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Role of experimental forests and ranges in understanding and adapting to climate change /
For more than a century, Experimental Forests and Ranges (EFRs) have provided critical science on the ecosystems and management activities of the National Forest System. Forest Service EFRs play a unique and important role both within the agency as well as in the broader field of land management. Th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ROLE OF EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS AND RANGES IN UNDERSTANDING AND ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE; ROLE OF EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS AND RANGES IN UNDERSTANDING AND ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: VIEWS OF LONG-TERM EMPLOYEES ON ECOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE ROLE OF EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS AND RANGES IN UNDERSTANDING AND ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE; ABSTRACT; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; PROJECT GOALS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; USDA FOREST SERVICE EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS AND RANGES; PROJECT RESULTS.
- UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS OF EFRSTHE SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT; THE ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT; EFRS AND CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH; IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS AND RANGES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION; APPENDIX B: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATIOIN EFR DATA NETWORK; APPENDIX C: INTERVIEW GUIDE; APPENDIX D: INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS; Chapter 2: CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE: KEY POINTS; SUMMARY; BROAD SCIENTIFIC AGREEMENT ON MANY ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTIES; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS.
- PROJECTIONS OF FUTURE HUMAN-INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; SELECTED, RELATED CRS REPORTS; Blank Page; INDEX.