Accumulating Risk (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Accumulating Risk

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Increasing climate-driven disturbance risk over time has major impacts on forest carbon. Conceptual diagram of stationary/constant (top) versus non-stationary/increasing (bottom) permanence risks from disturbance at a landscape scale in a changing climate. Disturbance risks are illustrated via circles and include fire, drought, biotic agents, and human disturbance.

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Illustration by David Meikle.

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