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Influences Of Geomorphology And Geology On Alpine Treeline In The American West; More Important Than Climatic Influences?, David Butler, George Malanson, Stephen Walsh, Daniel Fagre Dec 2013

Influences Of Geomorphology And Geology On Alpine Treeline In The American West; More Important Than Climatic Influences?, David Butler, George Malanson, Stephen Walsh, Daniel Fagre

George P Malanson

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Lithologic, Structural, And Geomorphic Controls On Ribbon Forest Patterns In A Glaciated Mountain Environment, David Butler, George Malanson, Matthew Bekker, Lynn Resler Dec 2013

Lithologic, Structural, And Geomorphic Controls On Ribbon Forest Patterns In A Glaciated Mountain Environment, David Butler, George Malanson, Matthew Bekker, Lynn Resler

George P Malanson

So-called "ribbon forests" have been attributed to snowdrift patterns and fire history without reference to geomorphology [Vegetatio 19 (1969) 192]. This paper illustrates how site conditions of geomorphology and geology explain the origin of ribbon forests. In Glacier National Park, MT (USA), regional tectonic uplift associated with the Laramide Orogeny produced structural features that amplify lithologic differences. Pleistocene glaciation scoured deeply along the strike of bedding planes, highlighting this pattern and in some cases producing fine-scale parallel finger lakes between forested ribbon strips. Twelve ribbon forest sites on both sides of the Continental Divide were closely studied on stereoscopic aerial …

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Soils And Pedogenesis At Alpine Tree Line, Ginger Schmid, David Butler, George Malanson, Lynn Resler Dec 2013

Soils And Pedogenesis At Alpine Tree Line, Ginger Schmid, David Butler, George Malanson, Lynn Resler

George P Malanson

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The Geomorphic Influences Of Beaver Dams And Failures Of Beaver Dams, David Butler, George Malanson Dec 2013

The Geomorphic Influences Of Beaver Dams And Failures Of Beaver Dams, David Butler, George Malanson

George P Malanson

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Sedimentation Rates And Patterns In Beaver Ponds In A Mountain Environment, David Butler, George Malanson Dec 2013

Sedimentation Rates And Patterns In Beaver Ponds In A Mountain Environment, David Butler, George Malanson

George P Malanson

Sediment depth was measured at several sites within each of eight beaver ponds in Glacier National Park, Montana, and sediment samples were collected from five of these ponds. Accumulation rates of sediments far exceeded published rates from boreal forest landscapes in eastern and central North America. Pond area strongly predicts volume of sedimentation. Textural differences illustrated spatial variations associated with position in a pond and along a pond sequence. Organic matter content was significantly higher in older ponds, and has ramifications for the development of the benthos and the long-term storage of matter in ponds. The role of beavers as …

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Snow-Avalanche Paths; Conduits From The Periglacial-Alpine To The Subalpine-Depositional Zone, David Butler, George Malanson, Stephen Walsh Dec 2013

Snow-Avalanche Paths; Conduits From The Periglacial-Alpine To The Subalpine-Depositional Zone, David Butler, George Malanson, Stephen Walsh

George P Malanson

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Precipitation And Temperature Estimation Error At Alpine Treeline Ecotones Using The Mountain Climate Simulator Model (Mt-Clim), Darren Grafius, George Malanson Dec 2013

Precipitation And Temperature Estimation Error At Alpine Treeline Ecotones Using The Mountain Climate Simulator Model (Mt-Clim), Darren Grafius, George Malanson

George P Malanson

In order to improve modeling of alpine treeline responses to climate change, estimations of snowfall at treeline sites are needed. The MT-CLIM climate model was evaluated for this purpose by extrapolating precipitation and temperature from standard weather stations at lower elevations to 30 alpine SNOTEL study sites across the western United States. Quantification of the topography between the base stations and the SNOTEL sites was used in inverse distance weighting and compared to straight-line weighting. The predicted temperature and precipitation under different weighting methods were compared to observed data over three months during the winter of 2006-2007. The errors were …

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Alpine Treeline Of Western North America; Linking Organism-To-Landscape Dynamics, George Malanson, David Butler, Daniel Fagre, Stephen Walsh Dec 2013

Alpine Treeline Of Western North America; Linking Organism-To-Landscape Dynamics, George Malanson, David Butler, Daniel Fagre, Stephen Walsh

George P Malanson

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Modeling Interactive Effects Of Climate Change, Air Pollution, And Fire On A California Shrubland, George Malanson, Walter Westman Dec 2013

Modeling Interactive Effects Of Climate Change, Air Pollution, And Fire On A California Shrubland, George Malanson, Walter Westman

