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Non-linear responses of glaciated prairie wetlands to climate warming by Carter Johnson, W, Werner, Brett, Guntenspergen, Glenn R

“…The response of ecosystems to climate warming is likely to include threshold events when small changes in key environmental drivers produce large changes in an…”
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Ecosystem Services Provided by Prairie Wetlands in Northern Rangelands by Johnson, W. Carter

“…Wetlands add significant ecosystem services to rangeland. These services include: sediment capture; groundwater recharge and discharge; stock water processing…”
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Vulnerability of Northern Prairie Wetlands to Climate Change by JOHNSON, W. CARTER, MILLETT, BRUCE V, GILMANOV, TAGIR, VOLDSETH, RICHARD A, GUNTENSPERGEN, GLENN R, NAUGLE, DAVID E

“…The prairie pothole region (PPR) lies in the heart of North America and contains millions of glacially formed, depressional wetlands embedded in a landscape…”
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Climate change impacts on freshwater wetland hydrology and vegetation cover cycling along a regional aridity gradient by Fay, Philip A., Guntenspergen, Glenn R., Olker, Jennifer H., Johnson, W. Carter

“…Global mean temperature may increase up to 6°C by the end of this century and together with precipitation change may steepen regional aridity gradients. The…”
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Evidence for 20th century climate warming and wetland drying in the North American Prairie Pothole Region by Werner, Brett A., Johnson, W. Carter, Guntenspergen, Glenn R.

“…The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North America is a globally important resource that provides abundant and valuable ecosystem goods and services in the form…”
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Forty Years of Vegetation Change on the Missouri River Floodplain by Johnson, W. Carter, Dixon, Mark D, Scott, Michael L, Rabbe, Lisa, Larson, Gary, Volke, Malia, Werner, Brett

“…Comparative inventories in 1969 and 1970 and in 2008 of vegetation from 30 forest stands downstream of Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in central North…”
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LONG-TERM COTTONWOOD FOREST DYNAMICS ALONG THE UPPER MISSOURI RIVER, USA by Scott, M. L., Auble, G. T., Dixon, M. D., Carter Johnson, W., Rabbe, L. A.

“…ABSTRACT The upper Missouri River bottomland in north‐central Montana, USA, retains much of the physical character it had when traversed by Lewis and Clark…”
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Climate trends of the North American prairie pothole region 1906-2000 by Millett, Bruce, Johnson, W. Carter, Guntenspergen, Glenn

“…The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is unique to North America. Its millions of wetlands and abundant ecosystem goods and services are highly sensitive to wide…”
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Emerging reservoir delta-backwaters: biophysical dynamics and riparian biodiversity by Volke, Malia A., Johnson, W. Carter, Dixon, Mark D., Scott, Michael L.

“…Deltas and backwater-affected bottomlands are forming along tributary and mainstem confluences in reservoirs worldwide. Emergence of prograding deltas, along…”
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Prairie Wetland Complexes as Landscape Functional Units in a Changing Climate by Johnson, W. Carter, Werner, Brett, Guntenspergen, Glenn R, Voldseth, Richard A, Millett, Bruce, Naugle, David E, Tulbure, Mirela, Carroll, Rosemary W. H, Tracy, John, Olawsky, Craig

“…The wetland complex is the functional ecological unit of the prairie pothole region (PPR) of central North America. Diverse complexes of wetlands contribute…”
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The Ecological Significance of Emerging Deltas in Regulated Rivers by VOLKE, MALIA A., SCOTT, MICHAEL L., JOHNSON, W. CARTER, DIXON, MARK D.

“…Sedimentary deltas forming in the world’s regulated rivers are a glaring gap in our knowledge of dammed riverine ecosystems. Basic ecological information is…”
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Expansion of woody vegetation on a Missouri River reservoir delta‐backwater by Beall, Catherine C., Dixon, Mark D., Illeperuma, Nadeesha D., Sweeney, Mark R., Johnson, W. Carter

“…Construction of dams in the mid‐20th century reduced channel dynamism, sediment transport, and regeneration of riparian trees on the Missouri River…”
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Modeling the Effects of Tile Drain Placement on the Hydrologic Function of Farmed Prairie Wetlands by Werner, Brett, Tracy, John, Johnson, W. Carter, Voldseth, Richard A., Guntenspergen, Glenn R., Millett, Bruce

“…The early 2000s saw large increases in agricultural tile drainage in the eastern Dakotas of North America. Agricultural practices that drain wetlands directly…”
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Dynamics of Plains Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Forests and Historical Landscape Change along Unchannelized Segments of the Missouri River, USA by Dixon, Mark D., Johnson, W. Carter, Scott, Michael L., Bowen, Daniel E., Rabbe, Lisa A.

“…Construction of six large dams and reservoirs on the Missouri River over the last 50–75 years has resulted in major landscape changes and alterations in flow…”
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Effects of a large flood on woody vegetation along the regulated Missouri River, USA by Boever, Christopher J., Dixon, Mark D., Johnson, W. Carter, Scott, Michael L., Malloy, Terrence P.

“…In 2011, a large, long‐duration flood occurred on the regulated Missouri River following six decades without flooding. This study evaluated the effects of the…”
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The dammed Missouri: prospects for recovering Lewis and Clark's River by Johnson, W. Carter, Volke, Malia A., Scott, Michael L., Dixon, Mark D.

“…The world's dams and reservoirs are aging. The ecological effects of a half‐century or more of flow regulation and sediment alteration are becoming apparent…”
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Impacts of climate change on land-use and wetland productivity in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America by Rashford, Benjamin S, Adams, Richard M, Wu, JunJie, Voldseth, Richard A, Guntenspergen, Glenn R, Werner, Brett, Johnson, W. Carter

“…Wetland productivity in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North America is closely linked to climate. A warmer and drier climate, as predicted, will…”
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Effects of a 'natural' flood event on the riparian ecosystem of a regulated large-river system: the 2011 flood on the Missouri River, USA by Dixon, Mark D., Boever, Christopher J., Danzeisen, Victoria L., Merkord, Christopher L., Munes, Eszter C., Scott, Michael L., Johnson, W. Carter, Cowman, Tim C.

“…Flow regulation has significantly altered hydrological, geomorphic, and ecological processes on the Missouri River. Cumulative effects are evident in declines…”
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Model Estimation of Land-Use Effects on Water Levels of Northern Prairie Wetlands by Voldseth, Richard A., Johnson, W. Carter, Gilmanov, Tagir, Guntenspergen, Glenn R., Millett, Bruce V.

“…Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region exist in a matrix of grassland dominated by intensive pastoral and cultivation agriculture. Recent conservation…”
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Riparian vegetation diversity along regulated rivers: contribution of novel and relict habitats by JOHNSON, W. CARTER

“…1. The creation and maintenance of spatial and temporal heterogeneity by rivers flowing through floodplain landscapes has been disrupted worldwide by dams and…”
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