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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / by Michener, Robert H.(CARDINAL)331950; Lajtha, Kate.(CARDINAL)331949;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Highlighting the uses of stable isotope analysis in many ecological disciplines, this book examines the methods of research and information on experimental techniques in ecology. It looks at techniques that use natural abundance isotopes to: follow whole ecosystem element cycling; understand processes; and more.

Subjects: Stable isotopes in ecological research.;

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Fundamentals of tree-ring research / by Speer, James H.,1971-(CARDINAL)563982;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-323) and index.1. Introduction -- Some interesting applications of dendrochronology -- Some basic principles and definitions in dendrochronology -- Subfields of dendrochronology -- Limitations of dendrochronology -- Objective -- Summary -- 2. Some basic principles and concepts in dendrochronology -- Principle of uniformitarianism -- Principle of crossdating -- Principle of limiting factors -- Principle of the aggregate tree growth model -- Concept of autocorrelation -- Concept of ecological amplitude -- Principle of site selection -- Principle of replication -- Concept of standardization -- Summary -- 3. History of dendrochronology -- The early years -- The 1700s and the 1709 frost ring -- The 1800s : tree rings become common knowledge -- The early 1900s, Douglass, and Huber -- The modern era and international organization -- Summary -- 4. Growth and structure of wood -- Tree physiology -- Basic wood structure -- Cell features and types -- Forms of wood structure -- Reaction wood -- Growth initiation and absent rings -- Growth throughout the year -- Ring anomalies -- Summary -- 5. Field and laboratory methods -- Gear -- Field methods -- Site selection -- Random versus targeted sampling -- Plots, transects, or targeted sampling -- Coring a tree -- Testing for a compressed core -- Taking and packaging a core -- Removing an increment borer from the tree -- Spanish windlass technique for retrieving a stuck borer -- Cleaning an increment borer -- Sharpening an increment borer -- Laboratory methods -- Preparing core samples -- Mounting cores -- Untwisting cores -- Sanding cores -- Preparing cross sections -- Analysis of cores and cross sections -- Skeleton plotting -- List method -- Memorization method -- Combining dating methods -- Measuring methods -- Measuring systems -- Measuring rings -- Pith indicators --Work time distribution -- Summary.10. Dendrogeomorphology -- Sources of information -- Reaction wood -- Death dates -- Establishment dates -- Wound events -- Coarse woody debris -- Roots -- Subfields of dendrogeomorphology -- Dendrovolcanolgy -- Dendroglaciology -- Mass movement -- Dendroseismology : plate boundaries, faults, and earthquakes -- Limitations of dendrogeomorphology -- Conclusion -- 11. Dendrochemistry -- Methods of elemental analysis -- Radial translocation -- Other confounding factors -- Event reconstructions -- Elements that are useful in dendrochemistry -- Conclusions on dendrochemistry -- Radiometric isotopes -- Stable isotopes -- Limitations -- Standard procedures -- Fractionation -- Other usable elements -- Conclusion -- 12. Frontiers in dendrochronology -- Stable isotopes -- Multiple proxies -- Image analysis of reflected light -- Wood anatomy -- Tropical dendrochronology -- Unique environments -- Sclerochronology -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Tree and shrub species that have been used by dendrochronologists -- Appendix. B. Age of the oldest trees per species -- Appendix C. Pith indicators -- Appendix D. Field note cards -- Appendix E. Web resources.6. Computer programs and statistical methods -- Statistics in dendrochronology -- Series intercorrelation -- Mean sensitivity -- Gleichläufigkeit (sign test) -- Running r̄ -- Expressed population signal -- Subsample signal strength -- Measuring programs -- MeasureJ2X -- Keystroke tutorial for measureJ2X -- Dendrochronology program library -- FMT -- COFECHA -- Keystroke tutorial of COFECHA -- Reading the output of COFECHA -- Conclusions on COFECHA -- EDRM -- ARSTAN --Keystroke tutorial for ARSTAN -- Reading the output of ARSTAN -- Regional curve standardization -- YUX -- Climate analysis packages -- PRECON -- DENDROCLIM -- OUTBREAK -- Spectral analysis -- EVENT -- Conclusion -- 7. Dendroarchaeology -- Archaeological methods -- Sample collection -- Chronologies used in dendrochronology to archaeology -- Construction dates -- Dating artifacts -- Climate reconstructions and anthropogenic ecology -- Fire in the Southwestern United States -- Fire in the Eastern United Sates -- Culturally modified trees -- Insct outbreaks -- Mast --Dendrogeomorphology in archaeology -- Future of dendroarchaeology.8. Dendroclimatology -- Methods fo dendroclimatology -- Applications of dendroclimatology -- Climate indices -- Climate gradient studies --Latitudinal gradient --Treeline studies --Dendrohydrology : water table height and flood events -- Segment-length curse -- Archaeological uses of climate reconstructions -- Use of climate reconstructions for future prediction -- 9. Dendroecology -- Methods of dendroecology -- Stand-age structure -- Ring-width analysis -- Tree scars -- Basal area increment -- Applications of dendroecology -- Gap-phase dynamics -- Forest productivity and succession -- Old forests -- Dendropyrochronology -- Surface fire -- Stand-replacing fire -- Ground fire -- Seasonal resolution of fire scars -- Fire in the southwestern United States -- Fire in Scandinavia -- Fire in Canada -- Dendroentomology -- Stem analysis -- Conclusions on dendroentomology -- Wildlife populations and herbivory --Distributional limits of species -- Treeline and subarctic studies -- Interactions of multiple disturbances -- Other applications of dendroecology -- Conclusion.

