Sierra Nevada Global Change Research Program
http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sngc/


This United States Geological Survey (USGS) Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) website looks at mountain ecosystems and climate change patterns in the Pacific Southwest. Topics covered include climate gradients in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, controlling forest composition, and the structure and dynamics of this ecosystem. The relationship between fires and climate variations, and predicting climate change through paleo-vegetation, seedlings, forest demography, and forest modeling are also discussed.

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Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science