Linda L. Wallace (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300100488
- eISBN:
- 9780300127751
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300100488.001.0001
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Nature
This book presents the history and aftereffects of the fires of 1988 that swept through the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem (GYE) describes the chronology of the fires, the areas burned, and the extent ...
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This book presents the history and aftereffects of the fires of 1988 that swept through the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem (GYE) describes the chronology of the fires, the areas burned, and the extent of fire in those regions. One of the biggest concerns of the public was how individual plants and animals fared. Thinking hierarchically, we know that the patterns seen at the community and ecosystem levels are the result of mechanistic responses at the individual and population levels. It is important to know how forest trees and grass-land species responded. Some of the greatest public concern was for large animals, particularly Elk. Elk mortality and population responses after the fires took some surprising turns. The GYE is an extremely heterogeneous environment. Plant communities provide essential habitat for the megaherbivores of the GYE as well. Although we know numbers and how the populations of these animals have changed since the fires, it is difficult to determine the mechanisms behind these changes. Using simulation models and comparing their results with reality can yield important insights as to the mechanisms governing ungulate response to fire. The sediments of Yellowstone's lakes provide an opportunity to reconstruct the vegetation and fire history of the region back to the time of late-Pleistocene deglaciation.Less
This book presents the history and aftereffects of the fires of 1988 that swept through the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem (GYE) describes the chronology of the fires, the areas burned, and the extent of fire in those regions. One of the biggest concerns of the public was how individual plants and animals fared. Thinking hierarchically, we know that the patterns seen at the community and ecosystem levels are the result of mechanistic responses at the individual and population levels. It is important to know how forest trees and grass-land species responded. Some of the greatest public concern was for large animals, particularly Elk. Elk mortality and population responses after the fires took some surprising turns. The GYE is an extremely heterogeneous environment. Plant communities provide essential habitat for the megaherbivores of the GYE as well. Although we know numbers and how the populations of these animals have changed since the fires, it is difficult to determine the mechanisms behind these changes. Using simulation models and comparing their results with reality can yield important insights as to the mechanisms governing ungulate response to fire. The sediments of Yellowstone's lakes provide an opportunity to reconstruct the vegetation and fire history of the region back to the time of late-Pleistocene deglaciation.
Monica T. Whitty
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199639540
- eISBN:
- 9780191747748
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199639540.003.0004
- Subject:
- Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology
This chapter considers the leading theories pertaining to traditional relationships and discusses how these may explain the initiation, development, and maintenance of relationships formed on the ...
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This chapter considers the leading theories pertaining to traditional relationships and discusses how these may explain the initiation, development, and maintenance of relationships formed on the Internet. It suggests that these traditional theories are insufficient when it comes to explaining this phenomenon, and that new hypotheses are required. These would explain, for example, why people self-disclose more in some online conditions than in others and how “hyperpersonal” relationships form online. The chapter points out that the Internet is not a homogenous space and that it is necessary to consider the different features and norms that govern the different spaces there. The chapter concludes with the claim that in the future we may no longer be taking the online/offline binary approach to relationships, but rather that the dividing line between the Internet and the physical world may actually appear seamless.Less
This chapter considers the leading theories pertaining to traditional relationships and discusses how these may explain the initiation, development, and maintenance of relationships formed on the Internet. It suggests that these traditional theories are insufficient when it comes to explaining this phenomenon, and that new hypotheses are required. These would explain, for example, why people self-disclose more in some online conditions than in others and how “hyperpersonal” relationships form online. The chapter points out that the Internet is not a homogenous space and that it is necessary to consider the different features and norms that govern the different spaces there. The chapter concludes with the claim that in the future we may no longer be taking the online/offline binary approach to relationships, but rather that the dividing line between the Internet and the physical world may actually appear seamless.
