Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea
... and total property value in Florida, New York and California. Our analyses deliver the first national map of risk reduction owing to natural habitats and indicates where conservation and restoration of reefs and vegetation have the greatest potential to protect coastal communities. Globally, coastal ...
... and total property value in Florida, New York and California. Our analyses deliver the first national map of risk reduction owing to natural habitats and indicates where conservation and restoration of reefs and vegetation have the greatest potential to protect coastal communities. Globally, coastal ...
Articles
... whole. The work demands a concurrent effort toward understanding the overall role of UV-B within the context of environmental and biological forcesthat drive the Antarctic marine system.Many largeareasof uncertainty remain,including the possibility that in enhanced UV-B situations, changesin species ...
... whole. The work demands a concurrent effort toward understanding the overall role of UV-B within the context of environmental and biological forcesthat drive the Antarctic marine system.Many largeareasof uncertainty remain,including the possibility that in enhanced UV-B situations, changesin species ...
ICARUS IV ABSTRACTS
... analysis focuses on exploring how the causal mechanisms identified in interviews compare with patterns of change from 1980 and 2010 Wisconsin’s Milwaukee River Basin. Findings from our analysis show that th ...
... analysis focuses on exploring how the causal mechanisms identified in interviews compare with patterns of change from 1980 and 2010 Wisconsin’s Milwaukee River Basin. Findings from our analysis show that th ...
Climate Change and Outdoor Recreation Resources
... Impacts on Streams and Reservoirs Seasonal changes in precipitation will not only affect winter recreation, but could have a major influence on the quality and availability of activities that depend on reservoirs and streams. More rain during the winter months is expected to combine with smaller sno ...
... Impacts on Streams and Reservoirs Seasonal changes in precipitation will not only affect winter recreation, but could have a major influence on the quality and availability of activities that depend on reservoirs and streams. More rain during the winter months is expected to combine with smaller sno ...
A framework for modelling fish and shellfish
... studies (Fischlin et al., 2007). Extensions of these modelling approaches could include simulations to evaluate the performance of different management strategies under changing ocean conditions (A’mar et al., 2009). There are trade-offs between all three modelling approaches. From a physical perspe ...
... studies (Fischlin et al., 2007). Extensions of these modelling approaches could include simulations to evaluate the performance of different management strategies under changing ocean conditions (A’mar et al., 2009). There are trade-offs between all three modelling approaches. From a physical perspe ...
City of Joondalup Biodivercities Conference Program
... internationally recognised areas that contain a rich variety of biodiversity due to the wide range of habitats which are located in this compact geographical area. It has also been identified as being particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The City has a long history of working wi ...
... internationally recognised areas that contain a rich variety of biodiversity due to the wide range of habitats which are located in this compact geographical area. It has also been identified as being particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The City has a long history of working wi ...
Summary of FFESC climate change adaptation research projects
... (2) facilitating migration of tree seed sources and species where supported by data; (3)developing and sharing climate-sensitive best management practices; (4) reducing losses through pro-active harvest and management of the most susceptible stands; (5) enhancing monitoring, risk analysis and knowle ...
... (2) facilitating migration of tree seed sources and species where supported by data; (3)developing and sharing climate-sensitive best management practices; (4) reducing losses through pro-active harvest and management of the most susceptible stands; (5) enhancing monitoring, risk analysis and knowle ...
best policy guidance for the integration of biodiversity and
... for human well-being and economic development. In response, biodiversity and, to some extent, ecosystem service safeguards are becoming a common feature of standards systems that aim to achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability of economic activities. The prevalence of standards and ...
... for human well-being and economic development. In response, biodiversity and, to some extent, ecosystem service safeguards are becoming a common feature of standards systems that aim to achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability of economic activities. The prevalence of standards and ...
Chapter 16 Notes - Lincoln High School
... § Results from climate change, pollution, or unknown natural causes ...
... § Results from climate change, pollution, or unknown natural causes ...
Submission by Japan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
... changes in climate have caused impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies on all continents and across the oceans. As a national adaptation planning process, the Central Environment Council conducted climate change impact assessments in March 2015, and based on the results, the Inter-Ministry ...
... changes in climate have caused impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies on all continents and across the oceans. As a national adaptation planning process, the Central Environment Council conducted climate change impact assessments in March 2015, and based on the results, the Inter-Ministry ...
West Antarctic Peninsula: An ice
... Abstr ac t. The extent, duration, and seasonality of sea ice and glacial discharge strongly influence Antarctic marine ecosystems. Most organisms’ life cycles in this region are attuned to ice seasonality. The annual retreat and melting of sea ice in the austral spring stratifies the upper ocean, t ...
... Abstr ac t. The extent, duration, and seasonality of sea ice and glacial discharge strongly influence Antarctic marine ecosystems. Most organisms’ life cycles in this region are attuned to ice seasonality. The annual retreat and melting of sea ice in the austral spring stratifies the upper ocean, t ...
