Bristlecone and Limber Pine Upslope (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Bristlecone and Limber Pine Upslope

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Dead bristlecone pine trees stand on a steep slope in the western Great Basin of California's White Mountains. They are increasingly being joined by limber pine trees in a slow motion game of 'leapfrog' upslope.

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Brian Smithers/UC Davis

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