Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1989

Abstract

Unusual ecosystem responses are frequently driven by meteorological events. The frequency and magnitude of these events and responses can be char­acterized through Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER). The LTER Climate Com­mittee identifies four issues to be considered in future investigations:

(1) the need to clarify terms and definitions used in dis­cussing climate variability,

(2) the impor­tance of recognizing the various time and space scales of climate variability and eco­system response,

(3) the need to expand data beyond dependence on traditional summaries of temperature and precipita­tion, and

(4) the value of insights gained from examining similarities and dissimilari­ties among climate episodes and ecosys­tem responses across LTER sites.

Language

English

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Climate Variability and Ecosystem Response (#6).pdf (3441 kB)
Workshop Proceedings, Boulder, Colorado, August, 1988
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