UCLA researchers are looking at the health effects
is considered one of the most ancient living trees since its rings were counted back in 1957 – it’s currently more than 4,000 years old.Our changing climate conditions are accelerating the rate at which bark beetles feast on the bristlecones, specifically in the Great Basin , according to recent research from scientists part of theIf you’ve ever traveled to Death Valley National Park, the bristlecone pine woodlands are a sight to see.
And our changing climate conditions are accelerating the rate at which bark beetles feast on the bristlecones, specifically in the Great Basin , according to recent research from scientists part of the“The bristlecones are normally extremely resilient, but the drought and climate change have stressed the trees to the point where they are not resilient to the bark beetles, and the bark beetles are killing them,” said Abigail Wines, a Death Valley national park ranger and park management analyst.
With other pine trees, female beetles lay their eggs inside the tree. Once hatched, their babies eat away at the tree. But over the last five years, researchers have been more bristlecones losing their battle with the bark beetles.
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