GLOBAL CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS - JANUARY 2010
This map is based on research-front data for the six-year period ending in
August 2009. The map shows the major subject areas within fields linked together
in a network based on the same principles as our research-front maps showing
highly cited papers. To create a map of science, we start with all research
fronts in
Essential Science IndicatorsSM
from Thomson
Reuters, and compute the links between fronts based on how often they
are co-cited—that is, the frequency that current papers jointly cite two given
fronts. Successive applications of a clustering process then groups fronts into
larger aggregates. Each circle on the map represents a cluster or aggregate of
research fronts on a broad topic within that field. Annotations have been added
to this map which represent the main research themes. These appear as labels
attached to specific regions on the maps.
Additional information about Research Fronts.

Research Fronts
Label: 105 ISOPRENE OXIDATION GLOBAL SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; ISOPRENE PHOTOOXIDATION SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL FORMATION; M-XYLENE-TOLUENE-BENZENE SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL (SOA) FORMATION; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL FORMED; REGIONAL SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 47 Tot. Cites: 12200; Uniq. Cites: 8255 Mean Year: 2006.10
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Label: 206 LAST GLACIAL TERMINATION NEW GREENLAND ICE CORE CHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COLD CLIMATE EVENT 8200 YEARS AGO; LAST INTERGLACIAL ASIAN MONSOON; EARLY MODERN HUMAN Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 17 Tot. Cites: 6325; Uniq. Cites: 4894 Mean Year: 2005.60
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Label: 110 PARTITIONING EUROPEAN GRASSLAND NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE; PLANT RESPIRATION TEMPERATURE THERMAL ACCLIMATION-DYNAMIC RESPONSE; UK USING REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL INTEGRATIONS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI) DETERMINATION Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 16 Tot. Cites: 5551; Uniq. Cites: 4700 Mean Year: 2005.40
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Label: 2119 SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELLING; MODELLING SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; DIFFERENT SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELING METHODS; PREDICTING SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 4 Tot. Cites: 4188; Uniq. Cites: 3743 Mean Year: 2005.60
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Label: 1375 VERSION-2 GLOBAL PRECIPITATION CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT (GPCP) MONTHLY PRECIPITATION ANALYSIS (1979-PRESENT); RECENT SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CLIMATE CHANGE; TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE TRENDS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE TRENDS; PRODUCES GLOBAL PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 5 Tot. Cites: 3492; Uniq. Cites: 3057 Mean Year: 2005.50
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Label: 276 DELAYED UPWELLING ALTERS NEARSHORE COASTAL OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS; US PACIFIC NORTHWEST COASTAL OCEAN; OCEAN CLIMATE; CO2-DRIVEN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RADICALLY AFFECTS LARVAL SURVIVAL; OCEANIC CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 7 Tot. Cites: 3451; Uniq. Cites: 3035 Mean Year: 2005.80
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Label: 200 PLANT FUNCTIONAL TRAITS WORLDWIDE; PLANT FUNCTIONAL MARKERS; PLANT TRAITS; ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS; PLANT COMMUNITIES Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 2062; Uniq. Cites: 1978 Mean Year: 2005.60
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Label: 301 EAST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET MITIGATES RECENT SEA-LEVEL RISE; RECENT ANTARCTIC ICE MASS LOSS; RECENT GREENLAND ICE MASS LOSS; ENHANCED COASTAL SEA LEVEL RISE; ERODING WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 4 Tot. Cites: 1983; Uniq. Cites: 1792 Mean Year: 2005.50
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Label: 1887 FLORAL SCENTS; NECTAR SCENTS; ASYMMETRIC COEVOLUTIONARY NETWORKS; PLANT-ANIMAL MUTUALISTIC NETWORKS; FLORAL COLOR Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 5 Tot. Cites: 1802; Uniq. Cites: 1674 Mean Year: 2006.30
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Label: 380 EXOTIC PLANT INVASION; MODELLING PLANT INVASIONS; CO-OCCURRING NATIVE-ALIEN INVASIVE PLANT PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS; NATIVE-INTRODUCED PLANT POPULATION PHENOTYPIC-GENETIC DIFFERENTIATIONS; INVASION SUCCESS EXPLAINED Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 9 Tot. Cites: 1955; Uniq. Cites: 1599 Mean Year: 2005.60
