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Scale
Multiscale and Cross-Scale Phenomena
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page 12: Can you identify cross-scale patterns?
Can you identify cross-scale patterns?
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Question
Which of the following is an example of a broad-scale constraint?
Climate effects on regional crop production
Correct, climate poses a broad-scale constraint on how much crops can be produced across regions
A pest outbreak reduces forest cover
Incorrect, pest outbreaks start locally and have potential to emerge at broader scales.
Local restorations lead to wildlife population growth
Incorrect, restorations are conducted locally and have potential to influence patterns of broader scales.
Looks Good! Correct, climate poses a broad-scale constraint on how much crops can be produced across regions
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Scale
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Overview and Objectives
Introduction - What Is Scale?
Spatial Scale
Temporal Scale
Can you Identify Grain and Extent?
Effects of Changing Scale - What Happens When We Look at the Same Location in a Different Way?
Can you identify what happens when scale changes?
Operationalizing Scale: Functional and Observational - Are There Different Types of Scale?
Can you identify different types of scale?
Scale Mismatches - Can Scale Be Misused?
Multiscale and Cross-Scale Phenomena
Can you identify cross-scale patterns?
you are here.
Utility of Scale - How Can Scale Be Used in Real-World Management?
Example - A Multi-Scale Approach to Lesser Prairie-Chickens
Summary - What Did We Learn?
References and Further Reading
Glossary
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