Twenty years of drought‐mediated change in snag populations in mixed‐conifer and ponderosa pine forests in Northern Arizona
Abstract Background Snags (standing dead trees) are important biological legacies in forest systems, providing numerous resources as well as a record of recent tree mortality. From 1997 to 2017, we monitored snag populations in drought-influenced mixed-conifer and ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) fo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-03-01
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Series: | Forest Ecosystems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-021-00298-9 |