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" Understanding multiple environmental stresses : "
Committee on Earth-Atmosphere Interactions: Understanding and Responding to Multiple Environmental Stresses, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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BL
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950092
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b704462
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Understanding multiple environmental stresses : : report of a workshop /\ Committee on Earth-Atmosphere Interactions: Understanding and Responding to Multiple Environmental Stresses, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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Washington, DC :: National Academies Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xii, 141 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0309103312
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9780309103312
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary -- Introduction -- Defining the concept of 'multiple stresses' -- The nature of the problem -- What assessments conclude about research needs -- Introduction to the case studies -- Nonlinearities, thresholds, and the vulnerability-resilience continuum -- Drought -- Context and impacts -- Understanding vulnerability and response strategies -- Drought policy and preparedness -- Research needs -- Atmosphere-ecosystem interactions -- Context and impacts -- Impacts on humans, ecosystems, and economies -- Policy options : adaptation and mitigation -- Research needs -- Lessons learned from the case studies -- Comprehensive regional frameworks -- A aeb of integrated sensors -- Regional information systems -- Framework for process studies -- Improving our predictive capability -- Research needs related to nonlinearities and thresholds -- Research needs related to increasing resilience -- Research needs related to regional studies -- Near-term opportunities -- Appendix A. Statement of task -- Appendix B. Workshop agenda -- Appendix C. Workshop participants -- Appendix D. Extended speaker abstracts -- Appendix E. Committee biosketches.
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Introduction -- Defining the concept of 'multiple stresses' -- The nature of the problem -- What assessments conclude about research needs -- Introduction to the case studies -- Nonlinearities, thresholds, and the vulnerability-resilience continuum -- Drought -- Context and impacts -- Understanding vulnerability and response strategies -- Drought policy and preparedness -- Research needs -- Atmosphere-ecosystem interactions -- Context and impacts -- Impacts on humans, ecosystems, and economies -- Policy options : adaptation and mitigation -- Research needs -- Lessons learned from the case studies -- Comprehensive regional frameworks -- A aeb of integrated sensors -- Regional information systems -- Framework for process studies -- Improving our predictive capability -- Research needs related to nonlinearities and thresholds -- Research needs related to increasing resilience -- Research needs related to regional studies -- Near-term opportunities -- Appendix A. Statement of task -- Appendix B. Workshop agenda -- Appendix C. Workshop participants -- Appendix D. Extended speaker abstracts -- Appendix E. Committee biosketches.
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Biotic communities, Congresses.
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Climatic changes, Congresses.
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Droughts, Congresses.
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Biotic communities.
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Climatic changes.
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Droughts.
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577.2/2
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QC929.2.U53 2007eb
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National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Earth-Atmosphere Interactions: Understanding and Responding to Multiple Environmental Stresses.
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