Download or read book Late Quaternary Environmental History of Montane Forests of the Sierra Nevada California written by Eric Gustaf Edlund and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paleoecological research was undertaken in the central Sierra Nevada to determine the postglacial environmental history of regions which today support montane mixed conifer forests. Six lake sites were selected for study. The sites are ecologically similar to one another, and are situated near the maximum extent of Tioga glaciation at elevations between 1800-2000 meters. Pollen, macrofossils, and microscopic charcoal were analyzed to develop a regional environmental history based on comparison of the local records.
Download or read book Crow s Range written by David Beesley and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Muir called it the "Range of Light, the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I’ve ever seen." The Sierra Nevada—a single unbroken mountain range stretching north to south over four hundred miles, best understood as a single ecosystem but embracing a number of environmental communities—has been the site of human activity for millennia. From the efforts of ancient Native Americans to encourage game animals by burning brush to create meadows to the burgeoning resort and residential development of the present, the Sierra has endured, and often suffered from, the efforts of humans to exploit its bountiful resources for their own benefit. Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada from earliest times, beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the geologic development of the range and its various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a lively and informed account of the history, environmental challenges, and political controversies that lie behind the breathtaking scenery of the Sierra. Among the highlights are discussions of the impact of the Gold Rush and later mining efforts, as well as the supporting industries that mining spawned, including logging, grazing, water-resource development, market hunting, urbanization, and transportation; the politics and emotions surrounding the establishment of Yosemite and other state and national parks; the transformation of the Hetch Hetchy into a reservoir and the desertification of the once-lush Owens Valley; the roles of the Forest Service, Park Service, and other regulatory agencies; the consequences of the fateful commitment to wildfire suppression in Sierran forests; and the ever-growing impact of tourism and recreational use. Through Beesley’s wide-ranging discussion, John Muir’s "divinely beautiful" range is revealed in all its natural and economic complexity, a place that at the beginning of the twenty-first century is in grave danger of being loved to death. Available in hardcover and paperback.
Download or read book Reconstruction of Late Quaternary Vegetation and Climate at Lake Moran Central Sierra Nevada California written by Eric Gustaf Edlund and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quaternary Climatic and Glacial History of the Sierra Nevada California written by Robert Rodney Curry and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Anthropocene written by David R. Butler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to the Anthropocene, the period of unprecedented human impacts on Earth’s environmental systems, and illustrates how Geographers envision the concept of the Anthropocene. This edited volume illustrates that geographers have a diverse perspective on what the Anthropocene is and represents. The chapters also show that geographers do not feel it necessary to identify only one starting point for the temporal onset of the Anthropocene. Several starting points are suggested, and some authors support the concept of a time-transgressive Anthropocene. Chapters in this book are organized into six sections, but many of them transcend easy categorization and could have fit into two or even three different sections. Geographers embrace the concept of the Anthropocene while defining it and studying it in a variety of ways that clearly show the breadth and diversity of the discipline. This book will be of great value to scholars, researchers, and students interested in geography, environmental humanities, environmental studies, and anthropology. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Annals of the American Association of Geographers.
Download or read book Sierra Nevada Natural History written by Tracy Irwin Storer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to learn more about virtually every aspect of this spectacular mountain range--from its superb flora and fauna to its rugged topography. Comprehensive yet concise and portable, the book describes hundreds of species: trees and shrubs, flowering plants and ferns, fungi and lichens, insects and fish, amphibians and reptiles, and birds and mammals. Now completely updated and revised, it will continue to be the essential guide to the Sierra Nevada for a new generation of hikers, campers, tourists, naturalists, students, and teachers--everyone who wants to know more about this unique and beautiful mountain range. * Describes more than 750 of the species most likely to be encountered with more than 500 new color photographs and 218 detailed black-and-white drawings * Includes engaging and accessible introductory sections on Sierra Nevada topography, climate, geological history, and human history * The compact, updated species accounts make identification easy, provide informative remarks on ecology and life history, and note which species are threatened or endangered
Download or read book The West Without Water written by B. Lynn Ingram and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Documents the tumultuous climate of the American West over twenty thousand years, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources."--Back cover.
