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Impacts on Ecosystems of Global Environmental Changes in Pacific Northwest Watersheds

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Watershed Management

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The ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest are part of the global environment. As such, not only are they affected by global processes but they also, in turn, affect regional and global processes. Changing climate may influence the distribution of species and their growth and also the dynamics of water and nutrients in specific watersheds and across the landscape. Management of natural resources must account for global processes in an organized and coherent manner to maintain their long-term vitality.

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Risser, P.G. (1992). Impacts on Ecosystems of Global Environmental Changes in Pacific Northwest Watersheds. In: Naiman, R.J. (eds) Watershed Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4382-3_2

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