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Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified
... fluctuations [61,67]. However, many intertidal species may already be living at their upper tolerance limits, such that further increases in environmental stress imposed by climatic forcing are likely to have significant physiological and ecological impacts [68]. Coastal and shelf sediments support ...
... fluctuations [61,67]. However, many intertidal species may already be living at their upper tolerance limits, such that further increases in environmental stress imposed by climatic forcing are likely to have significant physiological and ecological impacts [68]. Coastal and shelf sediments support ...
Future Directions - WCRP Strategic Framework
... Long-Term Strategy: New WCRP themes/structure to > promote/facilitate research on frontiers of climate/Earth system > promote the need for & use of climate information, products & services. Three or four Themes/Panels? Regional climate prediction as a separate theme or fitted better within a process ...
... Long-Term Strategy: New WCRP themes/structure to > promote/facilitate research on frontiers of climate/Earth system > promote the need for & use of climate information, products & services. Three or four Themes/Panels? Regional climate prediction as a separate theme or fitted better within a process ...
Read the report - Alaska Geobotany Center
... affecting!the!structure!of!landscapes,!hydrological!patterns,!snow!distribution,!ecosystems,! and! the! use! of! the! land! by! northern! residents! and! industry.! These! cumulative! permafrost! changes! come! at! a! time! of! intense! demographic! and! socioZeconomic! development! in! the! Arctic. ...
... affecting!the!structure!of!landscapes,!hydrological!patterns,!snow!distribution,!ecosystems,! and! the! use! of! the! land! by! northern! residents! and! industry.! These! cumulative! permafrost! changes! come! at! a! time! of! intense! demographic! and! socioZeconomic! development! in! the! Arctic. ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Nunavut Setting the
... waterways, including the Northwest Passage. While this may result in economic benefits, it will also increase the risk of waterway contamination through oil spills and other pollution events. • Arrival of new insects, birds, fish and mammals previously unknown or rare in Nunavut, and change in the ...
... waterways, including the Northwest Passage. While this may result in economic benefits, it will also increase the risk of waterway contamination through oil spills and other pollution events. • Arrival of new insects, birds, fish and mammals previously unknown or rare in Nunavut, and change in the ...
SCAR - WMO
... The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean The Biogeographic Atlas presents a collection of 66 syntheses describing the distribution patterns and processes of a significant representation of Southern Ocean organisms, illustrated by more than 800 distribution maps and 200 pictures and graphs. The ...
... The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean The Biogeographic Atlas presents a collection of 66 syntheses describing the distribution patterns and processes of a significant representation of Southern Ocean organisms, illustrated by more than 800 distribution maps and 200 pictures and graphs. The ...
Longterm climate forcings to assess vulnerability in North Africa dry
... climate, we used species distribution modelling (SDM) to estimate its potential range. Then, SDM was used to estimate its potential distribution during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 21,000 BP) and the Middle Holocene (Mid-Holocene; 6,000 BP). Model predictions for past scenarios were compared with ...
... climate, we used species distribution modelling (SDM) to estimate its potential range. Then, SDM was used to estimate its potential distribution during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 21,000 BP) and the Middle Holocene (Mid-Holocene; 6,000 BP). Model predictions for past scenarios were compared with ...
Challenges of Growth 2013
... SESAR research programme, industry associations, the academic community and European policy makers. Participants concluded that there is a growing need for climate change risk assessment and planning for adaptation measures. However, concerns were expressed about acquiring financial resources for so ...
... SESAR research programme, industry associations, the academic community and European policy makers. Participants concluded that there is a growing need for climate change risk assessment and planning for adaptation measures. However, concerns were expressed about acquiring financial resources for so ...
Marine Nation 2025 - The University of Sydney
... By 2025, the combined value of Australian marine industries — both existing and emerging— and ecosystem services is projected to be more than $100 billion per annum. In support of Australia’s burgeoning ‘blue economy’, it is clearly in our national interest to ensure that the economic, ecosystem and ...
... By 2025, the combined value of Australian marine industries — both existing and emerging— and ecosystem services is projected to be more than $100 billion per annum. In support of Australia’s burgeoning ‘blue economy’, it is clearly in our national interest to ensure that the economic, ecosystem and ...
