Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites.

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 An Introduction to Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response -- I: Short-Term Climate Events -- Introductory Overview -- 2 Hurricane Impacts in New England and Puerto Rico -- 3 Drought Impacts on Tree Growth and Mortality of Southern Appalachian Forests -- 4 Climate Variability in the North Central Region: Characterizing Drought Severity Patterns -- 5 Climate Forcing at the Arctic LTER Site -- Short-Term Climatic Events-Synthesis -- II: The Quasi-Quintennial Timescale -- Introductory Overview -- 6 An LTER Network Overview and Introduction to El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Climatic Signal and Response -- 7 The Climate of the Central Arizona and Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Site (CAP LTER) and Links to ENSO -- 8 Watershed Hydrological and Chemical Responses to Precipitation Variability in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico -- 9 Climate Variability and Ecological Response of the Marine Ecosystem in the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) Region -- 10 Climate and Hydrologic Variations and Implications for Lake and Stream Ecological Response in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica -- The Quasi-Quintennial Timescale-Synthesis -- III: The Interdecadal Timescale -- Introductory Overview -- 11 Interdecadal-Scale Variability: An Assessment of LTER Climate Data -- 12 A 200-Year Perspective of Climate Variability and the Response of White Spruce in Interior Alaska -- 13 Decadal Climate Variation and Coho Salmon Catch -- 14 Decadal and Century-Long Changes in Storminess at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites -- 15 Multidecadal Drought Cycles in South-Central New Mexico: Patterns and Consequences -- The Interdecadal Timescale-Synthesis -- IV: Century to Millennial Timescale -- Introductory Overview.

16 Century- to Millennial-Scale Climate Change and Ecosystem Response in Taylor Valley, Antarctica -- 17 Millennial-Scale Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at the Jornada LTER Site -- 18 Millennial and Century Climate Changes in the Colorado Alpine -- Century to Millennial Timescale-Synthesis -- V: Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at Selected LTER Sites at Multiple Timescales -- Introductory Overview -- 19 Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at the H. J. Andrews Long-Term Ecological Research Site -- 20 Climate Variability in Tallgrass Prairie at Multiple Timescales: Konza Prairie Biological Station -- 21 Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response-Synthesis -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

PrefacePart I1. An Introduction to Climate VariabilityPart II Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response on Different Time-Scales Short Term Climatic EventsShort-Term Climatic Events: Introductory Overview2. Hurricanes Impacts on Temperate and Tropical Forests3. Drought Impacts on Tree Growth and Mortality of Southern Appalachian Forests4. Climate Variability in the North Central Region: Characterizing Drought Severity Patterns5. Climate Forcing at the Arctic LTER SiteShort-Term Climatic Events-SynthesisThe Quasi-Quintennial Time ScaleIntroductory Overview6. An LTER Network Overview and Introduction of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climatic signal and response7. The Climate of the Central Arizona and Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CALPTER) Site and links to ENSO8. Watershed Hydrological and Chemical Responses to Precipitation Variability in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico9. Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response of the Marine Ecosystem in the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) Region10. Climate and Hydrologic Variations and Implications for Lake and Stream Ecological Response in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaSynthesis: The Quasi-Quintennial Time Scale Climate Variability and Ecological ResponseThe Inter-Decadal Time ScaleIntroductory Overview11. Interdecadal Scale Variability: An Assessment of LTER Climate Data12. A 200-Year Perspective of Climate Variability and the Response of White Spruce in Interior Alaska13. Decadal Climate Variation and Coho Salmon Catch14. Decadal and Century-long Changes in Storminess at LTER Sites15. Mulit-Decadal Drought Cycles in South-central New Mexico: Patterns and ConsequencesDecadal-Scale Climate Variability and ecosystem response at LTER SitesCentury to Millennial ScaleThe Century to Millennial Scale Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at LTER Sites16. Century to Millennial

Scale Climate Change and Ecosystem Response in Taylor Valley, Antarctica17. Millennial-scale Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at the Jornada LTER18. Millennial and Century Climate Changes in the Colorado AlpinePart III Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at selected LTER Sites Over Multiple Time ScalesCross Time-Scale Climatic Events and Ecosystem Responses19. Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response at the H.J. Andrews Long-Term Ecological Research Site20. Climate Variability in Tallgrass Prairie at Multiple Time Scales: Konza Prairie Biological StationPart IV21. Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response-An Overview.

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