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Changes in Climatic Water Balance Drive Downhill Shifts in Plant Species’ Optimum Elevations
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Uphill shifts of species’ distributions in response to historical warming are well documented, which leads
to widespread expectations of continued uphill shi...
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Climate Impacts, Elevation, Niche tracking, Climate Change, Altitude, Range shift, Dispersal, Downhill shift, Predicted change, Conservation Planning, Distribut...
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The Greening of Synfuels
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An old, dirty technology to make transportation fuels from coal could
fight global warming, say proponents. The trick is using more biomass
and burying the ca...
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All Downhill From Here?
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Biologists say climate change may already be affecting high-mountain ecosystems around the world, where plants and animals adapted to cold, barren conditions no...
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Key Species, Predicted change, Temperature, Climate Adaptation, Snow cover, Cougar, Plant growth, Movement, Climate Impacts, Elevation, Snow loss, Range shift, ...
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Human Evolution Out of Africa: The Role of Refugia and Climate Change
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Although an African origin of the modern human species is generally accepted, the evolutionary
processes involved in the speciation, geographical spread, and e...
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Rescuing Wolves from Politics: Wildlife as a Public Trust Resource
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Long-term conservation of gray wolves is
possible if states recognize a legal obligation
to conserve species as a public trust resource
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Rapid Range Shifts of Species Associated with High Levels of Climate Warming
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The distributions of many terrestrial organisms are currently shifting in latitude or elevation in responseto changing climate. Using a meta-analysis, we estima...
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Seeds of Change for Restoration Ecology
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FORESTS PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, INCLUDING PROVISIONS SUCH AS
food and fuel and services that affect climate and water quality (1). In lig...
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From Ocean to Stratosphere
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Rising tropical sea surface temperatures
alter atmospheric dynamics at heights of 16 kilometers or more.
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Linked in: Connectiong Riparian areas to support Forest Biodiversity
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Many forest-dwelling species rely on both
terrestrial and aquatic habitat for their
survival. These species, including rare and
little-understood amphibians ...
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Mount St. Helens: Still Erupting Lessons 31 Years Later
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The massive volcanic eruption of
Mount St. Helens 31 years ago provided
the perfect backdrop for studying the
earliest stages of forest development.
Immedia...
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Thinking Big: Linking Rivers to Landscapes
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Exploring relationships between
landscape characteristics and rivers is
an emerging field of study, bolstered
by the proliferation of satellite data,
advanc...
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Seasonal Neighbors: Residential Development Encroaches on Mule Deer Winter Range in Central Oregon
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Mule deer populations in central Oregon
are in decline, largely because of habitat
loss. Several factors are likely contributors.
Encroaching juniper and inv...
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Ecosystem Service Markets 101: Supply and Demand for Nature
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Establishing markets for ecosystem services—the benefits that nature provides, such as clean air, water, and wildlife habitat—has gained traction in some ci...
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Human priorities, Ecosystem Services, Human population, Limits, Consumption, Climate Change, Consumer demand, Economics, Cost benefit analysis, Systems, Demand,...
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Logging Debris Matters: Better Soil, Fewer Invasive Plants
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The logging debris that remains after
timber harvest traditionally has been seen
as a nuisance. It can make subsequent tree
planting more difficult and becom...
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Adaptation: Planning for Climate Change and Its Effects on Federal Lands
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National forest managers are charged with tackling the effects of climate change on the natural resources
under their care. The Forest Service National Roadmap...
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Management, Temperature, Land cover, Forest Service National Roadmap, Forests, Adaptive management, Carbon cycle, Range shift, Sustainability, Heat, Federal lan...
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Tangled Trends for Temperate Rain Forests as Temperatures Tick Up
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Climate change is altering growing
conditions in the temperate rain forest
region that extends from northern California
to the Gulf of Alaska. Longer,
warme...
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Forests in Decline: Yellow-Cedar Research Yields Prototype for Climate Change Adaptation Planning
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Yellow-cedar has been dying across
600 miles of North Pacific coastal rain
forest—from Alaska to British Columbia—since
about 1880. Thirty years
ago, a ...
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Managing Wildfire Risk in Fire-Prone Landscapes: How Are Private Landowners Contributing?
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The fire-prone landscapes of the West
include both public and private lands.
Wildfire burns indiscriminately across
property boundaries, which means that the...
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DO CARBON OFFSETS WORK? THE ROLE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT IN GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
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As forest carbon offset projects become more popular, professional foresters are providing their expertise to support them. But when several members of the Soci...
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Carbon offsets, Climate Change, Biofuel, Society of American Foresters, Forest Management
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Looking at the Big Picture: The Importance of Landbase Interactions Among Forests, Agriculture, and Climate Mitigation Policies
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Land use change is a key part of global
change. Deforestation, urban sprawl,
agriculture, and other human influences
have substantially altered natural ecosy...
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