Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response

David Greenland; Lloyd Swift; [Editors]

doi:10.2737/SE-GTR-65

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Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response

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Authors:

David Greenland, Lloyd Swift, [Editors]

Year:

1990

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-GTR-65

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-65. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 90 p.

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Abstract

Nine papers describe studies of climate variability and ecosystem response. The studies were conducted at LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) sites representing forest, agricultural, and aquatic ecosystems and systems in which extreme climates limit vegetational cover. An overview paper prepared by the LTER Climate Committee stresses the importance of (1) clear definitions of terms, (2) use of appropriate temporal and spatial scales, (3) development of new and more useful indices of climate, and (4) opportunities to take scientific advantage of differences and similarities among LTER sites.

Keywords

climate, climatic variability, long-term rcological research

Citation

Greenland, David; Swift, Lloyd W., Jr.; [Editors] 1990. Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-65. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 90 p.