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The boreal forest is the northern-most woodland biome, whose
natural history is rooted in the influence of low temperature and
high-latitude. Alaska's boreal forest is now warming as rapidly as
the rest of Earth, providing an unprecedented look at how this
cold-adapted, fire-prone forest adjusts to change.
This volume synthesizes current understanding of the ecology of
Alaska's boreal forests and describes their unique features in the
context of circumpolar and global patterns. It tells how fire and
climate contributed to the biome's current dynamics. As climate
warms and permafrost (permanently frozen ground) thaws, the boreal
forest may be on the cusp of a major change in state. The editors
have gathered a remarkable set of contributors to discuss this
swift environmental and biotic transformation. Their chapters cover
the properties of the forest, the changes it is undergoing, and the
challenges these alterations present to boreal forest managers.
In the first section, the reader can absorb the geographic and
historical context for understanding the boreal forest. The book
then delves into the dynamics of plant and animal communities
inhabiting this forest, and the biogeochemical processes that link
these organisms. In the last section the authors explore landscape
phenomena that operate at larger temporal and spatial scales and
integrates the processes described in earlier sections. Much of the
research on which this book is based results from the Bonanza Creek
Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Here is a synthesis of the
substantial literature on Alaska's boreal forest that should be
accessible to professional ecologists, students, and the interested
public.
The hard part of problem solving using GIS analysis is the
selection of the proper tools. The only practical guide for solving
geo-spatial problems independent of specific GIS software and
hardware, Practical GIS Analysis will teach you how GIS tools work,
and how you can use them to solve problems in both vector and grid
GIS worlds. The book includes real-life applications from urban
problems including real estate query, irrigation analysis, urban
emergency response, address geocoding, street management, resource
allocation, groundwater analysis, auto accident analysis, parcel
analysis, and optimal path analysis. You can test your
problem-solving abilities by trying the more than eighty GIS
problems (and solutions) presented in this book. If you want to
learn how GIS works, and what kinds of problems you can solve using
it, this book is for you.
The hard part of problem solving using GIS analysis is the selection of the proper tools. David Verbyla has produced the only practical guide for solving geo-spatial problems which is independent of specific GIS software and hardware. It will teach you how GIS tools work, and how you can use them to solve problems in both vector and grid GIS worlds. You can test your problem-solving abilities by trying the more than eighty GIS problems (and solutions) presented in this book. If you want to learn how GIS works, and what kinds of problems you can solve using it, this book is for you. eBook available with sample pages: 0203217934
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