Western US Land Use and Climate Change
Dust in the western US
Dust is an important part of the climate and biogeochemical systems of our planet. Dust can be made up of many different consituents including minerals, organic contaminants and biological material. Dust deposition varies through time in conjunction with the glacial cycles but relatively little is known about how much human activity has altered contemporary dust fluxes and how different ecosystems influence dust concentrations. These latter questions are a major research focus in our lab. Our dust
On-going Dust Monitoring
Research Results
Dust is an important part of the climate and biogeochemical systems of our planet. Dust can be made up of many different consituents including minerals, organic contaminants and biological material. Dust deposition varies through time in conjunction with the glacial cycles but relatively little is known about how much human activity has altered contemporary dust fluxes and how different ecosystems influence dust concentrations. These latter questions are a major research focus in our lab. Our dust
On-going Dust Monitoring
Research Results
Assessing Drought Vulnerability
Climate is a primary driver of ecological process and ecosystem structure. In the western US, drought is a major cause of changes in ecological communities and ecosystem function. At the landscape scale, effects of drought are variable and as a consequence some parts of the landscape are described as more drought vulnerable than others.
Climate is a primary driver of ecological process and ecosystem structure. In the western US, drought is a major cause of changes in ecological communities and ecosystem function. At the landscape scale, effects of drought are variable and as a consequence some parts of the landscape are described as more drought vulnerable than others.