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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Publication Date: May 2020
The most arid region of the United States—the Southwest—is expected to become even warmer and drier in the future as the climate changes, according to several global climate models. The USDA Forest Service and its partners need information about the potential effects of a changing climate so that adaptation strategies can be developed for people and ecosystems.
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Citation: Clark, Nehalem. 2020. Warmer and drier: how vulnerable are southwestern U.S. ecosystems to climate change? Science You Can Use (in 5 minutes). Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.
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- adaptive strategy
- climate change
- ERU - Ecological Response Unit
- fire-adapted forests
- grasslands
- montane forests
- sagebrush shrubland
- vulnerability
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FRAMES Record Number: 61246