Holocene changes in semiarid pinyon-juniper woodlands: response to climate, fire, and human activities in the US Great Basin
Miller RF and Wigand PE. 1994. Holocene changes in semiarid pinyon-juniper woodlands: response to climate, fire, and human activities in the US Great Basin. BioScience. 44(7):465-474
Recent (Holocene) climate changes that have occurred in the intermountain region of the United States have caused major shifts in plant distribution and composition for that region. However, in the past 120 years, rates of vegetation change, primarily due to anthropogenic factors, have been unprecedented. One of the most pronounced changes in recent time occurred in the juniper and pinyon-juniper woodlands. Since settlement, juniper woodlands have significantly increased in density and distribution. This article reviews the history of this change, evaluates reasons for the expansion, and discusses possible management implications.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Miller, Richard; Wigand, Peter
- Units
- DEVA , LABE
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), climatic variations, Community Structure, Distribution (Biodiversity), Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Regime, Fossil record, Habitat Range, Paleobotany, Presence (Biodiversity), Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References