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Type: Report
Editor(s): James M. Vose; David L. Peterson; Charles H. Luce; Toral Patel-Weynand
Publication Date: 2019

Most regions of the United States are projected to experience a higher frequency of severe droughts and longer dry periods as a result of a warming climate. Even if current drought regimes remain unchanged, higher temperatures will interact with drought to exacerbate moisture limitation and water stress. Observations of regional-scale drought impacts and expectations of more frequent and severe droughts prompted a recent state-of-science synthesis (Vose et al. 2016). The current volume builds on that synthesis and provides region-specific management options for increasing resilience to drought for Alaska and Pacific Northwest, California, Hawai‘i and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, Interior West, Great Plains, Northeast and Midwest, and Southeast.

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Citation: Vose, James M.; Peterson, David L.; Luce, Charles H.; Patel-Weynand, Toral. (editors). 2019. Effects of drought on forests and rangelands in the United States: translating science into management responses. General Technical Report WO-GTR-98. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service, Washington Office. 227 p.

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Topics:
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • adaptation
  • climate change
  • drought
  • ecological drought
  • forests
  • hydrological drought
  • rangelands
  • resilience
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Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 60398