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Risk-based assessment of climate change impacts
... Biological Resources and Infrastructure Assets Historically, fisheries in the Pacific LAB have sustained significant volumes and value of catch. In recent decades, commercial fisheries have been undergoing a transition involving harvest of a broader range of species (percent of landings by weight 20 ...
... Biological Resources and Infrastructure Assets Historically, fisheries in the Pacific LAB have sustained significant volumes and value of catch. In recent decades, commercial fisheries have been undergoing a transition involving harvest of a broader range of species (percent of landings by weight 20 ...
Indian Ocean Territory Climate Change Risk Assessment
... Significant uncertainties remain in the science underlying the climate change projections and the assessment of climate change risks. It is possible that the IOT will also face a number of unforeseen changes in the physical climate system (such as changes in ocean circulations) or ecological impacts ...
... Significant uncertainties remain in the science underlying the climate change projections and the assessment of climate change risks. It is possible that the IOT will also face a number of unforeseen changes in the physical climate system (such as changes in ocean circulations) or ecological impacts ...
Do deep mantle plumes exist?
... heat flow levels comparable to same-age lithosphere in other non-magmatic regions and consequently show no evidence of significantly raised temperatures which might be associated with a deep mantle plume anomaly (Stein & Stein 2003). In conclusion it is evident that deep mantle plumes have been used ...
... heat flow levels comparable to same-age lithosphere in other non-magmatic regions and consequently show no evidence of significantly raised temperatures which might be associated with a deep mantle plume anomaly (Stein & Stein 2003). In conclusion it is evident that deep mantle plumes have been used ...
Climate Change, coral bleaching and the future of the
... Sea temperatures in the tropics have increased by almost 1oC over the past 100 years and are currently increasing at the rate of approximately 1-2oC per century. Reef-building corals, which are central to healthy coral reefs, are currently living close to their thermal maxima. They become stressed i ...
... Sea temperatures in the tropics have increased by almost 1oC over the past 100 years and are currently increasing at the rate of approximately 1-2oC per century. Reef-building corals, which are central to healthy coral reefs, are currently living close to their thermal maxima. They become stressed i ...
Effects of sea surface warming on marine plankton
... webs, and strongly influence biogeochemical processes in the ocean (Field et al. 1998). Recently, there has been growing evidence that global phytoplankton biomass and productivity are changing over time. Despite increasing trends in some regions (Gregg et al. 2003; Chavez et al. 2011), most observa ...
... webs, and strongly influence biogeochemical processes in the ocean (Field et al. 1998). Recently, there has been growing evidence that global phytoplankton biomass and productivity are changing over time. Despite increasing trends in some regions (Gregg et al. 2003; Chavez et al. 2011), most observa ...
Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011
... Target 8 – Pollution also shows a good deal of activity, though much is policy or legislative in nature, and so will require effective enforcement to actively contribute towards the target. Strategic Goal C: To improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic divers ...
... Target 8 – Pollution also shows a good deal of activity, though much is policy or legislative in nature, and so will require effective enforcement to actively contribute towards the target. Strategic Goal C: To improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic divers ...
How Climate Change Uniquely Impacts the Physical, Social and
... 2.1 Effect of Climate Change on Access to Northern Communities and Transportation.....4 2.2 Effect of Climate Change on Water Quality and Quantity .............................................7 2.3 Effect of Climate Change on Energy Cost and Usage ................................................11 2 ...
... 2.1 Effect of Climate Change on Access to Northern Communities and Transportation.....4 2.2 Effect of Climate Change on Water Quality and Quantity .............................................7 2.3 Effect of Climate Change on Energy Cost and Usage ................................................11 2 ...
... sediment-free regions. In fact, this latter situation poses a problem for the interpretation of sediment derived from the high terrain of Asia; the Bengal fan contains by far the greatest mass of sediment derived from this region, but published logs of cores penetrating into this mass sample only th ...
High Latitude Changes in Ice Dynamics and Their Impact on Polar
... extent of seasonal sea-ice formation in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions to the consequences for organisms that are linked to these dynamics by nature of their life histories. Seaice coverage is, in fact, declining (Liu et al. 2004; Yuan 2004; Serreze et al. 2007). This is a concern as sea ice ...
... extent of seasonal sea-ice formation in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions to the consequences for organisms that are linked to these dynamics by nature of their life histories. Seaice coverage is, in fact, declining (Liu et al. 2004; Yuan 2004; Serreze et al. 2007). This is a concern as sea ice ...
Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Viti Levu (Fiji) and Aitutaki
... to assess vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, including variability. The project has three main objectives. First, to develop the "next generation" of integrated assessment methods and models, for application at island and sub-island scales (SimCLIM1). This objective was met through rese ...
... to assess vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, including variability. The project has three main objectives. First, to develop the "next generation" of integrated assessment methods and models, for application at island and sub-island scales (SimCLIM1). This objective was met through rese ...
Geography12_final project
... 1) Describe the four major ethical views on land resource use [i.e. economic (i.e. "use it"), preservationist (i.e. "preserve it"), balanced multiple-use or scientific conservation, and ecological or sustainable earth) and how these views result in resource use conflict. 2) Define what sustainable d ...
... 1) Describe the four major ethical views on land resource use [i.e. economic (i.e. "use it"), preservationist (i.e. "preserve it"), balanced multiple-use or scientific conservation, and ecological or sustainable earth) and how these views result in resource use conflict. 2) Define what sustainable d ...