France`s adaptation to global climate change
... distinguished, including anticipatory and reactive adaptation, private and public adaptation, and autonomous and planned adaptation.» Adaptation is therefore the result of the observation that climate change is happening, that its effects may already be felt across a number of natural and human sys ...
... distinguished, including anticipatory and reactive adaptation, private and public adaptation, and autonomous and planned adaptation.» Adaptation is therefore the result of the observation that climate change is happening, that its effects may already be felt across a number of natural and human sys ...
Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Rising Seas
... or political clout to ensure they get the attention needed from disaster relief agencies, and may be more likely to have live lihoods and living conditions devastated by extreme events. In the event of a storm that brings flooding, for example, low-income families and individuals may lack transport ...
... or political clout to ensure they get the attention needed from disaster relief agencies, and may be more likely to have live lihoods and living conditions devastated by extreme events. In the event of a storm that brings flooding, for example, low-income families and individuals may lack transport ...
Untitled - WCS Myanmar - Wildlife Conservation Society
... Such sites cannot function as separated entities and connectivity is required to ensure that the full range of environmental services continue to function, and, following a standard process, sites were grouped together to identify conservation corridors, which cover almost 60% of the country. These ...
... Such sites cannot function as separated entities and connectivity is required to ensure that the full range of environmental services continue to function, and, following a standard process, sites were grouped together to identify conservation corridors, which cover almost 60% of the country. These ...
Responses of terrestrial ecosystems to temperature and
... and suggests that the sensitivity of respiration to warming will eventually surpass that of ecosystem photosynthesis. This is consistent with projections of most global biogeochemical models that continued warming will cause declines in net C uptake by around midcentury (Cao & Woodward, 1998; Cox et ...
... and suggests that the sensitivity of respiration to warming will eventually surpass that of ecosystem photosynthesis. This is consistent with projections of most global biogeochemical models that continued warming will cause declines in net C uptake by around midcentury (Cao & Woodward, 1998; Cox et ...
2.3 Importance of Biodiversity to Saudi Arabia
... Saudi Arabia became a signatory of the Convention on Biodiversity in 2001. This has had consequences for the structure of this report. In particular, the First National Report both describes the status of biodiversity and also the measures that the Kingdom is taking to meet its obligations. Maintain ...
... Saudi Arabia became a signatory of the Convention on Biodiversity in 2001. This has had consequences for the structure of this report. In particular, the First National Report both describes the status of biodiversity and also the measures that the Kingdom is taking to meet its obligations. Maintain ...
Marine Nation 2025 - The Australian Institute of Marine Science
... By 2025, the combined value of Australian marine industries — both existing and emerging— and ecosystem services is projected to be more than $100 billion per annum. In support of Australia’s burgeoning ‘blue economy’, it is clearly in our national interest to ensure that the economic, ecosystem and ...
... By 2025, the combined value of Australian marine industries — both existing and emerging— and ecosystem services is projected to be more than $100 billion per annum. In support of Australia’s burgeoning ‘blue economy’, it is clearly in our national interest to ensure that the economic, ecosystem and ...
The plate tectonics of Cenozoic SE Asia and the
... from ocean floor magnetic anomalies, and interpretation of geological data from the region. There are three important periods in regional development: at about 45 Ma, 25 Ma and 5 Ma. At these times plate boundaries and motions changed, probably as a result of major collision events. In the Eocene th ...
... from ocean floor magnetic anomalies, and interpretation of geological data from the region. There are three important periods in regional development: at about 45 Ma, 25 Ma and 5 Ma. At these times plate boundaries and motions changed, probably as a result of major collision events. In the Eocene th ...
Chapter 4: Food Production
... maple syrup industry to expand northward. However, there will likely be new pests and diseases, as well as more severe outbreaks of current ones, increased growth of weeds, and other challenges that could negatively affect production and require timely adaptation (e.g. improved water efficiencies an ...
... maple syrup industry to expand northward. However, there will likely be new pests and diseases, as well as more severe outbreaks of current ones, increased growth of weeds, and other challenges that could negatively affect production and require timely adaptation (e.g. improved water efficiencies an ...
as a PDF
... health. Lambert (1975) attempts to demonstrate the linkages between climate change and the growth of civilizations. In its most extreme form, climatic determinism is exhibited in the more popular literature. One of the latest is an article in New Scientist by Harrison (1979) in which everything from ...