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Label: 1959 NORTH ATLANTIC THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; SUBPOLAR NORTH ATLANTIC CIRCULATION; LOW ATLANTIC HURRICANE ACTIVITY; ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; NORTHERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 1558; Uniq. Cites: 1526 Mean Year: 2006.30
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Label: 724 FUTURE GLOBAL SOIL DUST EMISSION; SOUTHERN OCEAN IRON ENRICHMENT EXPERIMENT; ATMOSPHERIC GLOBAL DUST CYCLE; GLOBAL DUST DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL SAHARAN DUST MODELLING Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 5 Tot. Cites: 1695; Uniq. Cites: 1474 Mean Year: 2005.80
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Label: 1420 ARCTIC WINTER SEA ICE COVER; SUMMER ARCTIC SEA ICE; ARCTIC SEA ICE COVER; ARCTIC PERENNIAL SEA ICE; ARCTIC SEA ICE DECLINE Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 3 Tot. Cites: 1383; Uniq. Cites: 1281 Mean Year: 2005.70
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Label: 1577 TROPICAL FOREST SPECIES; FOREST FRAGMENTATION EFFECTS; EDGE-DOMINATED ATLANTIC FOREST FRAGMENTS; MAINTAINING ATLANTIC FOREST BIODIVERSITY; BRAZILIAN ATLANTIC FOREST Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 3 Tot. Cites: 1199; Uniq. Cites: 1112 Mean Year: 2005.70
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Label: 1265 SPECIES DIVERSITY; MULTI-SCALE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY PATTERNS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 1128; Uniq. Cites: 1088 Mean Year: 2005.10
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Label: 1449 SIMULATED CHRONIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION; GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; NITROGEN LIMITATION; NITROGEN CYCLES Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 3 Tot. Cites: 1078; Uniq. Cites: 1007 Mean Year: 2006.10
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Label: 268 TROPICAL RAIN FOREST TREE COMMUNITY; HUMID TROPICAL FOREST CLEARING; TROPICAL FOREST AREA; FOREST TRANSITION THEORY; FOREST TRANSITION LAND USE CHANGE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 3 Tot. Cites: 813; Uniq. Cites: 752 Mean Year: 2006.30
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Label: 1163 SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ANALYSES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE; ADAPTIVE COMANAGEMENT Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 3 Tot. Cites: 605; Uniq. Cites: 568 Mean Year: 2006.10
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Label: 163 NONHYDROSTATIC ICOSAHEDRAL ATMOSPHERIC MODEL (NICAM); ALL-SEASON REAL-TIME MULTIVARIATE MJO INDEX; 14 IPCC AR4 CLIMATE MODELS; GLOBAL CLOUD RESOLVING SIMULATIONS; WESTERLY WIND BURSTS Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 482; Uniq. Cites: 464 Mean Year: 2005.50
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Label: 317 NORTH ATLANTIC PREDATORY FISHES HUNDRED-YEAR DECLINE; SOUTHERN NORTH SEA; COASTAL MARINE HABITATS; MARINE RESOURCE USE; 90% RAPID DECLINE Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 4 Tot. Cites: 485; Uniq. Cites: 459 Mean Year: 2005.50
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Label: 1849 CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE; IRREVERSIBLE CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH'S CLIMATE SYSTEM TIPPING ELEMENTS; LONG-TERM CLIMATE COMMITMENTS PROJECTED; CHANGING CLIMATE Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 441; Uniq. Cites: 425 Mean Year: 2007.50
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Label: 1669 LAND SURFACE DATA ASSIMILATION FRAMEWORK; NOAH LAND SURFACE MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION LAND SURFACE MODELING; LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION OPERATIONAL MESOSCALE ETA MODEL Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 402; Uniq. Cites: 391 Mean Year: 2006.20
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Label: 2652 ESTIMATING UPPER OCEAN PARTICLE FLUXES; UPPER OCEAN TURBULENCE; REVISITING CARBON FLUX; SINKING PARTICLE FLUX; SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 271; Uniq. Cites: 260 Mean Year: 2007.30
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Label: 388 CLASSIFYING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HELP REDUCE POVERTY; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROGRAMS; HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 231; Uniq. Cites: 222 Mean Year: 2006.50
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Label: 2831 HUMAN POPULATION PRESENCE-VERTEBRATE-PLANT SPECIES RICHNESS SCALE DEPENDENCE CORRELATION; TROPICAL-TEMPERATE FOREST LEPIDOPTERA HOST SPECIFICITY; TROPICAL RAINFORESTS; HERBIVOROUS INSECTS; WOOD-DECAYING FUNGI Discipline: Level 1 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 105; Uniq. Cites: 101 Mean Year: 2007.00
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