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Research agenda for ecological effects of nuclear winter

Author
Kercher, J. R.
Published
United States : [publisher not identified], 1985
Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, [approximately 1985]
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microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm
Additional Creators
Grow, G. R and Mooney, H. A.

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Summary
Potential ecological effects of a nuclear winter were discussed by 27 scientists, mostly terrestrial biologists, at a workshop held at Stanford University from June 11 to 14, 1984. The workshop focused on the experimental/observational programs and model-development programs that would be required to develop a capability for predicting nuclear-winter effects on three levels of biological organization - organism, community, and region. For each of the three levels of organization, participants summarized available biological data and models that could serve as starting points for developing a nuclear-winter predictive capability and provided an overview of ecological-assessment programs that must be undertaken to develop such a capability. Guidelines were established for designing an integrated ecological assessment program and for developing the required biological models. Finally, a list of recommendations was prepared for high-priority tasks that should be undertaken in the immediate future, including experiments at the individual-organism and community levels and analyses of regional observations.
Report Numbers
DE86015565; UCRL-53588
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DOE contract number: W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI Identifier 5182171
Research organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA). Environmental Sciences Div.
Research organization: Stanford Univ., CA (USA). Dept. of Biological Sciences.
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