Whitebark Pine In The United States Projected To Experience An 80% Reduction In Climatically Suitable Area By The Mid-21st Century
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adfcef <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29485691.v1 <-- (open) spatial data used/produced in study
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #whitebark #whitebarkpine #pine #conifer #tree #PNW #WestUSA #SWCanada #threatened #EndangeredSpeciesAct #blister #rust #disease #pinebeetle #climatechange #warming #elevation #highelevation #keystonespecies #biodiversity #forest #tree #ecology #suitabilitymaps #planting #WPB #range #wildlife #bear #bird #multifactor #analysis

Pine Beetles Adapting To A Changing Climate, Finds Study [British Columbia, Canada]
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https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/animal-stories/pine-beetles-adapting-to-a-changing-climate-finds-study-8616846 <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17207 <-- shared paper
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[a number of years ago I worked with the USFS in Colorado on mountain pine beetle from a NEPA, varied stakeholder & SMEs, multifactor spatiotemporal analysis (sic) perspective (https://fe9h.short.gy/TPbN5e); due to this, as a Coloradan and coming from a family of lumber folk, I retain a strong interest in this hazardous and destructive blight, especially as climate change proceeds]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #BritishColumbia #BC #Canada #barkbeetle #pinebeetle #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #mountainpinebeetle #lodgepolepine #forest #forestry #risk #hazard #climatechange #habitat #ecosystem #biology #destructive #tree #trees #economiccost #carbondioxide #reproduction #impacts #CO2 #forestbiology #vulnerability #drought #water #hydrology #boreal

State of emergency declared after #Mississippi forests hit hard by pine beetles, #drought

Mississippi forests dealt with drought and the #pinebeetle infestation last year. Now, the U.S. government is stepping in to help, declaring a state of #emergency.

https://www.wapt.com/article/state-of-emergency-declared-after-mississippi-forests-hit-hard-by-pine-beetles-drought/60527813

Global News BC: B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected https://globalnews.ca/news/9950765/bc-fire-crisis-expected-but-not-for-years/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #UniversityOfBritishColumbia #BCwildfiredisaster #ForestryPractices #ForestManagement #InvasiveSpecies #WildfireSeason #ClimateChange #BCFireSeason #Environment #bcforestry #BCWildfire #Pinebeetle #BcLogging #Fire #UBC