AGRICULTURE and LIFE SCIENCES

 

  1. Wildlife
    Severe winters/summers
    Habitat conditions
    Migration
    Transplantation
    Breeding success
    Birthing/calving success
    Endangered species conditions
    Refuge management
  1. Forestry
    Reforestation
    Viability of nursery stock
    Clear-cut/canopied microclimates

 

 

  1. Fish
    Lethal/injurious water temperatures
    In streams and rivers
    Behind impoundment's
    Ice effects

 

 

 
  1. Fire
    Ignition and growth potential
    Triggering events
    Firefighting conditions
    Labor force
    Equipment deployment
    Mop-up, restoration, reseeding
    Erosion susceptibility
    Frequency assessment
    Insect kills
    Descriptive indices (e.g., Haines)
    Lightning climatologies
    Slash fire planning
Ecosystem management Parkland grazing conditions
Weather-induced sediment loading Regeneration rates
Passage time - anadromous species Tree-ring growth and density
Flow volume and timing Timber sale requirements
Ocean conditions Blowdowns
Hatchery conditions Long-term climate variability
Disease outbreaks Bird counts
Conditions of redds/eggs Fungus distributions
Grazing and forage conditions Riparian (stream) conditions
Cages and penned animals
Permanent (domesticated species)
Temporary (transplants/relocation's)
Experiment stations-research
General data bases
Conditions during experiments
Christmas trees Landscaping