George P Malanson

A computer simulation model (FINICS) was used to project the interactive effects of CO2-induced climate change on a drought-deciduous shrubland. FINICS simulates the competitive relations of five dominant shrub species of Californian coastal sage scrub, based on their aboveground growth and reproductive behavior. The model was used to simulate the separate and combined effects of altered precipitation, temperature, ambient ozone levels, and fuel loads and fire intensity, on species composition. Both growth chamber and field data were used to parameterize the model. Projections show that changes attributed to climate variation alone were markedly accentuated when the indirect effects of climate …

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Introduction To The Special Issue: Mountain Geomorphology--Integrating Earth Systems, David Butler, Stephen Walsh, George Malanson Dec 2013

Introduction To The Special Issue: Mountain Geomorphology--Integrating Earth Systems, David Butler, Stephen Walsh, George Malanson

George P Malanson

No abstract provided.

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The Biodiversity Crisis., J. Kupfer, George Malanson Dec 2013

The Biodiversity Crisis., J. Kupfer, George Malanson

George P Malanson

No abstract provided.

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Neutral Landscapes: Bases For Exploration In Landscape Ecology, Qian Wang, George Malanson Dec 2013

Neutral Landscapes: Bases For Exploration In Landscape Ecology, Qian Wang, George Malanson

George P Malanson

No abstract provided.

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Sedimentation Patterns And Rates In Beaver Ponds, David Butler, George Malanson Dec 2013

Sedimentation Patterns And Rates In Beaver Ponds, David Butler, George Malanson

George P Malanson

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Ecological Response To Global Climatic Change, George Malanson, D. Butler, S. Walsh Dec 2013

Ecological Response To Global Climatic Change, George Malanson, D. Butler, S. Walsh

George P Malanson

This volume, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Association of American Geographers, is dedicated to the idea that geographers can make substantive differences to the lives of people and to the well being of the planet that gives the discipline its name. WorldMinds provides broad exposure to a geography that is engaged with discovery, interpretation, and problem solving. Its 100 succinct chapters demonstrate the theories, methods, and data used by geographers, and exemplify the conceptual and topical richness of contemporary geography. The 150 contributing authors and co-authors address the challenges posed by issues such as globalization, regional and ethnic conflict, …

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A Major Sediment Pulse In A Subalpine River Caused By Debris Flows In Montana, Usa, David Butler, George Malanson Dec 2013

A Major Sediment Pulse In A Subalpine River Caused By Debris Flows In Montana, Usa, David Butler, George Malanson

George P Malanson

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Non-Equilibrium Geomorphic Processes And Patterns On Avalanche Paths In The Northern Rocky Mountains, U.S.A, David Butler, George Malanson Dec 2013

Non-Equilibrium Geomorphic Processes And Patterns On Avalanche Paths In The Northern Rocky Mountains, U.S.A, David Butler, George Malanson

George P Malanson

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Nonequilibrium Geomorphic Processes And Deterministic Chaos, George Malanson, David Butler, Konstantine Georgakakos Dec 2013

Nonequilibrium Geomorphic Processes And Deterministic Chaos, George Malanson, David Butler, Konstantine Georgakakos

George P Malanson

No abstract provided.

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Habitat And Plant Distributions In Hanging Gardens Of The Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, George P. Malanson Dec 2013

Habitat And Plant Distributions In Hanging Gardens Of The Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, George P. Malanson

George P Malanson

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Linear Vegetation Patterns In Subalpine Forests., Matthew Bekker, George Malanson Dec 2013

Linear Vegetation Patterns In Subalpine Forests., Matthew Bekker, George Malanson

George P Malanson

The study of vegetation pattern can yield valuable insight into interactions between vegetation and the environment. These interactions often involve positive feedback wherein biological, atmospheric, or geomorphic processes are amplified, resulting in abrupt vegetation boundaries, rapid changes, and/or thresholds in system behavior. Many relatively linear vegetation patterns have been described in subalpine forests, including "ribbon forests," "krummholz islands," "hedges," "fingers," and "fir waves." In this paper I review research on these phenomena, including an assessment of their distribution, the combinations of environment and species that produce them, and the implications of their existence for using vegetation boundaries as indicators of …

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Reinterpretation Of Relations Between Vegetation Removal And Water Yield, George P. Malanson, D. P. Post Dec 2013

Reinterpretation Of Relations Between Vegetation Removal And Water Yield, George P. Malanson, D. P. Post

