Climate Change

Projecting Surface Water Area Under Different Climate and Development Scenarios

Changes in climate and land-use/land-cover will impact surface water dynamics throughout the 21st century and influence global surface water availability. However, most projections of surface water dynamics focus on climate drivers using local-scale …

Data from: Spatiotemporal dynamic of surface water bodies using Landsat time-series data from 1999 to 2011

Detailed information on the spatiotemporal dynamic in surface water bodies is important for quantifying the effects of a drying climate, increased water abstraction and rapid urbanization on wetlands. The Swan Coastal Plain (SCP) with over 1500 …

Spatial patterns and temporal dynamics in savanna vegetation phenology across the North Australian Tropical Transect

The phenology of a landscape is a key parameter in climate and biogeochemical cycle models and its correct representation is central to the accurate simulation of carbon, water and energy exchange between the land surface and the atmosphere. Whereas …

Interannual variability of crop residue potential in the north central region of the United States

Crop residue is potentially a major biomass feedstock for bio-based industries. Spatial and interannual variability of crop residue yield potential in relation to climatic variability in average of daily mean temperature and total precipitation …

Spatiotemporal dynamic of surface water bodies using Landsat time-series data from 1999 to 2011

Detailed information on the spatiotemporal dynamic in surface water bodies is important for quantifying the effects of a drying climate, increased water abstraction and rapid urbanization on wetlands.

Response of switchgrass yield to future climate change

A climate envelope approach was used to model the response of switchgrass, a model bioenergy species in the United States, to future climate change. The model was built using general additive models (GAMs), and switchgrass yields collected at 45 …

Environmental Conditions Promoting Non-native Phragmites australis Expansion in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands

The invasion and expansion of the non-native Phragmites australis in Great Lakes coastal wetlands is of increasing concern. Monitoring coastal wetlands where water level has dropped and controlling Phragmites at early stages of invasion are essential for maintaining healthy Great Lakes coastal wetlands of high species diversity and wildlife habitat. This becomes important as water levels in the Great Lakes have reached extreme lows and are expected to decline with future climate change.

Prairie Wetland Complexes as Landscape Functional Units in a Changing Climate

The wetland complex is the functional ecological unit of the prairie pothole region (PPR) of central North America. Maintaining ecosystem goods and services at current levels in a warmer climate will be a major challenge for the conservation community.