@inbook{45b7a252f72941a38b0cf8eee03b7af8,
title = "Mesoscale Disturbance and Ecological Response to Decadal Climatic Variability in the American Southwest",
abstract = "Climatic variables such as radiation, temperature and precipitation determine rates of ecosystem processes from net primary productivity to soil development. They predict a wide array of biogeographic phenomena, including soil carbon pools, vegetation physiognomy, species range, and plant and animal diversity. Climate also influences ecosystems indirectly by modulating the frequency, magnitude, and spatial scales of natural disturbances (Clark 1988; Overpeck et al. 1990; Swetnam 1993).",
keywords = "Fire Activity, Fire Suppression, Insect Outbreak, Large Fire, Palmer Drought Severity Index",
author = "Swetnam, {Thomas W.} and Betancourt, {Julio L.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge financial and logistical support from the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Middle Rio Grande and Borderlands Ecosystem Programs), the Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment Station, the Nature Conservancy, the Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, the U. S. Geological Survey{\textquoteright}s Global Change Program (WRD and BRD), and the Sevilleta LTER, which is funded by NSF and managed by the University of New Mexico. For field and laboratory assistance, we especially thank Rena Ann Abolt, Chris Baisan, Shelly Danzer, Paulette Ford, Mark Kaib, Ana MacKay, Henri Grissino-Mayer, Kiyomi Morino, Jim Parks, Jim Speer, and Margot Wilkinson. We also appreciate discussions with Craig Allen, Chris Baisan, Jim Gosz, Jerry Gottfried, Esteban Muldavin, Ann Lynch, Bob Parmenter, Dean Urban and Boyd Wickman. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2010, Springer Science+Business Media B.V.",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1007/978-90-481-8736-2_32",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Advances in Global Change Research",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing",
pages = "329--359",
booktitle = "Advances in Global Change Research",
}