TY - ABST T1 - Long-term trends in ecological systems: a basis for understanding responses to global change. USDA Agriculture Research Service Publication, Technical Bulletin 1931. Washington, D.C Y1 - 2012 A1 - Peters, D.P.C. A1 - Laney, C.M. A1 - Lugo, A.E. A1 - Scott. L. Collins A1 - Driscoll, C.T. A1 - Groffman, P.M. A1 - Grove, J.M. A1 - Alan K. Knapp A1 - Kratz, T.K. A1 - Ohman, M.D. A1 - Waide, R.B. A1 - Yao, J. KW - atmospheric chemistry KW - Climate change KW - cross-site comparisons KW - disturbance KW - ecological response KW - ecology KW - ecosystem KW - EcoTrends KW - experimental forests KW - global change KW - human demography KW - human population growth KW - Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) KW - long-term datasets KW - Precipitation KW - rangeland KW - rangeland research stations KW - surface water chemistry AB -

Peters, D.P.C., C.M. Laney, A.E. Lugo, et al. 2013. Long-Term Trends in Ecological Systems: A Basis for Understanding Responses to Global Change. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin Number 1931. The EcoTrends Editorial Committee sorted through vast amounts of historical and ongoing data from 50 ecological sites in the continental United States including Alaska, several islands, and Antarctica to present in a logical format the variables commonly collected. This report presents a subset of data and variables from these sites and illustrates through detailed examples the value of comparing longterm data from different ecosystem types. This work provides cross-site comparisons of ecological responses to global change drivers, as well as longterm trends in global change drivers and responses at site and continental scales. Site descriptions and detailed data also are provided in the appendix section.

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