Andreas Wion and Melanie Wright core opposite sides of a ponderosa pine tree in a forest near Santa Fe, NM. This forest was thinned and treated with prescribed fire to reduce forest density and fuels, thereby reducing the risk of severe wildfire. Photo by Carolina May (USGS).
Andreas P Wion, PhD (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Impacts of changing climate and disturbance regimes on forest ecosystem resilience in the Southern Rocky Mountains
Climate-driven forest disturbances, particularly drought-induced tree mortality and large high-severity fires from increasingly warm and dry conditions, are altering forest ecosystems and the ecosystem services society depends on (e.g., water supplies) in the Southern Rockies and across the Western U.S. We will combine unique, long-term place-based ecological data, diverse methods (e.g., paleo...
New Mexico Tree-Ring Science
Tree-ring science is a component of our interdisciplinary ecological research program that focuses on the effects of drought and human land use on forest ecology, fire ecology, and ecohydrology.
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station is a place-based, globally connected, ecological research group that studies ecosystem and wildlife dynamics, working with land managers, community leaders, and Tribes to deliver solutions that foster the linked health of human and natural systems. For over three decades, we have focused on shifting research needs from forest watershed health to wildlife...
New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research
Below are ongoing or completed research projects related to forest ecosystems at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: People
Staff associated with the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
Synthesis and Forecasts of Piñon-Juniper Woodland Die-off
Drought, hotter temperatures, and insect outbreaks are affecting dryland ecosystems across the globe. Pinon-juniper (PJ) woodlands are a widespread vegetation type common to drylands of North America, which have been hit particularly hard by a warming climate. Specifically, mass tree die-off events are transforming PJ woodland structure, composition, and distributions. This project aims to...
Researchers take tree cores from a ponderosa pine
Andreas Wion and Melanie Wright core opposite sides of a ponderosa pine tree in a forest near Santa Fe, NM. This forest was thinned and treated with prescribed fire to reduce forest density and fuels, thereby reducing the risk of severe wildfire. Photo by Carolina May (USGS).
Science and Products
Impacts of changing climate and disturbance regimes on forest ecosystem resilience in the Southern Rocky Mountains
Climate-driven forest disturbances, particularly drought-induced tree mortality and large high-severity fires from increasingly warm and dry conditions, are altering forest ecosystems and the ecosystem services society depends on (e.g., water supplies) in the Southern Rockies and across the Western U.S. We will combine unique, long-term place-based ecological data, diverse methods (e.g., paleo...
New Mexico Tree-Ring Science
Tree-ring science is a component of our interdisciplinary ecological research program that focuses on the effects of drought and human land use on forest ecology, fire ecology, and ecohydrology.
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station
The New Mexico Landscapes Field Station is a place-based, globally connected, ecological research group that studies ecosystem and wildlife dynamics, working with land managers, community leaders, and Tribes to deliver solutions that foster the linked health of human and natural systems. For over three decades, we have focused on shifting research needs from forest watershed health to wildlife...
New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: Forest Ecosystem Research
Below are ongoing or completed research projects related to forest ecosystems at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
New Mexico Landscapes Field Station: People
Staff associated with the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station.
Synthesis and Forecasts of Piñon-Juniper Woodland Die-off
Drought, hotter temperatures, and insect outbreaks are affecting dryland ecosystems across the globe. Pinon-juniper (PJ) woodlands are a widespread vegetation type common to drylands of North America, which have been hit particularly hard by a warming climate. Specifically, mass tree die-off events are transforming PJ woodland structure, composition, and distributions. This project aims to...
Researchers take tree cores from a ponderosa pine
Andreas Wion and Melanie Wright core opposite sides of a ponderosa pine tree in a forest near Santa Fe, NM. This forest was thinned and treated with prescribed fire to reduce forest density and fuels, thereby reducing the risk of severe wildfire. Photo by Carolina May (USGS).
Andreas Wion and Melanie Wright core opposite sides of a ponderosa pine tree in a forest near Santa Fe, NM. This forest was thinned and treated with prescribed fire to reduce forest density and fuels, thereby reducing the risk of severe wildfire. Photo by Carolina May (USGS).
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