Energy is an integral part of society. The major US energy sources of fossil fuels (coal, oil,
natural gas); biofuels (ethanol); and wind are concentrated in grassland ecosystems of the …

Over the last 20 years, substantial amounts of grassland have been converted to other land
uses in the Northern Great Plains. Most of land cover/land use (LCLU) assessments in this …

Abstract Upper-Brantas watershed in East Java, Indonesia, is a tropical watershed
experiencing rapid landscape change, a phenomenon typical to developing countries. This …

Unconventional oil and gas development has expanded dramatically in the United States
during the last 15 years. This change in the energy industry has developed, modified, and …

Future global energy demand may be met through increased extraction of fossil fuels and
production of renewable energy such as biofuels. Renewable energy from biofuels is often …

Fossil fuel infrastructure has important land-use impacts within the United States, including
the environmental consequences of affected land that persists beyond the lifespan of wells …

Over the past decade, various aspects of China's fragile karst environments, including net
primary productivity (NPP), have been changed or threatened by shale gas development …

The rapid expansion of unconventional oil and gas development in the US has been
controversial because of numerous environmental and social issues, including the …

Understanding local adaptation to climate is critical for managing ecosystems in the face of
climate change. While there have been many provenance studies in trees, less is known …

National parks, in a strict sense, are a category of protected areas defined within the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Framework. Classified under …