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A Caribbean Forest Tapestry
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Author : Nicholas Brokaw
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-06-21
A Caribbean Forest Tapestry written by Nicholas Brokaw and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-21 with Science categories.
Global change threatens ecosystems worldwide, and tropical systems with their high diversity and rapid development are of special concern. We can mitigate the impacts of change if we understand how tropical ecosystems respond to disturbance. For tropical forests and streams in Puerto Rico this book describes the impacts of, and recovery from, hurricanes, landslides, floods, droughts, and human disturbances in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. These ecosystems recover quickly after natural disturbances, having been shaped over thousands of years by such events. Human disturbance, however, has longer-lasting impacts. Chapters are by authors with many years of experience in Puerto Rico and other tropical areas and cover the history of research in these mountains, a framework for understanding disturbance and response, the environmental setting, the disturbance regime, response to disturbance, biotic mechanisms of response, management implications, and future directions. The text provides a strong perspective on tropical ecosystem dynamics over multiple scales of time and space.
A Caribbean Forest Tapestry
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Author : Nicholas Brokaw
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-06-28
A Caribbean Forest Tapestry written by Nicholas Brokaw and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-28 with Nature categories.
This book explains how to foresee and manage ecosystem changes in the Luquillo Mountains in Puerto Rico, by looking at underlying causes and effects. The lessons from the abiotic and biotic environments, populations, and ecosystems in this region apply to analogous forest biomes in Central and South America, as well as around the world.
Long Term Ecological Research
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Author : Michael R. Willig
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
Long Term Ecological Research written by Michael R. Willig and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Science categories.
Changing the Nature of Scientists : Participation in the Long-Term Ecological Research Program / Michael R. Willig and Lawrence R. Walker -- Sustaining Long-Term Research : Collaboration, Multidisciplinarity and Synthesis in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program / Robert B. Waide -- Reflections on LTER from NSF Program Directors' Perspectives / Henry L. Gholz, Robert Marinelli, and Phillip R. Taylor -- Streams and Dreams and Cross Site Studies / Sherri L. Johnson -- Data, Data Everywhere / Susan G. Stafford -- Science, Citizenship, and Humanities in the Ancient Forest of Andrews / Frederick J. Swanson -- Bridging Community and Ecosystem Ecology at the Arctic LTER Site via Collaborations / Laura Gough -- LTER in the Arctic : Where Science Never Sleeps / John E. Hobbie -- Forty Arctic Summers / Gaius R. Shaver -- Of Fish and Platypus : If You Could Ask a Fish What It Feels Like to Swim? / J. Morgan Grove -- Long-Term Ecological Research on the Urban Frontier : Benefiting from Baltimore / Steward T.A. Pickett -- Beneficiary of a Changed Paradigm : Perspectives of a "Next-Generation" Scientist / Elizabeth T. Borer -- Listening to Nature and Letting Data Be Trump / David Tilman -- The Socializing of an Ecosystem Ecologist : Interdisciplinarity from a Career Spent in the LTER Network / Daniel L. Childers -- An Urban Ecological Journey / Nancy B. Grimm -- An Anthropologist Joins the LTER Network / Ted L. Gragson -- The Benefits of Long-Term Environmental Research, Friendships, and Boiled Peanuts / Evelyn E. Gaiser -- Collaboration and Broadening Our Scope : Relevance of LTER Science to the Global Community / Tiffany G. Troxler -- A Dryland Ecologist's Mid-Career Retrospective on LTER and the Science-management Interface / Brandon Bestelmeyer -- Tales from an LTER "Lifer" / Debra P.C. Peters -- A Forest to Prairie Transition as an LTER Scientist / John Blair --Growing-Up with the Konza Prairie LTER Program / Alan K. Knapp -- Born and Bred in the LTER Network : Perspectives on Network Science and Global Collaboration / Melinda D. Smith -- Confessions of a Fungal Systematist / D. Jean Lodge -- A Glimpse of the Tropics Through Odum's Macroscope / Ariel E. Lugo -- Taking the Long View : Growing Up in the LTER / Whendee L. Silver -- Kelp Forests, Coral Reefs, and the LTER Program : Synergies and Impacts on a Scientific Career / Sally J. Holbrook -- The LTER Construct for Understanding Dynamics of Coral Reef Ecosystems and Its Influence on My Science / Russell J. Schmitt -- Top of the World Collaborations : Lessons from Above Treeline / Katharine N. Suding -- My Evolution as an LTER Scientist / John J. Magnuson -- Learning from a Frozen Ocean : The Changing Face of Antarctic Ocean Ecology / Hugh W. Ducklow -- Mysteries in the Marsh / Anne Giblin -- Perspectives on a 30-Year Career of Salt Marsh Research / James T. Morris -- Evolution of an Information Manager / Margaret O?Brien -- From LTER to NSF and Back : A Personal History of LTER Science and Management / Scott L. Collins -- The LTER Stimulus : Research, Education, and Leadership Development at Individual and Community Levels / James R. Gosz -- LTER and Lessons from Networked Lives / John C. Moore -- Networking : From LTER to NEON / Bruce P. Hayden -- Sharing Information : Many Hands Make Light Work / John H. Porter -- Coda : Some Reflections on the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program / William H. Schlesinger -- Scholarly Learning in an Ecological Setting : Applying the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Framework to Perceived Outcomes from Participation in the Long-Term Ecological Research Program / Mark A. Boyer and Scott W. Brown -- Exploring the Scientific and Beyond : Science Interactions of LTER Scientists / Courtney G. Flint -- Long-Term Ecological Research over the Long Term : An Historian's Perspective / Christopher Hamlin -- Tradeoffs of Participation in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program : Immediate and Long-Term Consequences / Lawrence R. Walker and Michael R. Willig
The Challenges Of Long Term Ecological Research A Historical Analysis
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Author : Robert B. Waide
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-04-07
The Challenges Of Long Term Ecological Research A Historical Analysis written by Robert B. Waide and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-07 with Science categories.
