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News Release 16-137
Forest die-offs ricochet to distant ecosystems
Impacts of drought, heat, beetle infestations on forests go far beyond local landscape
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Dead trees west of Denver, Colorado, killed by a combination of drought and beetle infestations.
Credit: David Breshears
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View of a tropical forest in the Amazon from the top of a research tower in Brazil.
Credit: Abigail Swann
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Scientists Abigail Swann, Dave Minor and Juan Villegas measure live and dead trees in New Mexico.
Credit: Abigail Swann
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Dead pinyon pine trees, a result of drought and beetles, near Mountainair, New Mexico.
Credit: Abigail Swann
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Researchers Darin Law and Juan Villegas investigate dying trees and local climate in New Mexico.
Credit: Abigail Swann
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Using LiDAR near Mountainair, New Mexico, Scott Stark and Dave Minor record tree structures.
Credit: Abigail Swann
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