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Effects of Drought on Forests and Rangelands in the United States: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis
- Provides input to the reauthorized National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Climate Assessment (NCA)
- Establishes the scientific foundation needed to manage for drought resilience and adaptation
- Focal areas include drought characterization; drought impacts on forest processes and disturbances such as insect outbreaks and wildfire; and consequences for forest and rangeland values
- Finds that large, stand-level impacts of drought are already underway in the West, but all U.S. forests are vulnerable to drought, and that drought-associated forest disturbances are expected to increase with climatic change
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