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Global separation of plant transpiration from groundwater and streamflow
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Current land surface models assume that groundwater, streamflow and plant transpiration are all sourced and mediated by the same well mixed water reservoir—th... |
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Anthropogenic environments exert variable selection on cranial capacity in mammals
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It is thought that behaviourally flexible species will be able to cope with novel and rapidly changing environments associated with human activity. However, it ... |
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PNAS-2015-Crowder-1423674112.pdf
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Pervasive Externalities at the Population, Consumption, and Environment Nexus
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Growing concerns that contemporary patterns of economic development are unsustainable have given rise to an extensive empirical literature on population growth,... |
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Perception of climate change
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“Climate dice,” describing the chance of unusually warm or cool seasons, have become more and more “loaded” in the past 30 y, coincident with rapid glob... |
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WHY FORESTS ARE PIVOTAL IN PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
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17 slides show carbon-forest relationships including logging and carbon in US forests |
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From Past to Future Warming
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Analyses of past observations help to
predict the human contribution to future
climate change.
21 FEBRUARY 2014 VOL 343 SCIENCE |
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Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness
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With increasing pressure placed on natural systems by growing human populations, both scientists and resource managers need a better understanding of the relati... |
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Life history and spatial traits predict extinction risk due to climate change
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There is an urgent need to develop effective vulnerability assessments for evaluating the conservation status of species in a changing climate1. Several new ass... |
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Climate Change Conversations
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THE THOUSANDS OF PRESENTATIONS AT NEXT WEEK’S MEETING OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS) in New Orleans exemplify one of the many ways scientists converse... |
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Mapping tree density at a global scale
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The global extent and distribution of forest trees is central to our understanding of the terrestrial biosphere. We provide the first spatially continuous map o... |
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How does crop residue removal affect soil organic carbon and yield? A hierarchical analysis of management and environmental factors
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Our results suggest that crop residue removal is not recommended in tropical soils, particularly in coarse-textured ones, and in SOC-depleted soils in temperate... |
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Don't Blame the Beetles
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Bark beetles have devastated western forests, but that may not mean more severe fires. |
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The temperature response of soil microbial efficiency and its feedback to climate
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Soils are the largest repository of organic carbon (C) in the terrestrial biosphere and represent an important source of carbon dioxide (CO2)totheatmosphere,rel... |
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nclimate2641.pdf
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Conservation in a social-ecological system experiencing climate-induced tree mortality
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We present a social-ecological framework to provide insight into climate adaptation strategies and diverse perspectives on interventions in protected areas for ... |
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Insect herbivory alters impact of atmospheric change on northern temperate forests
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Stimulation of forest productivity by elevated concentrations of CO2 is expected to partially offset continued increases in anthropogenic CO2 emissions. However... |
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Asynchronous Online Foresight Panels: The Case of Wildfire Management
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Framing the wildfire situation as a social trap emerged early in the Round 1 discussion and this topic was deemed important enough to merit its own discussion t... |
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Land cover effects on runoff patterns in eastern Piedmont (USA) watersheds
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Physiography and land cover determine the hydrologic response of watersheds to climatic events. However, vast differences in climate regimes and variation of la... |
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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs
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Summary
Energy is crucial to the operation of a modern industrial and services economy. Recently, there have been growing concerns about the availability and c... |
