Observed climate change
By: Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, Louis R. Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Leslie A. Brandt, Stephen D. Handler, Maria K. Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Christopher W. Swanston, Scott Bearer, Alexander Bryan, Kenneth L. Clark, Greg Czarnecki, Philip DeSenze, William D. Dijak, Jacob S. Fraser, Paul F. Gugger, Andrea Hille, Justin Hynicka, Claire A. Jantz, Matthew C. Kelly, Katrina M. Krause, Inga P. La Puma, Deborah Landau, Richard G. Lathrop, Laura P. Leites, Evan Madlinger, Stephen N. Matthews, Gulnihal Ozbay, Matthew P. Peters, Anantha Prasad, David A. Schmit, Collin Shephard, Rebecca Shirer, Nicholas S. Skowronski, Al Steele, Susan Stout, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, John Thompson, Richard M. Turcotte, David A. Weinstein, and Alfonso Yáñez
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Abstract
As discussed in Chapter 1, climate is one of the principal factors that have determined the composition and extent of forest ecosystems in the Mid-Atlantic region during the past several thousand years. This chapter describes the climate trends in the assessment area that have been observed during the past century, including documented patterns of climate-related processes and extreme weather events. It also presents evidence that ecosystems in the Mid-Atlantic region are already exhibiting signals that they are responding to shifts in temperature and precipitation.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Observed climate change |
| Series number | NRS-181 |
| Chapter | 3 |
| DOI | 10.2737/NRS-GTR-181 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Forest Service |
| Contributing office(s) | Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, Northeast Climate Science Center |
| Description | 15 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | General Technical Report NRS-181, Mid-Atlantic forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: A report from the Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Response Framework project |
| First page | 60 |
| Last page | 74 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania |
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