From Global to Regional: Local Sea Level Rise Scenarios
... therefore expected that variations in sea level will be much stronger related to the rest of the basin. The most important feature of the sea level rise is a slowing down that has been recorded since the 1960’s (Orlić and Pasarić, 2000; Tsimplis and Baker, 2000) and that now appears to have ceased. ...
... therefore expected that variations in sea level will be much stronger related to the rest of the basin. The most important feature of the sea level rise is a slowing down that has been recorded since the 1960’s (Orlić and Pasarić, 2000; Tsimplis and Baker, 2000) and that now appears to have ceased. ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
1 GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMARY
... A joint Icelandic-Norwegian interpretation report on the geology of the Jan Mayen Ridge from 1989, based on the 1985 seismic survey, is available on the NEA web-site. Furthermore, a large number of geoscientific papers have been published about the area and a list of those can be found on the NEA we ...
... A joint Icelandic-Norwegian interpretation report on the geology of the Jan Mayen Ridge from 1989, based on the 1985 seismic survey, is available on the NEA web-site. Furthermore, a large number of geoscientific papers have been published about the area and a list of those can be found on the NEA we ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
... profound changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that have serious implications for marine species, with concomitant risks to marine industries dependent on those species (Hartmann et al., 2013; Rhein et al., 2013; Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2014; Pörtner et al., 2014). The global o ...
10584_2014_1078_MOESM1_ESM
... Used as a proxy for public attitudes on climate change to assess whether there is a relationship between perceived levels of risk from climate change and adaptation action at the national level. Data derived from a global survey about perceived personal threats from climate change. Individuals who r ...
... Used as a proxy for public attitudes on climate change to assess whether there is a relationship between perceived levels of risk from climate change and adaptation action at the national level. Data derived from a global survey about perceived personal threats from climate change. Individuals who r ...
Presentation Slides - Columbia Coast Blueprint
... work happening and how that scaled work can be leveraged Identify the existing strengths of landscape conservation design as well as key gaps Identify who is doing what, sharing the stages of development and key products – learning from others to leverage interests and resources Move the conse ...
... work happening and how that scaled work can be leveraged Identify the existing strengths of landscape conservation design as well as key gaps Identify who is doing what, sharing the stages of development and key products – learning from others to leverage interests and resources Move the conse ...
Methane, the Clathrate-gun conjecture and a disturbed
... atmospheric chemistry adds another approximately 0.2 Wm(-2) of indirect forcing. Since CH4 has a relatively short lifetime and it is very close to a steady state, reductions in its emissions would quickly benefit climate. Sensible emission mitigation strategies require quantitative understanding of ...
... atmospheric chemistry adds another approximately 0.2 Wm(-2) of indirect forcing. Since CH4 has a relatively short lifetime and it is very close to a steady state, reductions in its emissions would quickly benefit climate. Sensible emission mitigation strategies require quantitative understanding of ...
The distribution and structure of coral reefs: one
... developments in the understanding of reef structure and distribution over recent years indicating, where appropriate, the technological innovation that made each breakthrough possible. I t is not our intention to catalogue all the various theories of the formation of barrier reefs and atolls publish ...
... developments in the understanding of reef structure and distribution over recent years indicating, where appropriate, the technological innovation that made each breakthrough possible. I t is not our intention to catalogue all the various theories of the formation of barrier reefs and atolls publish ...
Current models broadly neglect specific needs of under climate change
... Given the typically large scales associated with climatic change and species distributions, it seems reasonable to focus on more than a single protected area. However, in order to understand mechanisms of local species and community dynamics it is necessary to also examine specific protected areas o ...
... Given the typically large scales associated with climatic change and species distributions, it seems reasonable to focus on more than a single protected area. However, in order to understand mechanisms of local species and community dynamics it is necessary to also examine specific protected areas o ...
Ecosystem services
... the consequences of conservation? (costs and benefits) • Which policy measures can be taken and which ones should be taken? (management and policy) • Tools of the economist: •Cost-efficiency analysis •Cost-benefit analysis •Analys of incentives and institutions Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet www.slu. ...
... the consequences of conservation? (costs and benefits) • Which policy measures can be taken and which ones should be taken? (management and policy) • Tools of the economist: •Cost-efficiency analysis •Cost-benefit analysis •Analys of incentives and institutions Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet www.slu. ...
Bopp et al, 2013
... These physical and biogeochemical changes in temperature, pH, O2 and NPP are known to interact with each other, potentially leading to synergistic effects, both on biogeochemical cycles and on marine ecosystems (Gruber, 2011). Some of these synergistic effects on biogeochemical cycles occur at large ...
... These physical and biogeochemical changes in temperature, pH, O2 and NPP are known to interact with each other, potentially leading to synergistic effects, both on biogeochemical cycles and on marine ecosystems (Gruber, 2011). Some of these synergistic effects on biogeochemical cycles occur at large ...
Adaptation for Climate Change in the Coastal Sector of Saint Lucia
... Importance of the Coastal Zone St. Lucia has a relatively high level of biological and ecosystem diversity. A total of over 1,300 known species of plants (including seven endemics), over 150 species of birds (including five endemics), approximately 250 reef fish species and 50 coral species have be ...
... Importance of the Coastal Zone St. Lucia has a relatively high level of biological and ecosystem diversity. A total of over 1,300 known species of plants (including seven endemics), over 150 species of birds (including five endemics), approximately 250 reef fish species and 50 coral species have be ...
plate tectonics lecture notes
... – also known as ridges, rises and spreading centers – known as divergent margins because two plates move away from each other or diverge – new oceanic crust is created below the axial riG valle ...
