Response of western mountain ecosystems to climatic variability and change: the Western Mountain Initiative

Product Type: Popular Article

Year: 2007

Author(s): Stephenson, N., D. Peterson, D. Fagre, C. Allen, D. McKenzie, and J. Baron

Suggested Citation:
Stephenson, N., D. Peterson, D. Fagre, C. Allen, D. McKenzie, and J. Baron. 2007. Response of western mountain ecosystems to climatic variability and change: the Western Mountain Initiative. Mountain Views: The newsletter of the Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains (CIRMOUNT) . 1(1): 4-9 p.

Abstract

Mountain ecosystems within our national parks and other protected areas provide valuable goods and services such as clean water, biodiversity conservation, and recreational opportunities, but their potential responses to expected climatic changes are inadequately understood. The Western Mountain Initiative (WMI) is a collaboration of scientists whose research focuses on understanding and predicting responses of western mountain ecosystems to climatic variability and change…