Subjects: Dendrochronology.; Tree-rings.; Trees; Wood.;

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Biodiversity response to climate change in the middle Pleistocene : the Porcupine Cave fauna from Colorado / by Barnosky, Anthony D.(CARDINAL)328304;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-370) and index.Climate change, biodiversity, and ecosystem health : the past as a key to the future / Anthony D. Barnosky -- The Pleistocene fossils of Porcupine Cave, Colorado : spatial distribution and taphonomic overview / Anthony D. Barnosky [and others] -- The modern environment, flora, and vegetation of South Park, Colorado / David J. Cooper -- The historical context of Porcupine Cave : American Indians, Spaniards, government surveyors, prospectors, ranchers, cavers, and paleontologists in South Park, Colorado / Geraldine J. Rasmussen, Kirk Branson and John O. McKelvy -- The geology and speleogenesis of Porcupine Cave / Robert G. Raynolds -- Magnetostratigraphic constraints on the age of Pleistocene fossiliferous strata in Porcupine Cave's DMNH Velvet Room excavation / S. Julio Friedmann and Robert G. Raynolds -- Age and correlation of key fossil sites in Porcupine Cave / Anthony D. Barnosky and Christopher J. Bell -- Biology of wood rats as cave dwellers and collectors / Robert B. Finley Jr. -- Paleopathology and taphonomic modification of mammalian bones from Porcupine Cave / C. Suzane Ware and Elaine Anderson -- A summary of fossilized species in Porcupine Cave / Anthony D. Barnosky -- Synopsis of the herpetofauna from Porcupine Cave / Christopher J. Bell, Jason J. Head and Jim I. Mead -- The early and middle Pleistocene avifauna from Porcupine Cave / Steven D. Emslie -- The Carnivora from Porcupine Cave / Elaine Anderson -- Middle Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) Ochotona (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Porcupine Cave / Jim I. Mead, Margarita Erbajeva and Sandra L. Swift -- Leporidae of the DMNH Velvet Room excavations and Mark's Sink / Colleen N. Baxter.Identification of miscellaneous mammals from the Pit locality : including Soricidae, Leporidae, Geomyoidea / Anthony D. Barnosky and Samantha S.B. Hopkins -- Systematics and faunal dynamics of fossil squirrels from Porcupine Cave / H. Thomas Goodwin -- Fossil wood rats of Porcupine Cave : tectonic or climatic controls? / Charles A. Repenning -- Arvicoline rodents from Porcupine Cave : identification, spatial distribution, taxonomic assemblages, and biochronologic significance / Christopher J. Bell, Charles A. Repenning and Anthony D. Barnosky -- Pliocene and Pleistocene horses from Porcupine Cave / Eric Scott -- Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) Artiodactyla from Porcupine Cave / Jim I. Mead and Louis H. Taylor -- Irvingtonian mammals from the Badger Room in Porcupine Cave : age, taphonomy, climate, and ecology / Alan B. Shabel [and others] -- Faunal dynamics of small mammals through the Pit sequence / Anthony D. Barnosky -- Stable carbon and oxygen isotope analysis of marmot cheek teeth from the Pit locality / Robert S. Feranec -- Assessing the effect of middle Pleistocene climate change on Marmota populations from the Pit locality / Anthony D. Barnosky, Matthew H. Kaplan and Marc A. Carrasco -- Effect of climate change on terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity -- Anthony D. Barnosky.AnnotationAnnotation

Subjects: Vertebrates, Fossil; Paleontology; Paleoecology; Paleoecology; Biodiversity; Animals, Fossil;

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