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Category : Animal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
White Mountains Landscape Assessment Data Atlas
Author: Report on a Needs Assessment for Collaborative Landscape Planning in the White Mountains of Arizona
Author: Jesse AbramsPublisher:
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Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
White Mountain National Forest (N.F.), Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Huts and Pinkham Notch Visitor Center (PNVC) Continued Operations, Special Use Permit and Possible COE Permit Issuance
Author: Universal Cyclopædia and Atlas
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ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Predicting Species Occurrences
Author: J. Michael ScottPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781597263054
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Predictions about where different species are, where they are not, and how they move across a landscape or respond to human activities -- if timber is harvested, for instance, or stream flow altered -- are important aspects of the work of wildlife biologists, land managers, and the agencies and policymakers that govern natural resources. Despite the increased use and importance of model predictions, these predictions are seldom tested and have unknown levels of accuracy.Predicting Species Occurrences addresses those concerns, highlighting for managers and researchers the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches, as well as the magnitude of the research required to improve or test predictions of currently used models. The book is an outgrowth of an international symposium held in October 1999 that brought together scientists and researchers at the forefront of efforts to process information about species at different spatial and temporal scales. It is a comprehensive reference that offers an exhaustive treatment of the subject, with 65 chapters by leading experts from around the world that: review the history of the theory and practice of modeling and present a standard terminology examine temporal and spatial scales in terms of their influence on patterns and processes of species distribution offer detailed discussions of state-of-the-art modeling tools and descriptions of methods for assessing model accuracy discuss how to predict species presence and abundance present examples of how spatially explicit data on demographics can provide important information for managers An introductory chapter by Michael A. Huston examines the ecological context in which predictions of species occurrences are made, and a concluding chapter by John A. Wiens offers an insightful review and synthesis of the topics examined along with guidance for future directions and cautions regarding misuse of models. Other contributors include Michael P. Austin, Barry R. Noon, Alan H. Fielding, Michael Goodchild, Brian A. Maurer, John T. Rotenberry, Paul Angermeier, Pierre R. Vernier, and more than a hundred others.Predicting Species Occurrences offers important new information about many of the topics raised in the seminal volume Wildlife 2000 (University of Wisconsin Press, 1986) and will be the standard reference on this subject for years to come. Its state-of-the-art assessment will play a key role in guiding the continued development and application of tools for making accurate predictions and is an indispensable volume for anyone engaged in species management or conservation.
Adventures of a Deaf-mute
Author: William B. SwettPublisher:
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Category : White Mountains (N.H. and Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Universal Cyclopd̆ia and Atlas
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas
Author: Mountain Landscapes in Transition
Author: Udo SchickhoffPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030702383
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
This book compiles available knowledge of the response of mountain ecosystems to recent climate and land use change and intends to bridge the gap between science, policy and the community concerned. The chapters present key concepts, major drivers and key processes of mountain response, providing transdisciplinary orientation to mountain studies incorporating experiences of academics, community leaders and policy-makers from developed and less developed countries. The book chapters are arranged in two sections. The first section concerns the response processes of mountain environments to climate change. This section addresses climate change itself (past, current and future changes of temperature and precipitation) and its impacts on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and human-environment systems. The second section focuses on the response processes of mountain environments to land use/land cover change. The case studies address effects of changing agriculture and pastoralism, forest/water resources management and urbanization processes, landscape management, and biodiversity conservation. The book is designed as an interdisciplinary publication which critically evaluates developments in mountains of the world with contributions from both social and natural sciences.
Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin
Author: BACC Author TeamPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540727868
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
This book offers an up-to-date overview of the latest scientific findings in regional climate research on the Baltic Sea basin. This includes climate changes in the recent past, climate projections up until 2100 using the most sophisticated regional climate models available, and an assessment of climate change impacts on terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. The authors demonstrate that the regional climate has already started to change, and will continue to do so.