Australia`s Energy Sector – Drivers for Change
... warns that that 1 cm rise in sea level erodes beaches about 1 m horizontally.19 Therefore, even the lower end of the IPCC predictions, 9 cm is likely to result in as much as 9 m of eroded beach and coastline. Hence by the year 2100, significant coastal erosion is anticipated and sandy beaches could ...
... warns that that 1 cm rise in sea level erodes beaches about 1 m horizontally.19 Therefore, even the lower end of the IPCC predictions, 9 cm is likely to result in as much as 9 m of eroded beach and coastline. Hence by the year 2100, significant coastal erosion is anticipated and sandy beaches could ...
Flexibility of the coral-algal symbiosis in the face of climate
... In May 2006, three months after the bleaching, a major shift to thermally tolerant type D and C1 symbiont communities occurred in the surviving colonies (Fig. 2b-d). Of 58 C2-predominant colonies monitored post-bleaching, 30 became predominant in type D symbionts (most without detectable levels of C ...
... In May 2006, three months after the bleaching, a major shift to thermally tolerant type D and C1 symbiont communities occurred in the surviving colonies (Fig. 2b-d). Of 58 C2-predominant colonies monitored post-bleaching, 30 became predominant in type D symbionts (most without detectable levels of C ...
GEF awareness briefing
... Degradation of land in arid, semi-arid, and dry subhumid areas. In dry lands, soil quality, freshwater supplies, vegetation, and crops are all easily damaged. ...
... Degradation of land in arid, semi-arid, and dry subhumid areas. In dry lands, soil quality, freshwater supplies, vegetation, and crops are all easily damaged. ...
Climate change in the UKOTs an overview of the science
... are many recipes for sustainability in the guide. The biodiversity of the UKOTs is important at a global scale, largely because of the restricted species, their genetic diversity and the attendant variation in land and seascapes of the territories. And as islands they all sit in the world’s oceans – ...
... are many recipes for sustainability in the guide. The biodiversity of the UKOTs is important at a global scale, largely because of the restricted species, their genetic diversity and the attendant variation in land and seascapes of the territories. And as islands they all sit in the world’s oceans – ...
Sea-level rise and climate change
... our capital cities or in large regional centres over the coming one to two decades. ...
... our capital cities or in large regional centres over the coming one to two decades. ...
Helping Biodiversity Adapt
... climate scenarios. The high emissions’ hot CanESM2 scenario suggests a much greater potential need for assisted dispersal across all biological groups than the high emissions’ mild MIROC5 scenario. • Investigating need for assisted dispersal at the regional level helps identify locations requiring c ...
... climate scenarios. The high emissions’ hot CanESM2 scenario suggests a much greater potential need for assisted dispersal across all biological groups than the high emissions’ mild MIROC5 scenario. • Investigating need for assisted dispersal at the regional level helps identify locations requiring c ...
Interactive responses of old-field plant growth and composition to
... responses to temperature or soil moisture gradients. At small scales, many biological processes exhibit exponential (e.g., decomposition, soil respiration) or quadratic (e.g., photosynthesis) responses to temperature and soil moisture changes. Even over regional and continental scales, aboveground n ...
... responses to temperature or soil moisture gradients. At small scales, many biological processes exhibit exponential (e.g., decomposition, soil respiration) or quadratic (e.g., photosynthesis) responses to temperature and soil moisture changes. Even over regional and continental scales, aboveground n ...
Marine regime shifts: drivers and impacts on ecosystems
... includes all drivers found in the literature across case studies, since a future instance of the regime shift could arise from any previously reported drivers. By including all drivers, we could assess their importance only based on network structure, not their particular assessment within a histori ...
... includes all drivers found in the literature across case studies, since a future instance of the regime shift could arise from any previously reported drivers. By including all drivers, we could assess their importance only based on network structure, not their particular assessment within a histori ...
Marine regime shifts: drivers and impacts on ecosystems services
... includes all drivers found in the literature across case studies, since a future instance of the regime shift could arise from any previously reported drivers. By including all drivers, we could assess their importance only based on network structure, not their particular assessment within a histori ...
... includes all drivers found in the literature across case studies, since a future instance of the regime shift could arise from any previously reported drivers. By including all drivers, we could assess their importance only based on network structure, not their particular assessment within a histori ...
Vulnerability of Tasmania`s Natural Environment to Climate Change
... international and national scales. In 2007 the Fourth Assessment of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (generally referred to as IPCC AR4) completed an assessment of current scientific understanding of the impacts of climate change on natural, managed and human systems ...
... international and national scales. In 2007 the Fourth Assessment of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (generally referred to as IPCC AR4) completed an assessment of current scientific understanding of the impacts of climate change on natural, managed and human systems ...
Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in
... abundance of Chloroflexi and α-Proteobacteria and decreases in Acidobacteria and Verrucomicrobia. Contrary to what has been reported by previous continental and global-scale studies, soil pH was not a major driver of bacterial diversity, and fungal communities were dominated by Ascomycota. Our resul ...
... abundance of Chloroflexi and α-Proteobacteria and decreases in Acidobacteria and Verrucomicrobia. Contrary to what has been reported by previous continental and global-scale studies, soil pH was not a major driver of bacterial diversity, and fungal communities were dominated by Ascomycota. Our resul ...
Summer 2015
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
variations - US CLIVAR
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...