This volume explores the challenges of sustaining long-term ecological research through a historical analysis of the Long Term Ecological Research Program created by the U.S. National Science Foundation in 1980. The book examines reasons for the creation of the Program, an overview of its 40-year history, and in-depth historical analysis of selected sites. Themes explored include the broader impact of this program on society, including its relevance to environmental policy and understanding global climate change, the challenge of extending ecosystem ecology into urban environments, and links to creative arts and humanities projects. A major theme is the evolution of a new type of network science, involving comparative studies, innovation in information management, creation of socio-ecological frameworks, development of governance structures, and formation of an International Long Term Ecological Research Network with worldwide reach. The book’s themes will interest historians, philosophers and social scientists interested in ecological and environmental sciences, as well as researchers across many disciplines who are involved in long-term ecological research.
Tropical Forest Ecology And Management For The Anthropocene
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Author : Grizelle González
language : en
Publisher: MDPI
Release Date : 2019-12-18
Tropical Forest Ecology And Management For The Anthropocene written by Grizelle González and has been published by MDPI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-18 with Science categories.
This Special Issue looks forward as well as backward to best analyze the forest conservation challenges of the Caribbean. This is made possible by 75 years of research and applications by the United States Department of Agriculture, International Institute of Tropical Forestry (the Institute) of Puerto Rico. It transforms Holocene-based scientific paradigms of the tropics into Anthropocene applications and outlooks of wilderness, managed forests, and urban environments. This volume showcases how the focus of the Institute’s programs is evolving to support sustainable tropical forest conservation despite uncertain conditions. The manuscripts showcased here highlight the importance of shared stewardship and a long-term, hands-on approach to conservation, research programs, and novel organizations intended to meet contemporary conservation challenges. Policies relevant to the Anthropocene, as well as the use of experiments to anticipate future responses of tropical forests to global warming, are reexamined in these pages. Urban topics include how cities can co-produce new knowledge to spark sustainable and resilient transformations. Long-term results and research applications of topics such as soil biota, migratory birds, tropical vegetation, substrate chemistry, and the tropical carbon cycle are also described in the volume. Moreover, the question of how to best use land on a tropical island is addressed. This volume is intended to be of interest to all actors involved in long-term sustainable forest management and research in light of the historical lessons and future directions that may come out of a better understanding of tropical cities and forests in the Anthropocene epoch.
Author Title Catalog
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Author : University of California, Berkeley. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Author Title Catalog written by University of California, Berkeley. Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Library catalogs categories.
The Challenges Of Long Term Ecological Research A Historical Analysis
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Author : Robert B. Waide
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2022-04-22
The Challenges Of Long Term Ecological Research A Historical Analysis written by Robert B. Waide and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-22 with Science categories.
This volume explores the challenges of sustaining long-term ecological research through a historical analysis of the Long Term Ecological Research Program created by the U.S. National Science Foundation in 1980. The book examines reasons for the creation of the Program, an overview of its 40-year history, and in-depth historical analysis of selected sites. Themes explored include the broader impact of this program on society, including its relevance to environmental policy and understanding global climate change, the challenge of extending ecosystem ecology into urban environments, and links to creative arts and humanities projects. A major theme is the evolution of a new type of network science, involving comparative studies, innovation in information management, creation of socio-ecological frameworks, development of governance structures, and formation of an International Long Term Ecological Research Network with worldwide reach. The book’s themes will interest historians, philosophers and social scientists interested in ecological and environmental sciences, as well as researchers across many disciplines who are involved in long-term ecological research.
Annual Letter 2003 2004
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Author : International Institute of Tropical Forestry (Río Piedras, San Juan, P.R.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Annual Letter 2003 2004 written by International Institute of Tropical Forestry (Río Piedras, San Juan, P.R.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Forests and forestry categories.
Annual Letter
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Author : International Institute of Tropical Forestry (Río Piedras, San Juan, P.R.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Annual Letter written by International Institute of Tropical Forestry (Río Piedras, San Juan, P.R.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Forests and forestry categories.
Sea Of Storms
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Author : Stuart B. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-26
Sea Of Storms written by Stuart B. Schwartz and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with History categories.
A panoramic social history of hurricanes in the Caribbean The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colonial rule. In this panoramic work of social history, Stuart Schwartz examines how Caribbean societies have responded to the dangers of hurricanes, and how these destructive storms have influenced the region's history, from the rise of plantations, to slavery and its abolition, to migrations, racial conflict, and war. Taking readers from the voyages of Columbus to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Schwartz looks at the ethical, political, and economic challenges that hurricanes posed to the Caribbean’s indigenous populations and the different European peoples who ventured to the New World to exploit its riches. He describes how the United States provided the model for responding to environmental threats when it emerged as a major power and began to exert its influence over the Caribbean in the nineteenth century, and how the region’s governments came to assume greater responsibilities for prevention and relief, efforts that by the end of the twentieth century were being questioned by free-market neoliberals. Schwartz sheds light on catastrophes like Katrina by framing them within a long and contentious history of human interaction with the natural world. Spanning more than five centuries and drawing on extensive archival research in Europe and the Americas, Sea of Storms emphasizes the continuing role of race, social inequality, and economic ideology in the shaping of our responses to natural disaster.