Sierra Nevada Ecosystems: Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project

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"Climate Change: During the period of recent human settlement the Sierra Nevada, climate was much wetter, warmer, and more stable than climates of the past two millenia; successful ecosystem evaluations and planning for the future must factor climate change into analyses."

"A brief introduction to the Sierra Nevada and the context of the study are presented here; subsequent chapters summarize the study’s findings."

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http://ceres.ca.gov/snep/pubs/v1.html

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climate change, rock and soil, Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (SNEP), water, mineral claim densities, plants and vegetation, animals, humans in the sierra, social institutions, public private land ownership

Species Common Names:
douglas fir, sequoia, foothill pine, pinon pine, jeffrey pine, ponderosa pine, juniper, white fir, incense cedar

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Publication Date:
June 01, 1996 02:00 AM

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Complete

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None planned

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Public

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Mt. Tom, Kings Canyon National Park

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Merced River Watershed Portal

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Sierra Nevada Ecosystems: Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project