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Type: Video
Presenter(s):
  • Kit O'Connor
    University of Arizona
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Publisher(s):
  • Southwest Fire Science Consortium
Publication Date: June 11, 2014

In the Pinaleño Mountains of Southeast Arizona, a series of high-severity insect outbreaks and fires in recent decades appear to be unprecedented in the historical record. These disturbances raise concerns about forest resilience and long-term sustainability of one of the most ecologically diverse landscapes in the southwest. We used detailed reconstructions of forest successional dynamics, disturbance processes, and climate variability over more than 350 years to provide context for recent disturbances, to identify specific conditions of concern, and to provide some recommendations on future management actions. Please join us for this unique in-depth study of the biogeography of an Arizona Sky Island that has been altered by more than a century of fire exclusion and a series of complex interactions among natural and anthropogenic ecosystem processes.

Recording Length: 0:58:21
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Keywords:
  • Arizona
  • bark beetles
  • beetles
  • burn severity
  • fire size
  • forest composition
  • Pinaleño Mountains
  • severity
  • spruce beetle
  • SWFSC - Southwest Fire Science Consortium
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FRAMES Record Number: 17569