... health. Lambert (1975) attempts to demonstrate the linkages between climate change and the growth of civilizations. In its most extreme form, climatic determinism is exhibited in the more popular literature. One of the latest is an article in New Scientist by Harrison (1979) in which everything from ...
as a PDF
... from ocean floor magnetic anomalies, and interpretation of geological data from the region. There are three important periods in regional development: at about 45 Ma, 25 Ma and 5 Ma. At these times plate boundaries and motions changed, probably as a result of major collision events. In the Eocene th ...
... from ocean floor magnetic anomalies, and interpretation of geological data from the region. There are three important periods in regional development: at about 45 Ma, 25 Ma and 5 Ma. At these times plate boundaries and motions changed, probably as a result of major collision events. In the Eocene th ...
General Assembly
... develop a sustainable island resource management (SIRM) approach, one that perceives the whole island ecosystem and its marine and terrestrial resources as a capital asset that, with proper management and protection, will continue to yield a flow of vital goods and services necessary for sustainable ...
... develop a sustainable island resource management (SIRM) approach, one that perceives the whole island ecosystem and its marine and terrestrial resources as a capital asset that, with proper management and protection, will continue to yield a flow of vital goods and services necessary for sustainable ...
Changes in Ocean Heat, Carbon Content, and Ventilation: A Review
... Quantifying the planetary energy imbalance is an important part of the projections of how much and how fast the atmosphere will warm (e.g., Frölicher et al. 2014) and anchors satellite measurements of the top-of-the-atmosphere energy imbalance (Loeb et al. 2012). Rhein et al. (2013) estimated that ...
... Quantifying the planetary energy imbalance is an important part of the projections of how much and how fast the atmosphere will warm (e.g., Frölicher et al. 2014) and anchors satellite measurements of the top-of-the-atmosphere energy imbalance (Loeb et al. 2012). Rhein et al. (2013) estimated that ...
Lessons from the Front Lines Preparing for Climate Impacts
... • Non-legal barriers (technical, administrative and funding) can also inhibit implementation. Actionable plans require decision-makers to understand: (1) what data and technical information they need to make decisions, (2) which agencies will be charged with implementing each recommendation, and (3 ...
... • Non-legal barriers (technical, administrative and funding) can also inhibit implementation. Actionable plans require decision-makers to understand: (1) what data and technical information they need to make decisions, (2) which agencies will be charged with implementing each recommendation, and (3 ...
Enhancing the resilience of inland fisheries and
... The aims of the paper are to raise awareness of the actual and potential importance of fisheries and aquaculture in these dryland contexts; to review how these production systems and their associated livelihoods are affected by, and adapted to, climate variability; and to propose how their resilienc ...
... The aims of the paper are to raise awareness of the actual and potential importance of fisheries and aquaculture in these dryland contexts; to review how these production systems and their associated livelihoods are affected by, and adapted to, climate variability; and to propose how their resilienc ...
Chapter 18 - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... Changes in climate and UV radiation in the Arctic will not only have far-reaching consequences for the arctic environment and its peoples, but will also affect the rest of the world, including the global climate.The connections include arctic sources of change affecting the globe, e.g., feedback pro ...
... Changes in climate and UV radiation in the Arctic will not only have far-reaching consequences for the arctic environment and its peoples, but will also affect the rest of the world, including the global climate.The connections include arctic sources of change affecting the globe, e.g., feedback pro ...
Review of relevant assessment processes and their theoretical
... governments to consider the outcomes and subsequently enabling them to characterize the GBA as nothing more than another of a series of voluntary external inputs to the Convention process. This was a lesson the future Millennium Ecosystem Assessment would be obliged to learn when it came to consider ...
... governments to consider the outcomes and subsequently enabling them to characterize the GBA as nothing more than another of a series of voluntary external inputs to the Convention process. This was a lesson the future Millennium Ecosystem Assessment would be obliged to learn when it came to consider ...
full paper (PDF File)
... Ramsar listed wetlands recognized for their international significance as being representative, rare or unique wetlands, or important for conserving biological diversity. These ecosystems are a cornerstone to life and provide food, shelter and nursery areas for our native wildlife including micro-o ...
... Ramsar listed wetlands recognized for their international significance as being representative, rare or unique wetlands, or important for conserving biological diversity. These ecosystems are a cornerstone to life and provide food, shelter and nursery areas for our native wildlife including micro-o ...