Climate Change and Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics in Food Webs
... cascades. Following the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE, Brown et al., 2004), the model also considers the direct and indirect effects of temperature on ecological interactions. We use this new framework as an example to explore how temperature and the genetic material present in populations, which ...
... cascades. Following the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE, Brown et al., 2004), the model also considers the direct and indirect effects of temperature on ecological interactions. We use this new framework as an example to explore how temperature and the genetic material present in populations, which ...
Collateral transgression of planetary boundaries due to climate
... The basis of our co-evolutionary model is the conceptual carbon cycle model by Anderies et al. (2013). The model covers the most basic interactions between terrestrial, atmospheric and marine carbon pools, and was developed specifically to enable a bifurcation analysis of carbon-related planetary bo ...
... The basis of our co-evolutionary model is the conceptual carbon cycle model by Anderies et al. (2013). The model covers the most basic interactions between terrestrial, atmospheric and marine carbon pools, and was developed specifically to enable a bifurcation analysis of carbon-related planetary bo ...
the identification of a solar signal in climate records of the last 500
... There has been confirmation in the last two decades, through instrumental measurements onboard satellites, that the ‘solar constant’ does, as has long been hypothesized, vary. While there is no consensus as to the best method for estimating past variations in solar output, it seems likely that over ...
... There has been confirmation in the last two decades, through instrumental measurements onboard satellites, that the ‘solar constant’ does, as has long been hypothesized, vary. While there is no consensus as to the best method for estimating past variations in solar output, it seems likely that over ...
Climate Vulnerability Monitor
... dioxide content of the atmosphere has risen appreciably and at the same time the temperature has continued to rise throughout the world, it will be firmly established that carbon dioxide is an important factor in causing climatic change.” GILBERT NORMAN PLASS May 1956 American Journal of Physics ...
... dioxide content of the atmosphere has risen appreciably and at the same time the temperature has continued to rise throughout the world, it will be firmly established that carbon dioxide is an important factor in causing climatic change.” GILBERT NORMAN PLASS May 1956 American Journal of Physics ...
The gARNAUT ReVIeW 2011 - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... and Fashid Vahid, to analyse the data on temperature. Their conclusion was clear. There is a statistically significant warming trend, and it did not end in 1998 or in any other year. I had the analysis repeated with three more years of data for this book, with the same conclusions. New observations ...
... and Fashid Vahid, to analyse the data on temperature. Their conclusion was clear. There is a statistically significant warming trend, and it did not end in 1998 or in any other year. I had the analysis repeated with three more years of data for this book, with the same conclusions. New observations ...
The positive impact of human CO2 emissions on the survival of life
... environmental field for over 40 years. Dr. Moore is a Co-Founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. Following his time with Greenpeace, Dr. Moore joined the Forest Alliance of BC where he worked for ten ...
... environmental field for over 40 years. Dr. Moore is a Co-Founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. Following his time with Greenpeace, Dr. Moore joined the Forest Alliance of BC where he worked for ten ...
Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia)
... showing that the species is likely to be in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future, not that it be at “high risk” of extinction. Id. at 17. As both the life span and the generation time of Joshua trees are long, it may take four to five decades to detect demographic changes in the population ...
... showing that the species is likely to be in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future, not that it be at “high risk” of extinction. Id. at 17. As both the life span and the generation time of Joshua trees are long, it may take four to five decades to detect demographic changes in the population ...
Restoring a River of Grass: Everglades policy recommendations for
... One of the largest and most extensive wetland systems in the United States is contained within the Florida Everglades National Park. Like most of the world’s wetlands it has been reduced to half of its size and heavily altered by human pressures. The Everglades were heavily drained during the first ...
... One of the largest and most extensive wetland systems in the United States is contained within the Florida Everglades National Park. Like most of the world’s wetlands it has been reduced to half of its size and heavily altered by human pressures. The Everglades were heavily drained during the first ...