George P Malanson

While the relation between vegetation clearance and increasing streamflow appears to be strong for data aggregated among geographic regions, results are equivocal in local areas. Earlier data are re-analyzed to consider the role of hydroclimatology. While vegetation clearance increases absolute streamflow, the proportional change is not significant. Residuals of regressions of absolute and proportional change in streamflow on vegetation clearance are related to precipitation, with positive and negative slopes, respectively. A few outliers with high responses are important in creating a pattern, and hydroclimatology is a better predictor of change in streamflow than is vegetation clearance for aggregate data. With …

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The Fractal Shape Of Riparian Forest Patches, K. Rex, George Malanson Dec 2013

The Fractal Shape Of Riparian Forest Patches, K. Rex, George Malanson

George P Malanson

Remnant patches of a forest corridor were examined along the Iowa and Cedar Rivers, Iowa. A fractal dimension was found for these patches which was incorporated with the perimeter:area ratio in an index of shape. This index was then regressed on 5 hydrogeomorphic variables hypothesized to represent processes which might control patch dimensions, plus a variable to represent human impact. The hydrogeomorphic variables were derived from topographic maps; the impact variable used was the proportion of perimeter that was occupied by a road, railroad, transmission line, urban or other built area, or a straight line judged to be agricultural. Three …

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Change Is Here, Eric C. Shoaf Dec 2013

Change Is Here, Eric C. Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Wyoma van Duinkerken and Pixey Anne Mosley about the psychological and emotional impacts of change in workspace configurations, another by Tim Spindler about how improved statistical analysis can provide more precise forecasting of library needs, and one by Marian Fragola, who examines the relationship between professional and paraprofessional staff in the library.

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New Executive Director Joins Lama, Eric C. Shoaf Dec 2013

New Executive Director Joins Lama, Eric C. Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

The article announces that Kerry Ward was appointed executive director of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA).

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From Research Institution To Liberal Arts College: An Interview With Merrily Taylor, Eric C. Shoaf Dec 2013

From Research Institution To Liberal Arts College: An Interview With Merrily Taylor, Eric C. Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

This article presents an interview with Merrily E. Taylor, the university librarian of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. When asked on the similarities and difference of directing a small college library compared to a large one, Taylor states that it's the two libraries role to the institutional setting which makes them similar while it's their primary mission which makes them different. Taylor believes that her responsibility as a university librarian remains the same whether she is working for a small or large college library, it is the approach of carrying out the responsibilities which spells the difference.

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Transparency Means Greater Payoff In A Planning Process, Eric C. Shoaf Dec 2013

Transparency Means Greater Payoff In A Planning Process, Eric C. Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

A recent proactive strategic planning process at Clemson University Libraries not only resulted in a positive outcome, but also offers lessons learned for other academic libraries to apply at their own institutions.

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Using A Professional Moderator In Library Focus Group Research, Eric C. Shoaf Dec 2013

Using A Professional Moderator In Library Focus Group Research, Eric C. Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

Brown University Library hired a professional marketing and opinion research firm to conduct focus group meetings with library users and to provide data analysis. The discussion includes a review of the library literature on focus group use, practical aspects of focus group methodology, and the benefits of employing professionals where librarian expertise is low. Logistics of focus group preparation, meetings, and report are discussed. Findings and lessons learned are presented along with outcomes for the library.

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Suddenly Directing: An Interview With Florence Doksansky, Eric C. Shoaf Dec 2013

Suddenly Directing: An Interview With Florence Doksansky, Eric C. Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

The article presents an interview with Florence Doksansky, interim university librarian at Brown University. Doksansky served as associate university librarian at Brown for twenty-one years until early 2004 when her supervisor resigned. Doksansky spoke about the challenges of being an interim director at a medium-size Association of Research Libraries library. The library was in the middle of a multi-year reorganization and into the second year of contract talks with unionized nonprofessional support employees who were working without a contract. In addition, budgets weren't keeping pace with inflation, the physical condition of the libraries was deteriorating and a new offsite storage …

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Fifteen Months In The Planning Trenches: Strategically Positioning The Research Library For A New Century, Eric C. Shoaf Dec 2013

Fifteen Months In The Planning Trenches: Strategically Positioning The Research Library For A New Century, Eric C. Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

No abstract provided.

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Cyril W. Cleverdon: His Contributions To The Theory Of Indexing And Information Retrieval, Eric Shoaf Dec 2013

Cyril W. Cleverdon: His Contributions To The Theory Of Indexing And Information Retrieval, Eric Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

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New Leadership For Libraries: Who Has The Right Stuff?, Eric C. Shoaf Dec 2013

New Leadership For Libraries: Who Has The Right Stuff?, Eric C. Shoaf

Eric C. Shoaf

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