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LTER: PIE: Dynamics of Coastal Ecosystems in a Region of Rapid Climate Change, Sea-level Rise, and Human Impacts
Over the last 30 years, surface seawater temperatures in the adjacent Gulf of Maine have risen at three times the global average, rates of sea-level rise have accelerated, and precipitation has increased. Coupled with these changes in climate and sea level are substantial changes within the rapidly urbanizing watersheds that influence water, sediment, and nutrient…
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Methods and Software to Understand and Build the MapBiomas Data
MapBiomas is a multi-institutional initiative involving NGOs, universities, think-tanks and tech companies dedicated to developing the most advanced, complete, and detailed time series of annual land cover and land use change maps in Brazil that support and advance sustainable management and conservation of natural resources. Map data accuracy derives from various decisions concerning the selection…
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Irrigation as Climate-Change Adaptation in the Cerrado Biome of Brazil Evaluated with New Quantitative Methods, Socio-Economic Analysis, and Scenario Models
The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the most important and threatened ecosystems in the world in terms of carbon fluxes, water resources, biodiversity, and social diversity including indigenous and other traditional communities. Agricultural expansion has become central to the Cerrado’s regional development and global food security, with western Bahia state being one of the most…
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LTER-PIE: The Impact of Changing Landscapes and Climate on Interconnected Coastal Ecosystems
This project extends ongoing research at the Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site. The overall objective of the long-term project is to develop a predictive understanding of the responses of a linked watershed-marsh-estuarine system in northeastern Massachusetts to rapid environmental change. Clark University’s role in the project is to create time…
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