Drivers Of Landscape Change In The Northwest Boreal Region

Author : Valerie Barber
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781602233973

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Drivers of Landscape Change in the Northwest Boreal Region by Valerie Barber Pdf

The northwest boreal region (NWB) of North America is a land of extremes. Extending more than 1.3 million square kilometers (330 million acres), it encompasses the entire spectrum between inundated wetlands below sea level to the tallest peak in North America. Permafrost gradients span from nearly continuous to absent. Boreal ecosystems are inherently dynamic and continually change over decades to millennia. The braided rivers that shape the valleys and wetlands continually change course, creating and removing vast wetlands and peatlands. Glacial melt, erosion, fires, permafrost dynamics, and wind-blown loess are among the shaping forces of the landscape. As a result, species interactions and ecosystem processes are shifting across time. The NWB is a data-poor region, and the intention of the NWB Landscape Conservation Cooperative is to determine what data are not available and what data are available. For instance, historical baseline data describing the economic and social relationships in association with the ecological condition of the NWB landscape are often lacking. Likewise, the size and remoteness of this region make it challenging to measure basic biological information, such as species population sizes or trends. The paucity of weather and climate monitoring stations also compound the ability to model future climate trends and impacts, which is part of the nature of working in the north. The purpose of this volume is to create a resource for regional land and resource managers and researchers by synthesizing the latest research on the historical and current status of landscape-scale drivers (including anthropogenic activities) and ecosystem processes, future projected changes of each, and the effects of changes on important resources. Generally, each chapter is coauthored by researchers and land and natural resource managers from the United States and Canada.

Author : Deanna H. Olson,Beatrice Van Horne
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610917674

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People, Forests, and Change by Deanna H. Olson,Beatrice Van Horne Pdf

Forests throughout the world are undergoing rapid, far-reaching change as a result of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. The challenge is to manage these forests in ways that avoid formulaic approaches to complex issues. This book takes on the challenge of balancing local economies, wood products, and biodiversity by proposing diverse new approaches to forest management using new research from the moist coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest. --

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Polar Research Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309491778

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Understanding Northern Latitude Vegetation Greening and Browning by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Polar Research Board Pdf

Vegetation change has been observed across Arctic and boreal regions. Studies have often documented large-scale greening trends, but they have also identified areas of browning or shifts between greening and browning over varying spatial extents and time periods. At the same time, though, there are large portions of these ecosystems that have not exhibited measurable trends in greening or browning. These findings have fueled many questions about the drivers of vegetation dynamics, how trends are measured, and potential implications of vegetation change at local to global scales. In December 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, convened a workshop to discuss opportunities to improve understanding of greening and browning trends and drivers and the implications of these vegetation changes. The discussions included a close look at many of the methodological approaches used to evaluate greening and browning, as well as exploration of newer technologies that may help advance the science. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : Erkki Tomppo,Thomas Gschwantner,Mark Lawrence,Ronald E. McRoberts
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048132331

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National Forest Inventories by Erkki Tomppo,Thomas Gschwantner,Mark Lawrence,Ronald E. McRoberts Pdf

Forest inventories throughout the world have evolved gradually over time. The content as well as the concepts and de?nitions employed are constantly adapted to the users’ needs. Advanced inventory systems have been established in many countries within Europe, as well as outside Europe, as a result of development work spanning several decades, in some cases more than 100 years. With continuously increasing international agreements and commitments, the need for information has also grown drastically, and reporting requests have become more frequent and the content of the reports wider. Some of the agreements made at the international level have direct impacts on national economies and international decisions, e. g. , the Kyoto Protocol. Thus it is of utmost importance that the forest information supplied is collected and analysed using sound scienti?c principles and that the information from different countries is comparable. European National Forest Inventory (NFI) teams gathered in Vienna in 2003 to discuss the new challenges and the measures needed to get data users to take full advantage of existing NFIs. As a result, the European National Forest Inventory Network (ENFIN), a network of NFIs, was established. The ENFIN members decided to apply for funding for meetings and collaborative activities. COST– European Cooperation in Science and Technology - provided the necessary ?n- cial means for the realization of the program.

Author : Olav Slaymaker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319445953

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Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada by Olav Slaymaker Pdf

This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada’s landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity. Three of the most important geomorphological facts related to Canada are that 90% of its total area emerged from ice-sheet cover relatively recently, from a geological perspective; permafrost underlies 50% of its landmass and the country enjoys the benefits of having three oceans as its borders: the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Canada West is a land of extreme contrasts — from the rugged Cordillera to the wide open spaces of the Prairies; from the humid west-coast forests to the semi-desert in the interior of British Columbia and from the vast Mackenzie river system of the to small, steep, cascading streams on Vancouver Island. The thickest Canadian permafrost is found in the Yukon and extensive areas of the Cordillera are underlain by sporadic permafrost side-by-side with the never-glaciated plateaus of the Yukon. One of the curiosities of Canada West is the presence of volcanic landforms, extruded through the ice cover of the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, which have also left a strong imprint on the landscape. The Mackenzie and Fraser deltas provide the contrast of large river deltas, debouching respectively into the Arctic and Pacific oceans.

