GNOMO Formation Background Material

1. Experimental Approaches:
   • 2015. Warming x Species Removal (WSR) network protocols
   • 2014. “Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation“. Nature, doi: 10.1038/nature13144
   • 2013. “Changes in global nitrogen cycling during the Holocene epoch“. Nature, doi:10.1038/nature11916
   • Carsten Meyer, Holger Kreft, Robert Guralnick, Walter Jetz (2015). “Global priorities for an effective information basis of biodiversity distributions“. PeerJ PrePrints | http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.856v1
   • Harald Pauli, Michael Gottfried, Andrea Lamprecht, Sophie Niessner, Sabine Rumpf, Manuela Winkler,Klaus Steinbauer & Georg Grabherr (2015). “Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) Field Manual“. ISBN 978-92-79-45694-7; doi 10.2777/095439
   • Brown, C.D., J.F. Johnstone, S.D. Mamet, and A.J. Trant. 2013. Global Treeline Range Expansion Experiment Field Protocols. www.treelineresearch.com. 
   • 2014. Alexander, Jake, et al. MIREN Transplant Experiment: Sampling Methodology (including soil nutrient flux and community biomass addenda.
   • Tea bag decomposition protocol
   • Dummy Caterpillar predation protocol
2. Gradients:
   • Alfred Becker, Christian Körner, Jean-Jacques Brun, Antoine Guisan, and Ulrike Tappeine (2007). “Ecological and Land Use Studies Along Elevational Gradients“. Mountain Research and Development, Vol 27 No 1, February 2007: 58–65
   • Moen DS, Irschick DJ, WiensJJ (2013). “Evolutionary conservatism and convergence both lead to striking similarity in ecology, morphology and performance across continents in frogs“. Proc R Soc B 280:20132156.http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.2156
3. Snow:
   • Jessica D. Lundquist, Susan E. Dickerson-Lange, James A. Lutz, and Nicoleta C. Cristea (2013). “Lower forest density enhances snow retention in regions with warmer winters: A global framework developed from plot-scale observations and modeling“. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, VOL. 49, 1–15, doi:10.1002/wrcr.20504, 2013
   • Ernesto Trujillo, Noah P. Molotch, Michael L. Goulden, Anne E. Kelly, and Roger
     C. Bales (2012). “Elevation-Dependent Influence of Snow Accumulation on Forest Greening“. Nature Geoscience, doi: 10.1038/NGEO1571
   • Adrian Harpold, Paul Brooks, Seshadri Rajagopal, Ingo Heidbuchel, Angela Jardine, and Clare Stielstra (2012). “Changes in snowpack accumulation and ablation in the intermountain west“. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, VOL. 48, W11501, doi:10.1029/2012WR011949, 2012
   • Brian Lazar, Mark Williams (2007). “Climate change in western ski areas: Potential changes in the timing of wet avalanches and snow quality for the Aspen ski area in the years 2030 and 2100“. Cold Regions Science and Technology 51 (2008) 219–228
4. Hydrology:
   • M. Sprea?co and R. Weingartner (2005). The Hydrology of Switzerland: Selected aspects and results. Reports of the FOWG, Water Series No. 7 – Berne 2005.
5. Arts & Humanities:
   • Swanson, F. J. 2015. Confluence of arts, humanities, and science at sites of long-term ecological inquiry. Ecosphere 6(8):132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES15-00139.1
   • Annie Dillard. “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek – Seeing“.
   • Will Steffen, Paul J. Crutzen and John R. McNeill (2007). “The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature?” Ambio, Vol. 36, No. 8 (Dec., 2007), pp. 614-621
6. Social Science:
   • Jean-Yves Gerlitz, et al. Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment – A survey instrument for the Hindu Kush Himalayas. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, September 2014
   • Utah’s Water Future: Local Resident Perspectives on Water Issues in Cache Valley and Beyond
   • McGinnis, M. D., and E. Ostrom (2014). Social-ecological system framework: initial changes and continuing challenges. Ecology and Society 19 (2): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-06387-190230
   • Kauneckis (2014). “Synthesis of Social Science Sessions“. 2014 Global Fair and Workshop on Long-Term ObservingSystems of Mountain Socio-Ecological Systems, July 16-19, University of Nevada, Reno, USA.
   • Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Current State and Trends – Chapter 24, Mountain Systems.
   • Swanson, et al (2010). Guide to Effective Research-Management Collaboration at Long-Term Environmental Research Sites. US Forest Service PNW-GTR-821
7. Measurement and Monitoring:
   • Peralvo, M., et al, 2014. Synthesis Report: Session 141 and Atelier 142, Implementing long–term monitoring platforms of coupled social–environmental dynamics in mountain ecosystems. Global Fair and Workshop on Long–Term Observatories of Mountain Social–Ecological Systems Reno NV 16-19 July 2014. Tables.
   • Timoshok, E. N., 2014. Short guide on possible direct observation methods for GNOMO test bed areas. 