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change - EEG, TU-Wien
... avoid dangerous anthropogenic climate change’, is a protection standard for the global climate, analogous to national and international environmental standards for air quality or critical loads for sulphur or nitrogen. But for climate operationalising that objective is no mean feat because responsib ...
... avoid dangerous anthropogenic climate change’, is a protection standard for the global climate, analogous to national and international environmental standards for air quality or critical loads for sulphur or nitrogen. But for climate operationalising that objective is no mean feat because responsib ...
Murphy-Grace-PhD-BIOL-December-2016
... biologist and help animals from going extinct”. I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to work towards this childhood dream and I am thankful to many people who have helped me along the way. I am grateful for expertise and guidance from my supervisor Boris Worm. Boris, I am privileged to ...
... biologist and help animals from going extinct”. I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to work towards this childhood dream and I am thankful to many people who have helped me along the way. I am grateful for expertise and guidance from my supervisor Boris Worm. Boris, I am privileged to ...
Licence 1
... The BIg Ask is a Friend’s of the Earth campaign that calls for a new climate change ....................... - a move which a new survey shows three quarters of the UK ....................... would support. Tom Yorke is already a Friends of the Earth ambassador and launched the Big Ask campaign a yea ...
... The BIg Ask is a Friend’s of the Earth campaign that calls for a new climate change ....................... - a move which a new survey shows three quarters of the UK ....................... would support. Tom Yorke is already a Friends of the Earth ambassador and launched the Big Ask campaign a yea ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Galápagos Islands
... vulnerability of this region to climate change and to define the urgent priority actions we must take to face these challenges. In July 2008, growing awareness of climate change in the Eastern Tropical Pacific and potential impacts on Galápagos ecosystems and human wellbeing, especially combined wit ...
... vulnerability of this region to climate change and to define the urgent priority actions we must take to face these challenges. In July 2008, growing awareness of climate change in the Eastern Tropical Pacific and potential impacts on Galápagos ecosystems and human wellbeing, especially combined wit ...
The First Decade of Long-Lead U.S. Seasonal Forecasts
... and situation (ENSO versus Other) but with forecasts aggregated over multiple sequential leads. The bases for various aggregations by lead will be clear from our discussions of die-away curve results. Sampling error of die-away curves and maps. Radok (1988) gives the standard error of modified Heidk ...
... and situation (ENSO versus Other) but with forecasts aggregated over multiple sequential leads. The bases for various aggregations by lead will be clear from our discussions of die-away curve results. Sampling error of die-away curves and maps. Radok (1988) gives the standard error of modified Heidk ...
https://unfccc.int/files/national_reports/annex_i_natcom/submitted_natcom/application/pdf/nc5_turkey%5B1%5D.pdf
... The population growth rate of Turkey in 2007 was 1.24%, which was higher than the average (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators rela ...
... The population growth rate of Turkey in 2007 was 1.24%, which was higher than the average (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators rela ...
Turkey`s Fifth - İklim Değişikliği
... The population growth rate of Turkey in 2007 was 1.24%, which was higher than the average (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators rela ...
... The population growth rate of Turkey in 2007 was 1.24%, which was higher than the average (0.68%) for other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. On the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI), which includes national indicators rela ...
Assessing the Vulnerability of Key Habitats in New York
... planet warmed 1.3°F (0.7°C), with the majority of change occurring since 1970.4 The primary driver of this warming is the increase of atmospheric CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels.5 Atmospheric CO2 has now reached 395 parts per million (ppm), 30% beyond its highest value in the past million years ...
... planet warmed 1.3°F (0.7°C), with the majority of change occurring since 1970.4 The primary driver of this warming is the increase of atmospheric CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels.5 Atmospheric CO2 has now reached 395 parts per million (ppm), 30% beyond its highest value in the past million years ...
IPCC SPECIAL REPORT EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
... established jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess periodically the science, impacts and socioeconomics of climate change and of adaptation and mitigation options. The IPCC provides, on request, scientific and technical ad ...
