Author: Malchus B. BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Multiple Resource Evaluations on the Beaver Creek Watershed
Author: Malchus B. BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
General Technical Report RMRS
Author: Land Stewardship in the 21st Century
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Proceedings RMRS.
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges
Author: Deborah C. HayesPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1461418186
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges (EFRs) are scientific treasures, providing secure, protected research sites where complex and diverse ecological processes are studied over the long term. This book offers several examples of the dynamic interactions among questions of public concern or policy, EFR research, and natural resource management practices and policies. Often, trends observed – or expected -- in the early years of a research program are contradicted or confounded as the research record extends over decades. The EFRs are among the few areas in the US where such long-term research has been carried out by teams of scientists. Changes in society’s needs and values can also redirect research programs. Each chapter of this book reflects the interplay between the ecological results that emerge from a long-term research project and the social forces that influence questions asked and resources invested in ecological research. While these stories include summaries and syntheses of traditional research results, they offer a distinctly new perspective, a larger and more complete picture than that provided by a more typical 5-year study. They also provide examples of long-term research on EFRs that have provided answers for questions not even imagined at the time the study was installed.
Research Attainment Report
Author: Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309121086
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Of all the outputs of forests, water may be the most important. Streamflow from forests provides two-thirds of the nation's clean water supply. Removing forest cover accelerates the rate that precipitation becomes streamflow; therefore, in some areas, cutting trees causes a temporary increase in the volume of water flowing downstream. This effect has spurred political pressure to cut trees to increase water supply, especially in western states where population is rising. However, cutting trees for water gains is not sustainable: increases in flow rate and volume are typically short-lived, and the practice can ultimately degrade water quality and increase vulnerability to flooding. Forest hydrology, the study of how water flows through forests, can help illuminate the connections between forests and water, but it must advance if it is to deal with today's complexities, including climate change, wildfires, and changing patterns of development and ownership. This book identifies actions that scientists, forest and water managers, and citizens can take to help sustain water resources from forests.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
Natural Environments of Arizona
Author: Peter F. FfolliottPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816526970
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Ten authors present an overview of the diverse natural environments in Arizona, including information on the state's climate, geology, soil and water resources, flora and fauna, and human impacts on the fragile ecosystems.
Arid and Semiarid Land Stewardship
Author: Peter F. FfolliottPublisher:
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Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC) was established in 1990 to promote research, education, and training activities related to the development, management, and restoration or reclamation of arid and semiarid lands worldwide. The IALC, a leading international organization, supports ecological sustainability and development of arid and semiarid lands. Building on a decade of experience, IALC continues to increase the knowledge-base for managers by funding research, development, and demonstration projects, and special initiatives. The results from the scientific and technical projects enhance management and stewardship of arid and semiarid ecosystems for sustainable use, while maintaining the integrity of the ecological processes. The publication presents a review of the accomplishments and contributions of IALC's science and technical programs through a synopsis of the projects and initiatives. We group the projects and initiatives into soil and water resources development and conservation, land use and reclamation, processes enhancing the management of ecological systems, and inventorying and measurements techniques and monitoring.