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Predicting a change in the order of spring phenology in temperate forests
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The rise in spring temperatures over the past half-century has led to advances in the phenology of many nontropical plants and animals. As species and populatio... |
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Influence of different tree-harvesting intensities on forest soil carbon stocks in boreal and northern temperate forest ecosystems
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Observational evidence for soil-moisture impact on hot extremes in southeastern Europe
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Climate change is expected to affect not only the means of climatic variables, but also their variabilities1,2 and extremes such as heat waves2–6. In particul... |
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Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity — A review identifying global gaps in knowledge
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The importance of dead wood for biodiversity is widely recognized but strategies for conservation exist only in some regions worldwide. Most strategies combine ... |
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Forecasting the response of Earth’s surface to future climatic and land use changes: A review of methods and research needs
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In the future, Earth will be warmer, precipitation events will be more extreme, global mean
sea level will rise, and many arid and semiarid regions will be dri... |
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Cross-scale impact of climate temporal variability on ecosystem water and carbon fluxes
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While the importance of ecosystem functioning is undisputed in the context of climate change and Earth system modeling, the role of short-scale temporal variabi... |
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Eocene atmospheric CO2 from the nahcolite proxy
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Paleotemperature estimates from leaf fossils and fluid inclusions in halite suggest an upper limit for [CO2]atm in the EECO from the nahcolite proxy of ~1260 pp... |
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Carbon Market Lessons and Global Policy Outlook
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Summary: Ongoing work on linking markets and mixing policies builds on successes and failures in pricing and trading carbon. Closing sentence, 1st paragraph: Ar... |
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Animal migration amid shifting patterns of phenology and predation: lessons from a Yellowstone elk herd
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Migration is a striking behavioral strategy by which many animals enhance resource acquisition while reducing predation risk. Historically, the demographic bene... |
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Experimental climate change weakens the insurance effect of biodiversity
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Ecosystems are simultaneously affected by biodiversity loss and climate change, but we know little about how these factors interact. We predicted that climate w... |
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Response of snow-dependent hydrologic extremes to continued global warming
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Snow accumulation is critical for water availability in the Northern Hemisphere 1,2, raising concern that global warming could have important impacts on natural... |
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Physically based assessment of hurricane surge threat under climate change
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Storm surges are responsible for much of the damage and loss of life associated with landfalling hurricanes. Understanding how global warming will affect hurric... |
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Climate change and the invasion of California by grasses
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Over the next century, changes in the global climate are expected to have major consequences for plant communities, possibly including the exacerbation of speci... |
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A LIDAR‐DERIVED EVALUATION OF WATERSHED‐SCALE LARGE WOODY DEBRIS SOURCES AND RECRUITMENT MECHANISMS: COASTAL MAINE, USA
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In‐channel large woody debris (LWD) promotes quality aquatic habitat through sediment sorting, pool scouring and in‐stream nutrient retention and transport.... |
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A reality check on the shale revolution
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The production of shale gas and oil in the United States is overhyped and the costs are underestimated, says J. David Hughes. |
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On the vapour trail of an atmospheric imprint in insects
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Terrestrial arthropods, at constant risk from desiccation, are highly sensitive to atmospheric temperature and humidity. A physiological marker of these abiotic... |
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Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate
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Climate change is expected to drive increased tree mortality through drought, heat stress, and insect attacks, with manifold impacts on forest ecosystems. Yet, ... |
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Public land, timber harvests, and climate mitigation: Quantifying carbon sequestration potential on U.S. public timberlands
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Scientists and policy makers have long recognized the role that forests can play in countering the atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas... |
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Public land, timber harvests, and climate mitigation: Quantifying carbon sequestration potential on U.S. public timberlands
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Scientists and policy makers have long recognized the role that forests can play in countering the atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas... |
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Identifying the World’s Most Climate Change Vulnerable Species: A Systematic Trait-Based Assessment of all Birds, Amphibians and Corals
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Climate change will have far-reaching impacts on biodiversity, including increasing extinction rates. Current approaches to quantifying such impacts focus on me... |