... established jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess periodically the science, impacts and socioeconomics of climate change and of adaptation and mitigation options. The IPCC provides, on request, scientific and technical ad ...
impact of climate change on extinction risk of montane tree species
... conservation status on montane forest in the Tropical Andes. Starting with a global analysis, the potential impacts of climate change on montane ecoregions is investigated, by identifying those that are more vulnerable to the expected changes in temperature and precipitation, from global predictions ...
... conservation status on montane forest in the Tropical Andes. Starting with a global analysis, the potential impacts of climate change on montane ecoregions is investigated, by identifying those that are more vulnerable to the expected changes in temperature and precipitation, from global predictions ...
Asia Glacier Melt Project: Expert Summary of Science regarding
... retreating since this period in response to a warmer climate. There is now clear evidence that the retreat of glaciers in many locations of the world has accelerated in recent decades (Zemp et al. 2008). However, glacier systems at the highest elevations, 4000-7000 m, have not responded to recent cl ...
... retreating since this period in response to a warmer climate. There is now clear evidence that the retreat of glaciers in many locations of the world has accelerated in recent decades (Zemp et al. 2008). However, glacier systems at the highest elevations, 4000-7000 m, have not responded to recent cl ...
Modeling the role of rainfall patterns in seasonal malaria transmission Arne Bomblies
... persistence for a given rainfall amount as well as the interstorm return period, and therefore the potential for intraseasonal rainfall patterns to add to variance in seasonal mosquito abundance must be considered. The distribution of pool sizes is governed by microtopography, and their persistence ...
... persistence for a given rainfall amount as well as the interstorm return period, and therefore the potential for intraseasonal rainfall patterns to add to variance in seasonal mosquito abundance must be considered. The distribution of pool sizes is governed by microtopography, and their persistence ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Agriculture Sector of Asia and the
... Figure 2.2: Climate Change Vulnerability Map of Southeast Asia Figure 2.3: Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Figure 3.1: The IMPACT 2009 Modeling Framework Figure 3.2: Yield Changes between 2000 and 2050 by Crop and Management System for Three GCMs With and Without CO2 Fertilization Effects Fig ...
... Figure 2.2: Climate Change Vulnerability Map of Southeast Asia Figure 2.3: Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Figure 3.1: The IMPACT 2009 Modeling Framework Figure 3.2: Yield Changes between 2000 and 2050 by Crop and Management System for Three GCMs With and Without CO2 Fertilization Effects Fig ...
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... change. The IPCC defines adaptation as the “Adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.” (IPCC 2007, p. 869). Although this definition has its strength in the inclusion of both ...
... change. The IPCC defines adaptation as the “Adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.” (IPCC 2007, p. 869). Although this definition has its strength in the inclusion of both ...
Hymns for Creation - Citizens for Public Justice
... care rests on biblical foundations uniting spirituality with scientific, ecological, and political insights into dynamic and energizing relationship. Creation advocacy sets its sights on God’s vision of an abundant and ecologically flourishing life for all creatures; it aligns itself with God’s pass ...
... care rests on biblical foundations uniting spirituality with scientific, ecological, and political insights into dynamic and energizing relationship. Creation advocacy sets its sights on God’s vision of an abundant and ecologically flourishing life for all creatures; it aligns itself with God’s pass ...
Climate Change and Water
... use and management. It takes into account current and projected regional key vulnerabilities, prospects for adaptation, and the relationships between climate change mitigation and water. Its objectives are: ...
... use and management. It takes into account current and projected regional key vulnerabilities, prospects for adaptation, and the relationships between climate change mitigation and water. Its objectives are: ...
Surveys of scientists' views on climate change
Several surveys have been conducted of the opinions of scientists on anthropogenic climate change. They have generally concluded that the majority of scientists believe that human activity is contributing to global warming.