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bristlecone pine .
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Also an introduced European fungus, white pine blister rust, appears after a century of decimating other North American pines to be gradually ascending the western mountains nearing the Great Basin bristlecone pines.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Ultimately, it's the rising temperatures and droughts associated with global warming that will significantly impinge upon Nature's finest masterpiece -- the near-immortal Great Basin bristlecone pines.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Also an introduced European fungus, white pine blister rust, appears after a century of decimating other North American pines to be gradually ascending the western mountains nearing the Great Basin bristlecone pines.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Great Basin bristlecone pines are breathtaking for a number of reasons.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Tree rings from 678 Great Basin bristlecone pines taken from the White Mountains, and Mount Washington and Pearl Peak, NV have shown scientists that rising temperatures are having a profound impact on the slowest growing, ancient pines on the planet.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Tragically, the very environment that Great Basin bristlecone pines have so splendidly adapted too is under siege.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Incidentally, some years Great Basin bristlecone pines awaken in late June, discern (exactly how remains a mystery) that pending summer conditions will be inhospitable; drop back into dormancy drawing upon meager sugar reserves, enabling them to survive for another sleepy 12 months: Giving an entirely new meaning to Fastina lente or make haste slowly.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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For the past decade and a half I've been making an annual pilgrimage to my favorite trees on the planet -- the Great Basin bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) of California's White Mountains.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Ultimately, it's the rising temperatures and droughts associated with global warming that will significantly impinge upon Nature's finest masterpiece -- the near-immortal Great Basin bristlecone pines.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Great Basin bristlecone pines are breathtaking for a number of reasons.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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