   • Timoshok, E. N., 2014. Summarized synthesis of “Integrated monitoring” session. Global Fair and Workshop on Long–Term Observatories of Mountain Social–Ecological Systems Reno NV 16-19 July 2014
   • 2012. Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation (WMO-No. 8). World Meteorological Organization.
   • 2008. Guide to Hydrological Practices (WMO-No. 168). Volume I: Hydrology – From Measurement to Hydrological Information. World Meteorological Organization.
   • Colin J. Legga, Laszlo Nagy, 2006. Why most conservation monitoring is, but need not be, a waste of time. Journal of Environmental Management 78 (2006) 194–199
   • 2005. Long-term Environmental Observations in Mountain Biosphere Reserves:
     Recommendations From the EU GLOCHAMORE Project. Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Nov., 2005), pp. 376-385
   • GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTALAND SOCIAL MONITORING: Proceedings of the 1st InternationalThematic Workshop, Vienna, Austria 9-11 May 2004. Global Change in Mountain Regions (GLOCHAMORE) Project.
   • Measurement protocols, Gongga. ????, ??????
   • Jacques Rast, Alain Heimo, Bengt Tammelin, Michel Leroy. “Solar Radiation Measurements under Icing Conditions“.
   • Federation of Earth Science Information Partners
   • Hemp, A. and C. Hemp. Vegetation survey using the method of Braun–Blanquet (1964)
8. Software, Models, Data:
   • Schlüter, M., J. Hinkel, P. W. G. Bots, and R. Arlinghaus (2014). Application of the SES framework for model-based analysis of thedynamics of social-ecological systems. Ecology and Society 19 (1): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05782-190136
   • Campbell, J. L., et al, 2013. Quantity is Nothing without Quality: Automated QA/QC for Streaming Environmental Sensor Data. BioScience 63: 574–585. ISSN 0006-3568, electronic ISSN 1525-3244
   • Wieczorek J, Bloom D, Guralnick R, Blum S, Do¨ ring M, et al. (2012) “Darwin Core: An Evolving Community-Developed Biodiversity Data Standard“. PLoSONE 7(1): e29715. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029715
   • Daniel P. Amesa, Jeffery S. Horsburghb, Yang Caoa, Jirí Kadleca, Timothy Whiteaker, David Valentine (2012). “HydroDesktop: Web services-based software for hydrologic data discovery, download, visualization, and analysis“. Environmental Modelling & Software, 37 (2012). 146-156
   • Jeffery S. Horsburgh, David G. Tarboton, David R. Maidment, and Ilya Zaslavsky (2008). “A relational model for environmental and water resources data“. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, VOL. 44, W05406, doi:10.1029/2007WR006392, 2008
   • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). WCMC Handbooks on Biodiversity Information Management. Volume 7: Data Management Fundamentals
9. Parks and Recreation:
   • Jennifer L. Wilkening, Chris Ray (2015). “Parks, pikas, and physiological stress: Implications for long-term monitoring of an NPS climate-sensitive sentinel species“. PARK SCIENCE • VOLUME 32 • NUMBER 1 • SUMMER 2015
   • William D. Bowman, John Murgela, Tamara Blett, Ellen Porter (2012). “Nitrogen critical loads for alpine vegetation and soils in Rocky Mountain National Park“. Journal of Environmental Management 103 (2012) 165-171
   • “Guidelines for Ecotourism Development in the Deep Range of the Red Sea Region“. Red Sea Sustainable Tourism Initiative (RSSTI), Contract Number: USAI 1175S-2HP-0020
10. Other:
    • 2015. Mountains, butterflies and diversity in Japan. MRI blogs
    • 2015. Launching a new “mountain science academia” in Japan. MRI blogs
    • Schubel, et al, 2014. Enhancing the Value and Sustainability of Field Stations and Marine Laboratories in the 21st Century. National Research Council, ISBN 978-0-309-30534-1
    • Schubel, 2014. Some Thoughts on Keeping Field Stations Afloat in Turbulent Times. BioScience, May 2015 / Vol. 65 No. 5
    • Greg Greenwood, 2014. Summary of Summaries. The Global Fair and Workshop on Long–Term Observatories on Mountain Social–Ecological Systems, Reno NV 16-19 July 2014
    • EMANUELE ZIACO, FRANCO BIONDI, SERGIO ROSSI, AND ANNIE DESLAURIERS (2014). “CLIMATIC INFLUENCES ON WOOD ANATOMY AND TREE-RING FEATURES OF GREAT BASIN CONIFERS AT A NEW MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY“. Applications in Plant Sciences 2014 2 ( 10 ): 1400054
    • S. MENSING, S. STRACHAN, J. ARNONE, L. FENSTERMAKER, F. BIONDI, D. DEVITT,B. JOHNSON, B. BIRD, AND E. FRITZINGER (2013). “A Network for Observing Great Basin Climate Change“. Eos, Vol. 94, No. 11, 12 March 2013