... – also known as ridges, rises and spreading centers – known as divergent margins because two plates move away from each other or diverge – new oceanic crust is created below the axial riG valle ...
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Climate Change Vulnerability
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
A 10-Year Multidisciplinary Program on the Mediterranean Water
... nial) time scales. Continental and marine paleo- the present climate and in a context of global climate records show that the climate and the sea state have change is still low because of the contribution of varied widely in the past, sometimes very quickly finescale processes and their nonlinear in ...
... nial) time scales. Continental and marine paleo- the present climate and in a context of global climate records show that the climate and the sea state have change is still low because of the contribution of varied widely in the past, sometimes very quickly finescale processes and their nonlinear in ...
Current and Projected Climate Change Impacts for the Colorado
... carbon storage functions across dryland ecosystems using regression models. While species richness alone was found to have only small influence on ecosystem functionality, it was found to be a critical influence. Ecosystem functionality is likely also affected by other factors such as intensity of h ...
... carbon storage functions across dryland ecosystems using regression models. While species richness alone was found to have only small influence on ecosystem functionality, it was found to be a critical influence. Ecosystem functionality is likely also affected by other factors such as intensity of h ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Cross
... Coral reefs are shallow-water ecosystems that consist of reefs made of calcium carbonate which is mostly secreted by reef-building corals and encrusting macroalgae. They occupy less than 0.1% of the ocean floor yet play multiple important roles throughout the tropics, housing high levels of biologic ...
... Coral reefs are shallow-water ecosystems that consist of reefs made of calcium carbonate which is mostly secreted by reef-building corals and encrusting macroalgae. They occupy less than 0.1% of the ocean floor yet play multiple important roles throughout the tropics, housing high levels of biologic ...
Predicting species responses to climate change: demography and
... addressed with field demographic data, we used California valley oak (Quercus lobata Nee), a long-lived species with juvenile life stages known to be sensitive to climate. We hypothesized that the valley oak bioclimate model, based on adults, would overpredict the species’ ability to remain in the p ...
... addressed with field demographic data, we used California valley oak (Quercus lobata Nee), a long-lived species with juvenile life stages known to be sensitive to climate. We hypothesized that the valley oak bioclimate model, based on adults, would overpredict the species’ ability to remain in the p ...
Climate Change Impacts on the Tree of Life: Changes in
... diversity, does not fit into a systems perspective. However, the reality is that attributes and pattern not only provide the basic elements used for quantifying variation and therefore ³ELRGLYHUVLW\´ EXW DOVR provide a fundamental link to human well-being. This link to human well-being is appare ...
... diversity, does not fit into a systems perspective. However, the reality is that attributes and pattern not only provide the basic elements used for quantifying variation and therefore ³ELRGLYHUVLW\´ EXW DOVR provide a fundamental link to human well-being. This link to human well-being is appare ...
Likely ecological impacts of global warming and climate change on
... 1. This report considers the likely ecological impacts of global warming and climate change on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, by 2050 and beyond. It has been prepared at the request of the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) for use in an objections hearing before the Queensland Land and Resou ...
... 1. This report considers the likely ecological impacts of global warming and climate change on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, by 2050 and beyond. It has been prepared at the request of the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) for use in an objections hearing before the Queensland Land and Resou ...
Major Emitters Among Hardest Hit by Ocean Acidification
... Much of the global population resides in nations that are likely to be hit hardest by the increasing acidity of the ocean. The 25 most vulnerable nations identified in this analysis account for just over 37 percent of the global population. Six of the ten largest CO2 emitters are among the 25 nation ...
... Much of the global population resides in nations that are likely to be hit hardest by the increasing acidity of the ocean. The 25 most vulnerable nations identified in this analysis account for just over 37 percent of the global population. Six of the ten largest CO2 emitters are among the 25 nation ...
The North Sea ecosystem - Eco
... A full ranking of the impact of the different sectors and activities in the North Sea cannot yet be made. From OSPAR (2010) and other sources it is clear that fisheries (trawling and other types of fisheries) have the largest impact. However, there are signs that this impact is decreasing. Sand dred ...
... A full ranking of the impact of the different sectors and activities in the North Sea cannot yet be made. From OSPAR (2010) and other sources it is clear that fisheries (trawling and other types of fisheries) have the largest impact. However, there are signs that this impact is decreasing. Sand dred ...
Methane hydrates and Climate Change, Ruppel
... Figure 1a: Gas hydrate sectors and their response to climate change. Schematic cross-section from a high-latitude ocean margin (onshore permafrost and shallow offshore subsea permafrost) in Sectors 1 and 2 on the left, across a generic upper continental slope (Sector 3), and into a deepwater marine ...
... Figure 1a: Gas hydrate sectors and their response to climate change. Schematic cross-section from a high-latitude ocean margin (onshore permafrost and shallow offshore subsea permafrost) in Sectors 1 and 2 on the left, across a generic upper continental slope (Sector 3), and into a deepwater marine ...
Ocean acidification - Natural England publications
... area of interest is biologically important nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Altered availability may also result from chan ...
... area of interest is biologically important nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Altered availability may also result from chan ...
Recent radical shifts of atmospheric circulations and rapid changes
... aging, and increased marginal sea-ice melting. The corresponding wind stress swept away sea-ice from the North Atlantic side to the North Pacific side. Anomalously large areas of open water accordingly occurred in the North Atlantic Arctic (Figure 4b). [18] Starting in summer 2006, ARP quickly trans ...
... aging, and increased marginal sea-ice melting. The corresponding wind stress swept away sea-ice from the North Atlantic side to the North Pacific side. Anomalously large areas of open water accordingly occurred in the North Atlantic Arctic (Figure 4b). [18] Starting in summer 2006, ARP quickly trans ...