Climate change and Rocky Mountain ecosystems. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jessica E. Halofsky, David L. Peterson, editors.
• Editors: Halofsky, Jessica E; Peterson, David L (David Lawrence), 1954-
• Contents: Chapter 1: Assessing Climate Change Effects in the Northern Rockies; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership Process; 1.3 Toward Implementation of Climate-Smart Management; 1.4 A Brief Tour of the Northern Rockies; 1.4.1 Western Rockies Subregion; 1.4.2 Central Rockies Subregion; 1.4.3 Eastern Rockies Subregion; 1.4.4 Greater Yellowstone Area Subregion; 1.4.5 Grassland Subregion; References; Chapter 2: Historical and Projected Climate in the Northern Rockies Region; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Climate Model Overview 2.3 Methods Used to Assess Future Climate in the Northern Rockies Region; 2.4 Projected Future Climate in the Northern Rockies; References; Chapter 3: Effects of Climate Change on Snowpack, Glaciers, and Water Resources in the Northern Rockies; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Mechanisms for Climate Change Effects on Hydrology; 3.3 Effects of Climate Change on Snowpack and Glaciers; 3.4 Effects of Climate Change on Streamflow; 3.4.1 Future Streamflow Projections; 3.5 Adapting Water Resources and Management to Climate Change; References; Chapter 4: Effects of Climate Change on Cold-Water Fish in the Northern Rockies; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Analytical Approach; 4.2.1 Assessment Area; 4.2.2 Climate Change Scenarios; 4.2.3 Fish Species; 4.2.4 Trout Distribution Models; 4.3 Vulnerability of Native Trout to Climate Change; 4.3.1 Stream Temperature; 4.3.2 Cutthroat Trout; 4.3.3 Bull Trout; 4.3.4 Additional Fish Species; 4.4 Applying the Assessment; 4.5 Adapting Fish Species and Fisheries Management to Climate Change; 4.5.1 Adaptation Options; 4.5.2 Principles of Climate-Smart Management; References; Chapter 5: Effects of Climate Change on Forest Vegetation in the Northern Rockies5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Climate Change Assessment Techniques; 5.1.2 Forest Vegetation Responses to Climate; 5.1.3 Biotic and Abiotic Disturbances; 5.2 Climate Change Effects on Tree Species; 5.2.1 Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa); 5.2.2 Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii); 5.2.3 Western Larch (Larix occidentalis); 5.2.4 Western White Pine (Pinus monticola); 5.2.5 Grand Fir (Abies grandis); 5.2.6 Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata); 5.2.7 Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla); 5.2.8 Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia)5.2.9 Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis); 5.2.10 Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa); 5.2.11 Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii); 5.2.12 Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana); 5.2.13 Alpine Larch (Larix lyallii); 5.2.14 Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis); 5.2.15 Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides); 5.2.16 Cottonwood (Populus spp.); 5.2.17 Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica); 5.3 Effects of Climate Change on Broader Vegetation Patterns; 5.4 Natural Resource Issues and Management; 5.4.1 Landscape Heterogeneity; 5.4.2 Timber Production; 5.4.3 Carbon Sequestration.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (246 pages)
• Subjects: 333.7; Environment; Climatic changes -- Rocky Mountains; Climatic changes; NATURE -- Ecology; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Environment; Climate Change; Natural Resources; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Ecosystems; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Nature -- Natural Resources; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology; Environmental management; The environment; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Climatic changes; Natural resources; Endangered ecosystems; Wildlife management; Climate change; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319569284; 3319569287
• Related ISBNs: 9783319569277; 3319569279
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