Carbon Dynamics In The Future Forest: The Importance Of Long-Term Successional Legacy And Climate–Fire Interactions,
2013
Portland State University
Carbon Dynamics In The Future Forest: The Importance Of Long-Term Successional Legacy And Climate–Fire Interactions, E. Louise Loudermilk, Robert M. Scheller, Peter J. Weisberg, Jian Yang, Thomas E. Dilts, Sarah L. Karam, Carl Skinner
Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations
Understanding how climate change may influence forest carbon (C) budgets requires knowledge of forest growth relationships with regional climate, long-term forest succession, and past and future disturbances, such as wildfires and timber harvesting events. We used a landscape-scale model of forest succession, wildfire, and C dynamics (LANDIS-II) to evaluate the effects of a changing climate (A2 and B1 IPCC emissions; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory General Circulation Models) on total forest C, tree species composition, and wildfire dynamics in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California, and Nevada. The independent effects of temperature and precipitation were assessed within and among climate models. Results …
Damage Assessments Through Satellite Imagery Of April 2011 Tornado In Alabama,
2013
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Damage Assessments Through Satellite Imagery Of April 2011 Tornado In Alabama, Vikalp Mishra
Von Braun Symposium Student Posters
No abstract provided.
Extratropical Cyclones In A Changing Climate Regime,
2013
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Extratropical Cyclones In A Changing Climate Regime, Brian Freitag
Von Braun Symposium Student Posters
No abstract provided.
Validation Of Satellite Digital Elevation Model Data Through Field Measurements To Help Improve Landslide Susceptibility Modeling,
2013
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Validation Of Satellite Digital Elevation Model Data Through Field Measurements To Help Improve Landslide Susceptibility Modeling, Leigh Baggett, Rob Graham, Cameron Kowalski
Von Braun Symposium Student Posters
No abstract provided.
U.S. Drought Monitor, October 8, 2013,
2013
NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
U.S. Drought Monitor, October 8, 2013, Richard Tinker
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for October 8, 2013 (10/8/13) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
Mongolian National Parks: Competing Interests And Institutional Viability In A Still Emerging Protected Areas System,
2013
SIT Study Abroad
Mongolian National Parks: Competing Interests And Institutional Viability In A Still Emerging Protected Areas System, Kieryn Wurts
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
In Mongolia, 17% of the total landmass is designated as one of four kinds of “protected areas”—Strictly protected areas, national parks, nature reserves, and natural historical monuments. This study focuses primarily on national parks as a civil institution, through on the ground interviewing of ten individuals employed in the protected areas system, field-notes and observations, and community surveying totaling 38 respondents at two research locations, Hustai-Nuruu National Park and Lake Khovsgol National Park. Protected areas are constructed civil spaces, and as a result are sites of competing societal interests--the interests of scientists and conservationists, of tourism and business interests, and …
An Evaluation Of Potential Management Options For The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Aduncus) Population In Kizimkazi, Zanzibar,
2013
SIT Study Abroad
An Evaluation Of Potential Management Options For The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Aduncus) Population In Kizimkazi, Zanzibar, Rebecca Hamilton
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
A short-term study was conducted between November 3rd and November 30th of 2013 in which dolphin area usage was assessed and interviews conducted in order to evaluate which actions should be considered in order to improve dolphin management in Kizimkazi, Zanzibar. GPS coordinates during dolphin sightings were recorded while on tourist and volunteer boat trips to assess dolphin movement and distribution. While on the tourist boats, observations were also made regarding boat operator, tour guide, and tourist knowledge and behavior in relation to tourism interaction guidelines. Interviews were conducted with locals involved in the dolphin tourism sector, tour company representatives, …
Carbon Can’T Buy Happiness: An Analysis Of Ecological Footprints And Happiness Of University Students In The City Of David, Panama,
2013
SIT Study Abroad
Carbon Can’T Buy Happiness: An Analysis Of Ecological Footprints And Happiness Of University Students In The City Of David, Panama, Samantha Burlager
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Global climate change is perhaps the most pressing issue our world faces today. Greenhouse gas emissions reductions are urgently needed, however, there is currently a lack of action due to the fear that a reduction in the ecological footprint will lead to a reduction in GDP and happiness levels of a society. Increasing GDP and economic progress are equivocated with increasing happiness and overall well-being of society. However, based on the literature I discuss in this paper, instead of GDP, an objective measurement of happiness is a better indicator of success. In this paper, I investigate the ecological footprints (in …
Vulnerability, Environmental Security, And Adaptation Awareness In Samoa,
2013
SIT Study Abroad
Vulnerability, Environmental Security, And Adaptation Awareness In Samoa, Katie Williams
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Climate change remains a prevalent problem for today’s international community, particularly for Pacific Island countries. This study examines the current influence of climate change on Samoa by looking at the three tenets of vulnerability: exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. These aspects of climatic change correlate and build off one another, ultimately elucidating the basic vulnerability of any given region. It also analyzes how environmentally secure Samoa is and will be, using Thomas Homer- Dixon’s theory on climate change and conflict. Finally, this paper seeks to outline the current system of adaptation awareness that exists between government, community and foreign aid …
U.S. Drought Monitor, October 1, 2013,
2013
NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
U.S. Drought Monitor, October 1, 2013, David Miskus
United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive
Drought map of U.S. for October 1, 2013 (10/1/13) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.
A Way To Reestablish Our Nations Power,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A Way To Reestablish Our Nations Power, Spencer Petersen
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
A Way to Reestablish Our Nations Power
Where Is Your Next Gallon Coming From?,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Where Is Your Next Gallon Coming From?, Daniel Kent
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Where Is Your Next Gallon Coming From?
Clean Fuel For Americans,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Clean Fuel For Americans, Tate Emanuel
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Clean fuel for Americans
Green Revolving Funds Provide Community Benefits Through Innovation,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Green Revolving Funds Provide Community Benefits Through Innovation, Amanda Johnson
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Green Revolving Funds Provide Community Benefits Through Innovation
Finding Future Energy Today,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Finding Future Energy Today, Savanna Mcdonald
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Finding Future Energy Today
Energy Responsibility,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Energy Responsibility, Lee Kottmeyer
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Energy Responsibility
The War On American Ethanol,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The War On American Ethanol, Jared Korth
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
The War on American Ethanol
Electric Vehicles, Clean Or Dirty?,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Electric Vehicles, Clean Or Dirty?, Nathan Mccormick
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Electric Vehicles, Clean or Dirty?
Avoiding The Bust After The Boom,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Avoiding The Bust After The Boom, Eric Macke
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Avoiding the Bust After the Boom
Electric Vehicles: More Practical Than We Realize,
2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Electric Vehicles: More Practical Than We Realize, Mark Friend
Op-Eds from ENSC230 Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policies
Electric Vehicles: More Practical than We Realize
