Published 2018-04-01
“…Although uncertainty exists about the exact nature of future vegetation change, we infer that the following are likely to occur by the end of the century: (1) dominance of ponderosa pine and sagebrush will increase in many locations, (2) the forest-steppe ecotone will move upward in latitude and elevation, (3) ponderosa pine will be distributed at higher elevations, (4) subalpine and alpine systems will be replaced by grass species, pine, and
Douglas-fir, (5) moist forest types may increase under wetter scenarios, (6) the distribution and abundance of juniper woodlands may decrease if the frequency and extent of wildfire increase, and (7) grasslands and shrublands will increase at lower elevations. …”
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