Author : Marc-André Parisien,Enric Batllori,Carol Miller,Sean A. Parks
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9783038970996

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Wildland Fire, Forest Dynamics, and Their Interactions by Marc-André Parisien,Enric Batllori,Carol Miller,Sean A. Parks Pdf

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Wildland Fire, Forest Dynamics, and Their Interactions" that was published in Forests

Author : Akira Osawa,Olga A. Zyryanova,Yojiro Matsuura,Takuya Kajimoto,Ross W. Wein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402096938

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Permafrost Ecosystems by Akira Osawa,Olga A. Zyryanova,Yojiro Matsuura,Takuya Kajimoto,Ross W. Wein Pdf

Drawing from a decade-long collaboration between Japan and Russia, this important volume presents the first major synthesis of current knowledge on the ecophysiology of the coniferous forests growing on permafrost at high latitudes. It presents ecological data for a region long inaccessible to most scientists, and raises important questions about the global carbon balance as these systems are affected by the changing climate. Making up around 20% of the entire boreal forests of the northern hemisphere, these ‘permafrost forest ecosystems’ are subject to particular constraints in terms of temperature, nutrient availability, and root space, creating exceptional ecosystem characteristics not known elsewhere. This authoritative text explores their diversity, structure, dynamics and physiology. It provides a comparison of these forests in relation to boreal forests elsewhere, and concludes with an assessment of the potential responses of this unique biome to climate change. The book will be invaluable to advanced students and researchers interested in boreal vegetation, forest ecology, silviculture and forest soils, as well as to researchers into climate change and the global carbon balance.

Author : Anouschka R. Hof,Miguel Montoro Girona,Marie-Josee Fortin,Junior A. Tremblay
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889719761

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Using Landscape Simulation Models to Help Balance Conflicting Goals in Changing Forests by Anouschka R. Hof,Miguel Montoro Girona,Marie-Josee Fortin,Junior A. Tremblay Pdf

Author : Stephen J. Colombo,Ontario Forest Research Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : MINN:31951D02067212P

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The Impacts of Climate Change on Ontario's Forests by Stephen J. Colombo,Ontario Forest Research Institute Pdf

Reviews literature concerning the effects of global climate change on forest plants and communities, and provides opinions on the potential impacts that climate change may have on Ontario forests. Sections of the review discuss the following: the climate of Ontario in the 21st century as predicted by climate models; forest hydrology in relation to climate change; insects and climate change; impacts on fungi in the forest ecosystem; impacts on forest fires and their management; plant physiological responses; genetic implications of climate change; forest vegetation dynamics; the use of models in global climate change studies; and forest management responses to climate change.

Author : Robert A. Francis,James D.A. Millington,George L.W. Perry,Emily S. Minor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429679674

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The Routledge Handbook of Landscape Ecology by Robert A. Francis,James D.A. Millington,George L.W. Perry,Emily S. Minor Pdf

The Handbook provides a supporting guide to key aspects and applications of landscape ecology to underpin its research and teaching. A wide range of contributions written by expert researchers in the field summarize the latest knowledge on landscape ecology theory and concepts, landscape processes, methods and tools, and emerging frontiers. Landscape ecology is an interdisciplinary and holistic discipline, and this is reflected in the chapters contained in this Handbook. Authors from varying disciplinary backgrounds tackle key concepts such as landscape structure and function, scale and connectivity; landscape processes such as disturbance, flows, and fragmentation; methods such as remote sensing and mapping, fieldwork, pattern analysis, modelling, and participation and engagement in landscape planning; and emerging frontiers such as ecosystem services, landscape approaches to biodiversity conservation, and climate change. Each chapter provides a blend of the latest scientific understanding of its focal topics along with considerations and examples of their application from around the world. An invaluable guide to the concepts, methods, and applications of landscape ecology, this book will be an important reference text for a wide range of students and academics in ecology, geography, biology, and interdisciplinary environmental studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Forest health
ISBN : OCLC:943578185

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Forests and Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Evangelos Manolas,Anabela Marisa Azul,Ulisses M. Azeiteiro,Henry McGhie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319698380

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Handbook of Climate Change Communication: Vol. 1 by Walter Leal Filho,Evangelos Manolas,Anabela Marisa Azul,Ulisses M. Azeiteiro,Henry McGhie Pdf

This comprehensive handbook provides a unique overview of the theory, methodologies and best practices in climate change communication from around the world. It fosters the exchange of information, ideas and experience gained in the execution of successful projects and initiatives, and discusses novel methodological approaches aimed at promoting a better understanding of climate change adaptation. Addressing a gap in the literature on climate change communication and pursuing an integrated approach, the handbook documents and disseminates the wealth of experience currently available in this field. Volume 1 of the handbook provides a unique description of the theoretical basis and of some of the key facts and phenomena which help in achieving a better understanding of the basis of climate change communication, providing an essential basis for successful initiatives in this complex field.

Author : Udo Schickhoff,R.B. Singh,Suraj Mal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030702380

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Mountain Landscapes in Transition by Udo Schickhoff,R.B. Singh,Suraj Mal Pdf

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.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Polar Research Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309491808

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Understanding Northern Latitude Vegetation Greening and Browning by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Polar Research Board Pdf

Vegetation change has been observed across Arctic and boreal regions. Studies have often documented large-scale greening trends, but they have also identified areas of browning or shifts between greening and browning over varying spatial extents and time periods. At the same time, though, there are large portions of these ecosystems that have not exhibited measurable trends in greening or browning. These findings have fueled many questions about the drivers of vegetation dynamics, how trends are measured, and potential implications of vegetation change at local to global scales. In December 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, convened a workshop to discuss opportunities to improve understanding of greening and browning trends and drivers and the implications of these vegetation changes. The discussions included a close look at many of the methodological approaches used to evaluate greening and browning, as well as exploration of newer technologies that may help advance the science. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : Adrian C. Newton
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : 9782831713403

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Principles and practice of forest landscape restoration : case studies from the drylands of Latin America by Adrian C. Newton Pdf