Local topography increasingly influences the mass balance of a retreating cirque glacier [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2018 Local topographically driven processes – such as wind drifting, avalanching, and shading – are known to alter the relationship between the mass balance of small cirque glaciers and regional climate.
C. Florentine +5 more
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Thinning of the Monte Perdido Glacier in the Spanish Pyrenees since 1981 [PDF]
, 2016 Producción CientíficaThis paper analyzes the evolution of the Monte Perdido Glacier, the third largest glacier in the Pyrenees, from 1981 to the present. We assessed the evolution of the glacier's surface area by analysis of aerial photographs from 1981,
Alonso González, Esteban +10 more
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The Melting ‘Crown of the Continent’: Visual History of Glacier National Park [PDF]
, 2018 Glacier National Park (GNP), located in northwest Montana, US, was signed into existence on 11 May 1910 by then President William Howard Taft. Conservationist George Bird Grinnell was instrumental in lobbying for the park’s creation and negotiated the ...
Gorczyca, Dori L. +2 more
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Mountain goat declines in a protected, interior, native population
EcosphereA shifting climate poses threats to alpine‐adapted species including mountain goats. We used long‐term (12 years) citizen science monitoring data and Bayesian N‐mixture modeling to estimate population trends and drivers of population metrics among ...
Tabitha A. Graves +3 more
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Alpine plant community diversity in species–area relations at fine scale
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2020 Observations of diversity in alpine vegetation appear to be scale dependent. The relations of plant species richness with surface processes and geomorphology have been studied, but patterns of beta diversity are less known.
George P. Malanson +3 more
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Deep coral habitats of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GBNPP) in Southeast Alaska is a system of glaciated fjords with a unique and recent history of deglaciation. As such, it can serve as a natural laboratory for studying patterns of distribution in marine communities
Élise C Hartill +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Many protected areas worldwide increasingly resemble habitat isolates embedded in human-modified landscapes. However, establishing linkages among protected areas could significantly reduce species-loss rates.
William D. Newmark +5 more
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Differentiating Science from Opinion [PDF]
, 2012 This small collection of teaching activities and discussion prompts seeks to convey to students the difference between legitimate debate regarding climate change and debate which is meant to sway public opinion to protect lucrative industries.
Eugene Williamson, Vicki Osis
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Marine Benthic Habitat Mapping of Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska With an Evaluation of the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard III [PDF]
, 2010 Seafloor geology and potential benthic habitats were mapped in Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, using multibeam sonar, ground-truth information, and geological interpretations. Muir Inlet is a recently deglaciated fjord that is
Cochrane, Guy R +4 more
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The use of chronosequences in studies of ecological succession and soil development [PDF]
, 2010 1. Chronosequences and associated space-for-time substitutions are an important and often necessary tool for studying temporal dynamics of plant communities and soil development across multiple time-scales.
Bardgett, Richard D. +3 more
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