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Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Rocky Mountain Environmental Research
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Strategic Framework
Author: Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)Publisher:
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Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems
Author: Jessica HalofskyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319569287
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book is the result of a team of approximately 100 scientists and resource managers who worked together for two years to understand the effects of climatic variability and change on water resources, fisheries, forest vegetation, non-forest vegetation, wildlife, recreation, cultural resources and ecosystem services. Adaptation options, both strategic and tactical, were developed for each resource area. This information is now being applied in the northern rocky Mountains to ensure long-term sustainability in resource conditions. The volume chapters provide a technical assessment of the effects of climatic variability and change on natural and cultural resources, based on best available science, including new analyses obtained through modeling and synthesis of existing data. Each chapter also contains a summary of adaptation strategies (general) and tactics (on-the-ground actions) that have been developed by science-management teams.
Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Integrated Research Facility
Author: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rocky Mountain Regional Plan and the Proposed Rocky Mountain Regional Plan
Author: United States. Forest Service. Rocky Mountain RegionPublisher:
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Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes
Author: Tony PratoPublisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1936331683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Prato and Fagre offer the first systematic, multi-disciplinary assessment of the challenges involved in managing the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem (CCE), an area of the Rocky Mountains that includes northwestern Montana, southwestern Alberta, and southeastern British Columbia. The spectacular landscapes, extensive recreational options, and broad employment opportunities of the CCE have made it one of the fastest growing regions in the United States and Canada, and have lead to a shift in its economic base from extractive resources to service-oriented recreation and tourism industries. In the process, however, the amenities and attributes that draw people to this 'New West' are under threat. Pastoral scenes are disappearing as agricultural lands and other open spaces are converted to residential uses, biodiversity is endangered by the fragmentation of fish and wildlife habitats, and many areas are experiencing a decline in air and water quality. Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes provides a scientific basis for communities to develop policies for managing the growth and economic transformation of the CCE without sacrificing the quality of life and environment for which the land is renowned. The book begins with a natural and economic history of the CCE. It follows with an assessment of current physical and biological conditions in the CCE. The contributors then explore how social, economic, demographic, and environmental forces are transforming ecosystem structure and function. They consider ecosystem change in response to changing patterns of land use, pollution, and drought; the increasing risk of wildfire to wildlife and to human life and property; and the implications of global climate change on the CCE. A final, policy-focused section of the book looks at transboundary issues in ecosystem management and evaluates the potential of community-based and adaptive approaches in ecosystem management.
Rocky Mountain National Park (N.P.), Proposed Master Plan
Author: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
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Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Rocky Mountain Science Council Newsletter
Author: Natural Laboratories: Scientists in National Parks Rocky Mountain
Author: Christy MihalyPublisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1731611293
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
While reading this book, young learners will explore the scientific research underway in Rocky Mountain National Park. The high peaks, green meadows, and clear lakes of this park offers researchers and scientists the opportunity to study mountain ecosystems. This book covers a variety of topics from climate change to archaeology and much more. The Natural Laboratory: Scientists in National Parks series takes a look at the research and responsibilities of scientists working in U.S. national parks. Each 7.5" x 10" photo-filled book explores the topography of the park, its natural resources, the specific projects that have been undertaken there and why these projects are significant. Each 48-page book in the series also features quotes from scientists working in the featured park, to better explain to readers how and why things are done