Toward climate change refugia conservation at an ecoregion scale
Climate change uncertainty poses serious challenges to conservation efforts. One emerging
conservation strategy is to identify and conserve climate change refugia: areas relatively …
conservation strategy is to identify and conserve climate change refugia: areas relatively …
Effects of livestock grazing on the ecology of Sierra meadows: a review of the current state of scientific knowledge to inform meadow restoration and management
Wet montane meadows are an important component of the Sierra Nevada, CA ecosystem
that provide diverse ecological services when in functional condition. Efforts are underway to …
that provide diverse ecological services when in functional condition. Efforts are underway to …
Evaluation of soil and water conservation function in the Wugong mountain meadow based on the comprehensive index method
S Rana, X Cheng, Y Wu, C Hu, RS Jemim, Z Liu… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Wugong Mountain meadow landscape is well-known both at home and abroad because of
its ornamental value. Our study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the function of soil and …
its ornamental value. Our study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the function of soil and …
Analyzing the Subsurface consequences of dam removal on Groundwater Storage and Hydrologic niches in a Mountain Meadow Ecosystem
TD Eyster, MS Johnson, SM Yarnell… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Springer
Dam removal is becoming more common as aging infrastructure deteriorates and people
seek to restore the environmental conditions created by dams. Despite this growth in dam …
seek to restore the environmental conditions created by dams. Despite this growth in dam …
Pleistocene glacial cycles drove lineage diversification and fusion in the Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus)
Species endemic to alpine environments can evolve via steep ecological selection gradients
between lowland and upland environments. Additionally, many alpine environments have …
between lowland and upland environments. Additionally, many alpine environments have …
Environmental and managerial factors associated with pack stock distribution in high elevation meadows: Case study from Yosemite National Park
C Walden-Schreiner, YF Leung, T Kuhn… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Parks and protected areas are integral strategies for biological diversity conservation, and
their management often involves balancing visitor use with resource protection. Effectively …
their management often involves balancing visitor use with resource protection. Effectively …
Testing the effective-discharge paradigm in gravel-bed river restoration
Restoration of an alluvial wet-meadow system was conducted in the late 1990s to
reestablish hydraulic interactions between the river, floodplain, and groundwater to support …
reestablish hydraulic interactions between the river, floodplain, and groundwater to support …
Missing the boat on freshwater fish conservation in California
Population growth and increasing water‐use pressures threaten California's freshwater
ecosystems and have led many native fishes to the brink of extinction. To guide fish …
ecosystems and have led many native fishes to the brink of extinction. To guide fish …
Landscape genetics of a sub-alpine toad: climate change predicted to induce upward range shifts via asymmetrical migration corridors
Climate change is expected to have a major hydrological impact on the core breeding
habitat and migration corridors of many amphibians in the twenty-first century. The Yosemite …
habitat and migration corridors of many amphibians in the twenty-first century. The Yosemite …
Mediating water temperature increases due to livestock and global change in high elevation meadow streams of the Golden Trout Wilderness
Rising temperatures due to climate change are pushing the thermal limits of many species,
but how climate warming interacts with other anthropogenic disturbances such as land use …
but how climate warming interacts with other anthropogenic disturbances such as land use …