Interactions Across Spatial Scales among Forest Dieback, Fire, and Erosion in Northern New Mexico Landscapes

• Published in: Ecosystems (New York) Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 797 - 808
• Main Author: Allen, Craig D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York New York : Springer-Verlag 01.08.2007; Springer Science+Business Media; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; Coniferous forests; Connectivity; cross-scale relationships; death; Dieback; Disturbance; disturbance interactions; Drought; Ecosystem dynamics; Ecosystems; Environmental stress; erosion; fire; fire behavior; fire history; fire regime; Forest & brush fires; forest dieback; Forest ecology; Forest ecosystems; Forest fires; Forest service; Forests; fuels; Grazing; hosts; Insects; Landscapes; Mortality; New Mexico; pests; Physiology; Plant species; Runoff; southwestern USA; thresholds; Trees; Vegetation; Watersheds; Woodlands; New Mexico

Ecosystem patterns and disturbance processes at one spatial scale often interact with processes at another scale, and the result of such cross-scale interactions can be nonlinear dynamics with thresholds. Examples of cross-scale pattern-process relationships and interactions among forest dieback, fi...