Global Climate Change

Research on Global Climate Change at the Western Ecology Division

This site contains an annotated bibliography of peer reviewed publications on the environmental effects of global climate change—a result of more than a decade of research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s facilities in Corvallis, Oregon. This ecological research was conducted by scientists in the Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Western Ecology Division. The research detailed in this collection has provided a better understanding of the potential effects of global warming and rising levels of atmospheric CO₂ on natural and managed ecosystems.

The annotated bibliography is organized in two ways: 1) alphabetical by first author, and 2) topically by major research area. For each research area a brief summary is provided followed by the annotated bibliography. The topics include:

· Vegetation redistribution

· The terrestrial carbon cycle

· Effects on water resources

· Effects on US agriculture

· Effects on rice production

· CO₂and Temperature effects on forest ecosystems

· CO₂ and nitrogen effects on forest ecosystems

· CO₂ and O₃ effects on forest ecosystems

Selected Publications:

● A Summary of NHEERL Ecological Research on Global Climate Change. Dr. Peter A. Beedlow and Dr.
David T. Tingey, editors. April 2007

· Rising atmospheric CO₂ and carbon sequestration in forests. Peter A Beedlow, David T Tingey, Donald L Phillips, William E Hogsett, and David M Olszyk. Front Ecol Environ 2004; 2(6): 315–322.

Technical contact: Dr. Peter A. Beedlow, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Western Ecology Division, Corvallis, OR, 541-754-4634, beedlow.peter@epa.gov

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