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Structural and Functional Loss in Restored Wetland Ecosystems

Wetlands, which include tropical mangroves and boreal peatlands, are among the most valuable ecosystems in the world because they provide critical ecosystem goods and services, such as carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, fish production, water purification, and erosion control. As global change accelerates the loss of wetlands, attempts are increasing to restore this fragile habitat and its associated functioning. There has been no global evaluation, however, of how effective such restoration efforts have been. Here, we present a meta-analysis of the biological structure (driven mostly by plant communities) and biogeochemical functioning (driven primarily by the storage of carbon in wetland soils) of 621 wetland sites.

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Responding to Climate Change on National Forests: A Guidebook for Developing Adaptation Options

Responding to Climate Change on National Forests: A Guidebook for Developing Adaptation Options

From the USDA Forest Service, comes a recently published guidebook for climate change adaptation in national forests. It provides a state-of-science summary of principles of adaptation, methods for vulnerability assessment, and tools and processes to facilitate the development of adaptation strategies and tactics. Distributed to all 176 national forest units, the guidebook is being used throughout the Forest Service and by other agencies to integrate climate change in sustainable resource management.

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RFA Conference Call Q & A - March 19, 2011

There were approximately 12 participants on this second informational call. Many had participated in our first call, but new entities included: Downstream Strategies, Ecological Modeling, U. of VA., Penn. State, and Environmental Services.

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US Fish and Wildlife Service - Science Seminar Series 2012

US Fish and Wildlife Service - Science Seminar Series 2012

US Fish and Wildlife Service Science Seminar Series 2012 takes place in the Northeast Regional Office, Hadley, MA, on the second or fourth Thursday of each mouth from 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Presentations are also available via broadcast or webinar at http://www.fws.gov/northeast/science/seminars/

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WS Agenda FINAL 112211 Nov 2011

WS Agenda FINAL 112211 Nov 2011

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WPT Ranking Guidance 20111121 Nov 2011

WPT Ranking Guidance 20111121 Nov 2011

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App LCC Synthesis Report 12711 DJ Case ver3 FINAL Nov 2011

App LCC Synthesis Report 12711 DJ Case ver3 FINAL

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ALCC Vision Mission Nov 2011

ALCC Vision Mission Nov 2011

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Chris Burkett Process Presentation Final Nov 2011

Chris Burkett Process Presentation Final Nov 2011

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Rob Baldwin Landscape Scale Conservation Planning Talk Nov 2011

Rob Baldwin Landscape Scale Conservation Planning Talk Nov 2011

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Ken Elowe Conservation Framework Presentation AppLCC Workshop Nov 2011

Ken Elowe Conservation Framework Presentation AppLCC Workshop Nov 2011

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Paul Johansen Welcome ALCC Conservation Priorities Science Needs Workshop Nov 2011

Paul Johansen Welcome ALCC Conservation Priorities Science Needs Workshop Nov 2011

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National Report on Sustainable Forests

National Report on Sustainable Forests

This is a report on the state of forests in the United States of America and the indicators of national progress toward the goal of sustainable forest management. The report is designed to provide information that will improve public dialog and decision making on desired outcomes and needed actions to move the Nation toward this goal. The 64 indicators of forest sustainability used in the report reflect many of the environmental, social, and economic concerns of the American public regarding forests, and they help us establish a quantitative baseline for measuring progress toward sustainability. While the report presents data primarily at a national or regional level, it also provides a valuable context for related efforts to ensure sustainability at other geographic and political scales. Action at all levels is vital to achieving sustainable forest management in the United States. The current edition includes 130 pages of detailed information organized by indicator, as well as summary analyses and policy recommendations. Over 30 Forest Service scientists, senior staff and outside collaborators contributed to this edition of the report. A previous edition of the report was released in 2003, and an update is anticipated for 2015. Questions or comments about the report or the project as a whole are greatly appreciated and can be directed to Guy Robertson (see box on left).

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IT Notes 2011

Goal statement: Create, maintain, and grow a GIS/ IT architecture that facilitates the development of community networks, supports systems modeling, enables information creation, exchange and education in a consistent manner across administrative boundaries allowing users to easily discover, access and integrate data and tools to facilitate conservation across the landscape over time.

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RFA 6 - Understanding Land Use and Climate Change in the Appalachian Landscape - Word Doc

The APLCC intends to understand and address major environmental and human-related vulnerabilities of species as it relates to climate change stressors and develop adaptation strategies in response to climate change. This project will identify species and habitats vulnerable to climate change impacts, and describe vulnerabilities in sufficient detail to inform conservation partners who can then plan adaptive management responses, and compile a tabular, geo-referenced database for the Appalachian LCC website with a list of species/communities by taxonomic group/province identified as most vulnerable using the methodology determined to be of highest quality and best suited to the need of the Appalachians.

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RFA 5 - Survey inventory & distribution mapping of RTEE species across the Appalachian LCC

Species/community management at the large regional scale of the Appalachian LCC requires GIS products that allow for a comprehensive assessment of distribution trends at whole-population levels. Those species that are federally listed under the Endangered Species Act are most likely to have been mapped across their entire range of occurrence, however state-listed species or other rare but priority species may not have been mapped entirely - or this information may not be readily available to all LCC partners. Having georeferenced ranges for our rarest endemic species will allow resource managers to focus conservation efforts, including mitigation projects and seek to divert development interests harmful to these communities. Furthermore, readily accessible comprehensive data will result in enhanced collaboration opportunities.

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