Download or read book Organic Geochemical Reconstructions of the Late Quaternary Climate History of the Sierra Nevada written by Joseph Horace Street and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organic geochemical proxy measurements in sediments from Swamp Lake, Yosemite NP, in the central Sierra Nevada of California provide evidence of climatic change on millennial and centennial timescales over the last ~20,000 years. Proxy measurements in bulk sediments (TOC, TN, C/N, [delta]13Corg, [delta]15N, biogenic silica, magnetic susceptibility) record the response of the lake environment, in terms of primary productivity, OM sources, microbial OM regeneration and secondary production, and detrital input, to climate-driven changes in temperature, seasonal ice cover, lake mixing regimes, runoff and lake level. Parallel changes in the relative abundances of n-alkane biomarkers provide more specific information about lake level during the Holocene epoch. The inferred environmental changes at Swamp lake correlate with other Sierra Nevada paleo-records, and with reconstructed sea surface temperatures along the California margin. Parallel changes in the Swamp Lake and SST records over the past ~20,000 years provide new evidence that continental climate in the Sierra Nevada and the California Current system have responded, on multiple timescales, to common drivers in North Pacific ocean-atmospheric circulation. Measurements of compound-specific hydrogen isotope ratios in sedimentary leaf wax n-alkanes ([delta]Dwax) provide insight into the nature of the link between North Pacific and Sierra Nevada climate over time. The [delta]Dwax composition of Swamp Lake sediments is primarily controlled by changes in the [delta]D of precipitation, which is in turn influenced by the moisture sources and trajectories of winter storms. The Swamp Lake [delta]Dwax record reveals a long-term change in precipitation seasonality and/or storm trajectory over the Holocene, driven by seasonal insolation, as well as centennial- to millennial-scale fluctuations reflecting changes in the relative importance of northerly and southerly storm types. These apparent "regime shifts" in North Pacific atmospheric circulation resemble modern, short timescale responses to ENSO and the PDO, but their underlying causes remain unknown.
Download or read book From Saline to Freshwater written by Scott W. Starratt and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science written by Cary Mock and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 3883 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Four Volume Set, provides both students and professionals with an up-to-date reference work on this important and highly varied area of research. There are lots of new articles, and many of the articles that appeared in the first edition have been updated to reflect advances in knowledge since 2006, when the original articles were written. The second edition will contain about 375 articles, written by leading experts around the world. This major reference work is richly illustrated with more than 3,000 illustrations, most of them in colour. Research in the Quaternary sciences has advanced greatly in the last 10 years, especially since topics like global climate change, geologic hazards and soil erosion were put high on the political agenda. This second edition builds upon its award-winning predecessor to provide the reader assured quality along with essential updated coverage Contains 357 broad-ranging articles (4310 pages) written at a level that allows undergraduate students to understand the material, while providing active researchers with a ready reference resource for information in the field. Facilitates teaching and learning The first edition was regarded by many as the most significant single overview of Quaternary science ever, yet Editor-in-Chief, Scott Elias, has managed to surpass that in this second edition by securing even more expert reviews whilst retaining his renowned editorial consistency that enables readers to navigates seamlessly from one unfamiliar topic to the next
Download or read book History of the Sierra Nevada written by Francis P. Farquhar and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time it was sighted by Spanish explorers in the eighteenth century through the creation of the John Muir trail, the building of the Hetch Hetchy Dam, and the founding of the Sierra Club, the great snowy range of California has provided fulfillment to generations of trappers, immigrants, engineers, naturalists, and tourists. Now a mountaineering classic, this pioneering book was the first to synthesize into a single, riveting narrative all of the varied aspects of human endeavor related to the history of the Sierra Nevada. Thoroughly illustrated with photographs, drawings, and maps, the book continues to be indispensable for any lover of the high country.
Download or read book Shaping the Sierra written by Timothy P. Duane and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timothy P. Duane documents the impact of rapid population growth on the culture, economy, and ecology of the Sierra Nevada since the late 1960s. He also recommends innovative policies for mitigating the negative effects of future population growth in this spectacular but threatened region, as well as throughout the rural West.
Download or read book Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sierra Nevada forest plan amendment written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Map packet : Modified Alternative 8 -- Series normalized Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project late seral old growth ranks by forest type -- Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group land allocations.
Download or read book History of the Sierra Nevada written by Francis Peloubet Farquhar and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Panorama of human experiences in California's "great snowy range", including the Yosemite, Mt. Whitney, and Lake Tahoe areas, from its sighting by Spaniards to the present.
Download or read book Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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