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Long-term trends in ecological systems : a basis for understanding responses to global change / Debra P.C. Peters [and eleven others].

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
Peters, Debra P. C., author.
Contributor:
United States. Agricultural Research Service, issuing body.
Series:
Technical bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture) ; no. 1931.
Technical bulletin ; number 1931
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ecology--Research--United States.
Ecology.
Biotic communities--United States--Data processing.
Biotic communities.
Biotic communities--United States--Longitudinal studies.
Global environmental change--Research--United States.
Global environmental change.
Climatic changes--Research--United States.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes--Research.
Ecology--Research.
Global environmental change--Research.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (X, 378, v pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Other Title:
Basis for understanding responses to global change
Place of Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 2013.
Summary:
The EcoTrends Editorial Committee sorted through vast amounts of historical and ongoing data from 50 ecological sites in the continental United States including Alaska, several islands, and Antarctica to present in a logical format the variables commonly collected. This report presents a subset of data and variables from these sites and illustrates through detailed examples the value of comparing longterm data from different ecosystem types. This work provides cross-site comparisons of ecological responses to global change drivers, as well as longterm trends in global change drivers and responses at site and continental scales. Site descriptions and detailed data also are provided in the appendix section.
Contents:
Long-Term Trends in Ecological Systems: An Introduction to Cross-Site Comparisons and Relevance to Global Change Studies
History and Organization of the EcoTrends Project
Cross-Site Comparisons of Ecological Responses to Climate and Climate-Related Drivers
Cross-Site Comparisons of State-Change Dynamics
Patterns of Net Primary Production Across Sites
Cross-Site Comparisons of Precipitation and Surface Water Chemistry
Cross-Site Comparisons of Ecological Responses to Long-Term Nitrogen Fertilization
Long-Term Trends in Human Population Growth and Economy Across Sites
Disturbance Regimes and Ecological Responses Across Sites
Cross-Site Studies "By Design": Experiments and Observations That Provide New Insights
Long-Term Trends in Climate and Climate-Related Drivers
Long-Term Trends in Precipitation and Surface Water Chemistry
Long-Term Trends in Human Demography and Economy Across Sites
Long-Term Trends in Production, Abundance, and Richness of Plants and Animals
Management and Policy Implications of Cross- and Within-Site Long-Term Studies
Recommendations for Data Accessibility
Long-Term Research Across Sites, Ecosystems, and Disciplines: Synthesis and Research Needs.
Notes:
"September 2013."
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Andrew Forest, Oregon State, viewed July 26, 2020).
Other Format:
Print version: Peters, Debra P.C. Long-term trends in ecological systems.
OCLC:
1178695777

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