Location
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building Ballroom
Start Date
2-2-2010 11:45 AM
End Date
2-2-2010 11:55 AM
Description
12 PowerPoint slides Convener: William Smith, UNLV Session 3: Policy, Decision Making, and Outreach Abstract: -Literature shows upward elevation shifts of biological species as a result of climate change -Effects of climate change expected to accelerate in coming decades -Concern both about species migrating out of parks and the potential inability of species to quickly adapt to the changing conditions within National Parks and other federal land boundaries
Keywords
Climatic changes; Desert ecology; Desert plants – Effect of global warming on; Global warming; Nevada – Newberry Mountains; Phytogeography – Climatic factors
Disciplines
Desert Ecology | Environmental Monitoring | Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources and Conservation | Plant Sciences
Included in
Desert Ecology Commons, Environmental Monitoring Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Plant Sciences Commons
Geovisualization of Ecological Data for Park Policy Support
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building Ballroom
12 PowerPoint slides Convener: William Smith, UNLV Session 3: Policy, Decision Making, and Outreach Abstract: -Literature shows upward elevation shifts of biological species as a result of climate change -Effects of climate change expected to accelerate in coming decades -Concern both about species migrating out of parks and the potential inability of species to quickly adapt to the changing conditions within National Parks and other federal land boundaries