Mountain ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change, and USGS is conducting montane research across the West to help resource managers plan now for the future. Coordination with scientists around the world has led to mountain research networks to expand our understanding of how these ecosystems respond to climate change.
Mountain Ecosystem Research
Effects of global change on alpine and subalpine ecosystems
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station
New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research
Ecosystems We Study: Forests
Climate change links fate of glaciers and rare alpine stream invertebrates in Glacier National Park
Building Resilience to Invasive Species in Ohia Forests
Wetland Forest Regeneration Dynamics and Productivity in Southeastern Cypress Swamp Ecosystems
Climate and Management Effects on Soil Infiltration and Runoff in Hawaiian Forests
Alpine Wildlife and Snowpack Dynamics in the North Cascades
Adaptation in Montane Plants
Fire Effects and Forest Recovery
Ecosystem Baselines and Restoration
Climate and Ecosystem Biogeochemistry
Drought and Western Forests
Forest Restoration in the Western U.S.
Detection, Attribution, and Interpretation of Forest Changes
Wildland Fire Science in Forests and Deserts
Webinar: A Mammal's Take On The Rapture Hypothesis, Jacob's Ladder, And Other Notions Of Doom, Gloom, And Predictable Uniform Change In High Elevation Ecosystems In The Sierra Nevada Range Part 1
Recent data (2020-2022) related to USGS forest and mountain research is listed below. A complete listing of USGS forest and mountain data is available from the button below.
Pinyon-juniper basal area, climate and demographics data from National Forest Inventory plots and projected under future density and climate conditions
Calibration and Validation Data and Model Coefficients for Mixed Conifer Vulnerability Project from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park 2015 to 2019
Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks Mortality and Fire Data (1990-2019) for Competition-Fire-Drought Interaction Analysis
Data for Use in poscrptR Post-fire Conifer Regeneration Prediction Model
Estimated tree mortality, basal area, climate, and drought conditions for ponderosa pine in forest inventory plots across the western U.S.
Forest Structure Data for Burned and Unburned Sites at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Survey Data for Chaparral Vegetation in Masticated Fuel Treatments on the four Southern California National Forests (2011-2012)
Post-fire conifer regeneration observations for National Forest land in California (2009 - 2017)
Ecosystem water balance and ecological drought patterns under historical and future climate conditions for the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) Landscape
Data on cone production in pinyon pine in the Southwestern USA from 2003-2016
Long term cone production of white spruce throughout boreal forests in North America
Stand density and climate data in the Taylor Woods study area (Fort Valley Experimental Forest) on the Colorado Plateau in Northern Arizona, 1961-2011
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS forest and mountain research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS forest and mountain publications is available from the button below.
Influence of riparian thinning on trophic pathways supporting stream food webs in forested watersheds
Riparian buffers provide refugia during secondary forest succession
Climate change risks to global forest health: Emergence of unexpected events of elevated tree mortality worldwide
Long-term effects of prescribed fire on large tree growth in mixed conifer forests at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Riparian forest productivity decline initiated by streamflow diversion then amplified by atmospheric drought 40 years later
From flowering to foliage: Accelerometers track tree sway to provide high-resolution insights into tree phenology
Mechanisms of forest resilience
Pathways of productivity and influences on top consumers in forested streams
Soil moisture response to seasonal drought conditions and post-thinning forest structure
Empirically validated drought vulnerability mapping in the mixed conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada
Crowding, climate, and the case for social distancing among trees
The importance of forests in bumble bee biology and conservation
Mountain ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change, and USGS is conducting montane research across the West to help resource managers plan now for the future. Coordination with scientists around the world has led to mountain research networks to expand our understanding of how these ecosystems respond to climate change.
Mountain Ecosystem Research
Effects of global change on alpine and subalpine ecosystems
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station
New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research
Ecosystems We Study: Forests
Climate change links fate of glaciers and rare alpine stream invertebrates in Glacier National Park
Building Resilience to Invasive Species in Ohia Forests
Wetland Forest Regeneration Dynamics and Productivity in Southeastern Cypress Swamp Ecosystems
Climate and Management Effects on Soil Infiltration and Runoff in Hawaiian Forests
Alpine Wildlife and Snowpack Dynamics in the North Cascades
Adaptation in Montane Plants
Fire Effects and Forest Recovery
Ecosystem Baselines and Restoration
Climate and Ecosystem Biogeochemistry
Drought and Western Forests
Forest Restoration in the Western U.S.
Detection, Attribution, and Interpretation of Forest Changes
Wildland Fire Science in Forests and Deserts
Webinar: A Mammal's Take On The Rapture Hypothesis, Jacob's Ladder, And Other Notions Of Doom, Gloom, And Predictable Uniform Change In High Elevation Ecosystems In The Sierra Nevada Range Part 1
Recent data (2020-2022) related to USGS forest and mountain research is listed below. A complete listing of USGS forest and mountain data is available from the button below.
Pinyon-juniper basal area, climate and demographics data from National Forest Inventory plots and projected under future density and climate conditions
Calibration and Validation Data and Model Coefficients for Mixed Conifer Vulnerability Project from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park 2015 to 2019
Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks Mortality and Fire Data (1990-2019) for Competition-Fire-Drought Interaction Analysis
Data for Use in poscrptR Post-fire Conifer Regeneration Prediction Model
Estimated tree mortality, basal area, climate, and drought conditions for ponderosa pine in forest inventory plots across the western U.S.
Forest Structure Data for Burned and Unburned Sites at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Survey Data for Chaparral Vegetation in Masticated Fuel Treatments on the four Southern California National Forests (2011-2012)
Post-fire conifer regeneration observations for National Forest land in California (2009 - 2017)
Ecosystem water balance and ecological drought patterns under historical and future climate conditions for the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) Landscape
Data on cone production in pinyon pine in the Southwestern USA from 2003-2016
Long term cone production of white spruce throughout boreal forests in North America
Stand density and climate data in the Taylor Woods study area (Fort Valley Experimental Forest) on the Colorado Plateau in Northern Arizona, 1961-2011
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS forest and mountain research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS forest and mountain publications is available from the button below.