Ecosystem Modelling
Ecosystem Modelling
Climate R&D scientists examine ecosystem dynamics that provide important services but are susceptible to the combined impacts of anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Ecosystem modeling provides land managers with geospatial information, models, and management tools that address the vulnerability of ecosystems to changing environmental conditions.
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Geological Investigations of the Neogene
More than a third of the United States population lives in counties directly on the shoreline, making them vulnerable to hazards associated with changing sea level and storm surges associated with hurricanes and severe storms. The geologic record contains many examples of past intervals of warm climate and high sea level. "Geological Investigation of the Neogene" is examining proxy records of...
Exploring Future Flora, Environments, and Climates Through Simulations (EFFECTS)
Climate changes can significantly affect species and ecosystems. Historical and paleoenvironmental data record species and ecosystem responses to past climate changes, but these records become sparse as one goes further back in time. Model simulations can be used fill the spatial and temporal gaps in observed records to improve our understanding of the potential magnitude, rate, and spatial...
Terrestrial Rates and Amplitudes of Changes in Ecoclimate Systems (TRACES)
Vegetation changes caused by climatic variations and/or land use may have large impacts on forests, agriculture, rangelands, natural ecosystems, and endangered species. Climate modeling studies indicate that vegetation cover, in turn, has a strong influence on regional climates, and this must be better understood before models can estimate future environmental conditions. To address these issues...