Dr Vachel A. Carter
@vachelc.bsky.social
LANL Director’s Postdoc Fellow. Paleoecologist. Studies fire ecology in western US and central Europe. Cat whisperer. She/her
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Our op-ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican today highlights the potential losses from closure of the nine US Forest Service Regional Offices, namely local leadership knowledge and capacity, experienced people, and priceless documentary records: www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_v...
The legacy lost when Forest Service offices shut down
After 117 years of operation, the U.S. Forest Service’s Southwest Regional Office in Albuquerque is closing by order of the secretary of agriculture. Since 1908, this office has directed the
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September 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our op-ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican today highlights the potential losses from closure of the nine US Forest Service Regional Offices, namely local leadership knowledge and capacity, experienced people, and priceless documentary records: www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_v...
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New paper: The role of fire on Earth
doi.org/10.1093/bios... BioScience @aibsbiology.bsky.social
Fire affects all major components of the Earth system: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, anthroposphere, & biosphere. Fire is an intrinsic factor on our planet.
🧪🌍🔥🌳🌿🌐 wildfire
doi.org/10.1093/bios... BioScience @aibsbiology.bsky.social
Fire affects all major components of the Earth system: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, anthroposphere, & biosphere. Fire is an intrinsic factor on our planet.
🧪🌍🔥🌳🌿🌐 wildfire
August 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
New paper: The role of fire on Earth
doi.org/10.1093/bios... BioScience @aibsbiology.bsky.social
Fire affects all major components of the Earth system: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, anthroposphere, & biosphere. Fire is an intrinsic factor on our planet.
🧪🌍🔥🌳🌿🌐 wildfire
doi.org/10.1093/bios... BioScience @aibsbiology.bsky.social
Fire affects all major components of the Earth system: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, anthroposphere, & biosphere. Fire is an intrinsic factor on our planet.
🧪🌍🔥🌳🌿🌐 wildfire
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Tree-ring fire records from 649 pine trees in central and eastern Arizona show that fires occurred more often in the territory of the Western Apache, or Ndee, than in other regions between 1600–1870, suggesting a culturally controlled fire regime. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
August 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Tree-ring fire records from 649 pine trees in central and eastern Arizona show that fires occurred more often in the territory of the Western Apache, or Ndee, than in other regions between 1600–1870, suggesting a culturally controlled fire regime. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Thanks Santa Fe New Mexican for discussing our latest research about increased water availability and stomata closure points
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Piñon pine may be more adaptable to drought than once thought, LANL research team finds
Research from Los Alamos National Laboratory indicates that stress-free piñon might be able to better face drought.
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August 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Thanks Santa Fe New Mexican for discussing our latest research about increased water availability and stomata closure points
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Thanks KRQE for discussing our latest research about water availability impacts on stomatal closure points (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
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July 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Thanks KRQE for discussing our latest research about water availability impacts on stomatal closure points (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
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Thanks KUNM for discussing our latest research about water availability influences on stomatal closure points (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
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New research shakes up plant drought science
A new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory shows that New Mexico’s beloved piñon pine trees may be more flexible in how they handle extreme drought than scientists once thought.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thanks KUNM for discussing our latest research about water availability influences on stomatal closure points (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)
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🚨 New Paper Alert 🚨
Increased water availability at various timescales has different effects on stomatal closure point in isohydric piñon pine and anisohydric juniper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increased water availability at various timescales has different effects on stomatal closure point in isohydric piñon pine and anisohydric juniper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increased water availability at various timescales has different effects on stomatal closure point in isohydric piñon pine and anisohydric juniper - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Increased water availability at various timescales has different effects on stomatal closure point in isohydric piñon pine and anisohydric juniper
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May 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
🚨 New Paper Alert 🚨
Increased water availability at various timescales has different effects on stomatal closure point in isohydric piñon pine and anisohydric juniper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increased water availability at various timescales has different effects on stomatal closure point in isohydric piñon pine and anisohydric juniper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New paper alert 🚨 🚨
Detecting ecological signatures of long-term human activity across an elevational gradient in the Šumava Mountains, Central Europe
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Detecting ecological signatures of long-term human activity across an elevational gradient in the Šumava Mountains, Central Europe
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September 18, 2024 at 1:59 AM
New paper alert 🚨 🚨
Detecting ecological signatures of long-term human activity across an elevational gradient in the Šumava Mountains, Central Europe
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Detecting ecological signatures of long-term human activity across an elevational gradient in the Šumava Mountains, Central Europe
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New paper alert 🚨
“A late glacial paleoenvironmental and climate record from the Sierra de Juarez, Baja California” explores how changes in the amount and seasonality of moisture affected ciénega complexes and fire over the past 45,000 years
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“A late glacial paleoenvironmental and climate record from the Sierra de Juarez, Baja California” explores how changes in the amount and seasonality of moisture affected ciénega complexes and fire over the past 45,000 years
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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July 9, 2024 at 12:03 AM
New paper alert 🚨
“A late glacial paleoenvironmental and climate record from the Sierra de Juarez, Baja California” explores how changes in the amount and seasonality of moisture affected ciénega complexes and fire over the past 45,000 years
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
“A late glacial paleoenvironmental and climate record from the Sierra de Juarez, Baja California” explores how changes in the amount and seasonality of moisture affected ciénega complexes and fire over the past 45,000 years
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...