Hemlock; Fire Regime; Great Plain; Insect Outbreak

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052248881     PISSN: 15740919     EISSN: 22151621     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7515-2_6     Document Type: Chapter

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