Extreme weather and climate events have direct impacts on ecosystems and can further
trigger ecosystem disturbances, often having impacts that last longer than the event's …

Tip** elements are components of the Earth system which may respond nonlinearly to
anthropogenic climate change by transitioning toward substantially different long‐term …

Future anthropogenic-induced changes to the earth's climate will likely include increases in
temperature and changes in precipitation that will increase the frequency and severity of …

About one‐third of North America is forested. These forests are of incalculable value to
human society in terms of harvested resources and ecosystem services and are sensitive to …

Abstract Ecosystems in the North American Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) experience a diverse
set of disturbances associated with wildfire, permafrost dynamics, geomorphic processes …

In 2018 and 2019, central Europe was affected by two consecutive extreme dry and hot
summers (DH18 and DH19). The DH18 event had severe impacts on ecosystems and likely …

In contrast to abrupt changes caused by land cover conversion, subtle changes driven by a
shift in the condition, structure, or other biological attributes of land often lead to minimal and …

Extreme weather episodes related to anthropogenic climate change have enhanced the
frequency and magnitude of bark beetle disturbance, causing worldwide mortality of forests …

This study examines influences of climate variability on spruce beetle (Dendroctonus
rufipennis) outbreak across northwestern Colorado during the period 1650–2011 CE …

Extensive mortality of susceptible spruce can be caused by spruce beetles at epidemic
population levels, as in the ongoing outbreak in Southcentral Alaska. Although information …