Earth Science Matters Newsletter
Earth Science Matters is dedicated to disseminating information on current activities in the Climate Research and Development Program. The newsletter is intended to highlight recent research findings from the program and their relevance to societal needs and issues important to resource managers, policy makers, and the general public.
Newsletter Group
Earth Science Matters - Volume 11, Fall 2020
This issue of Earth Science Matters highlights recently published research from the Climate Research and Development Program that contributes to an improved understanding of how changing land use, climate, and environment affect communities, ecosystems, and the services they provide.
Earth Science Matters - Volume 10, Spring 2020
This issue of Earth Science Matters highlights recently published Climate R&D Program research that contributes to an improved understanding of how changing land use, climate, and environment affect communities, ecosystems, and the services they provide.
Earth Science Matters - Volume 9, Fall 2019
This issue of Earth Science Matters highlights recent collaborations with stakeholders and newly published research products that contribute to an improved understanding of how changing land use, climate, and environment affect communities, ecosystems, and the services they provide.
Earth Science Matters - Volume 8, Spring 2019
This issue of Earth Science Matters highlights recently published research that contribute to an improved understanding of how changing land use, climate, and environment affect communities, ecosystems, and the services they provide.
Earth Science Matters - Volume 7, Fall 2017
This issue of Earth Science Matters focuses on several different projects that aim to better understand how changes in land use, climate, and environment affect components of the Earth system.
Earth Science Matters - Volume 6, Spring 2017
This issue focuses on the forest ecosystems in the western United States. These forests stretch from the boreal forests of Alaska through the giant sequoia forests of the Sierra Nevadas to the mixed conifer forests of the southern Rocky Mountains. All these habitats are affected by a combination of climate variability and changes in land management.
Earth Science Matters - Volume 5, Fall 2016
This issue of Earth Science Matters highlights USGS research on Rocky Mountain ecosystems and their sensitivity to changing climate and land use, historic patterns of land use in the conterminous United States, and changes in seasonal wind patterns related to glaciation.
Earth Science Matters - Volume 4, Spring 2016
This issue of the newsletter highlights USGS research on patterns and impacts of drought on ecosystems of the western United States, the effects oil and gas development on landscapes, and the processes that influence coastal wetlands.
Debra A Willard, Ph.D.
Reston, VA 20192
Hannah M Hamilton, Ph.D.
Reston, VA 20192
Madeline Martin
Reston, Virginia 20192
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