Origin of the Easter Submarine Alignment: morphology and
... “Easter Island Fracture Zone” (Menard, 1964), among other names. This chain extends over 2900 km from Easter Island up to its joining point with the Nazca Ridge (Fig. 1) and is formed by large seamounts, which can reach heights of more than 3000 m above the adjacent seafloor. This chain crosses the ...
... “Easter Island Fracture Zone” (Menard, 1964), among other names. This chain extends over 2900 km from Easter Island up to its joining point with the Nazca Ridge (Fig. 1) and is formed by large seamounts, which can reach heights of more than 3000 m above the adjacent seafloor. This chain crosses the ...
Assessment of regional benthic impact of salmon mariculture within
... and relatively easy to sample quantitatively, while also being largely unexploited or intentionally managed. Most importantly, this group is relatively immobile and therefore useful in studying effects of pollutants (Bilyard, 1987), such as organic enrichment, by responding through changes in populat ...
... and relatively easy to sample quantitatively, while also being largely unexploited or intentionally managed. Most importantly, this group is relatively immobile and therefore useful in studying effects of pollutants (Bilyard, 1987), such as organic enrichment, by responding through changes in populat ...
Ayni, Ayllu - Kings College
... values from the first stage and designing a dual methodology of focus group discussions guided by an iPad based questionnaire around them in order to investigate their extent and use in response to climate change in the Park. First the participants were recruited from each of the four communities us ...
... values from the first stage and designing a dual methodology of focus group discussions guided by an iPad based questionnaire around them in order to investigate their extent and use in response to climate change in the Park. First the participants were recruited from each of the four communities us ...
La Vega High School Lesson Plans 2012
... should have a grasp of the concepts involved. Review that the scientist, Alfred Wegner, theorized that at one time there was one huge super continent – Pangaea – that broke apart and has separated into the current seven continents. There will be some who know more details than others – let them expl ...
... should have a grasp of the concepts involved. Review that the scientist, Alfred Wegner, theorized that at one time there was one huge super continent – Pangaea – that broke apart and has separated into the current seven continents. There will be some who know more details than others – let them expl ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... actions, including through the recovery of at least 15% of degraded ecosystems (Goal 15). Once the national context is understood, it is necessary to decide what type of analysis to undertake. The role of mapping and models (section 3) depends on the type of assessment needed. Mapping (section 3.1) ...
... actions, including through the recovery of at least 15% of degraded ecosystems (Goal 15). Once the national context is understood, it is necessary to decide what type of analysis to undertake. The role of mapping and models (section 3) depends on the type of assessment needed. Mapping (section 3.1) ...
Climatic change in mountain regions: a review of
... determinants in the response of natural and managed systems to change. Since the mid-1990s, the scaling problem related to complex orography has been addressed through regional modeling techniques, pioneered by Giorgi and Mearns (1991), and through statistical-dynamical downscaling techniques (e.g., ...
... determinants in the response of natural and managed systems to change. Since the mid-1990s, the scaling problem related to complex orography has been addressed through regional modeling techniques, pioneered by Giorgi and Mearns (1991), and through statistical-dynamical downscaling techniques (e.g., ...
BCS331 Module 10
... notes effects such as increased access to natural resources and transportation routes, deterioration of community infrastructure and regional transportation routes, negative effects on traditional food harvesting and its cultural and health implications, and the increased occurrence of extreme event ...
... notes effects such as increased access to natural resources and transportation routes, deterioration of community infrastructure and regional transportation routes, negative effects on traditional food harvesting and its cultural and health implications, and the increased occurrence of extreme event ...
Michelle Budny
... Underwater, prop roots provide a hard substrate for sponges to grow. Prawns, crabs, and gastropods burrow in the soft sediment beneath the roots. These animals are also important to the function of mangroves. Burrowing crabs provide aeration to the roots (Nagelkerken et al. 2008). Organic leaf litte ...
... Underwater, prop roots provide a hard substrate for sponges to grow. Prawns, crabs, and gastropods burrow in the soft sediment beneath the roots. These animals are also important to the function of mangroves. Burrowing crabs provide aeration to the roots (Nagelkerken et al. 2008). Organic leaf litte ...
Mean Annual Precipitation Explains - CURVE
... A satisfactory answer would identify and disentangle the drivers of biodiversity at all spatial scales, from the microhabitat to the globe, as well as explain changes through time. Attempts to provide such an answer have produced many studies of species richness patterns and community composition in ...
... A satisfactory answer would identify and disentangle the drivers of biodiversity at all spatial scales, from the microhabitat to the globe, as well as explain changes through time. Attempts to provide such an answer have produced many studies of species richness patterns and community composition in ...
Environmental Impacts—Marine Ecosystems
... the Northeast Atlantic and a high proportion of these from the North Sea. This chapter presents a review of what is known about the impacts of climate change on the biota of the North Sea. Plankton and benthos, which are habitat/life history categories, are each considered, as are the taxa fish, bird ...
... the Northeast Atlantic and a high proportion of these from the North Sea. This chapter presents a review of what is known about the impacts of climate change on the biota of the North Sea. Plankton and benthos, which are habitat/life history categories, are each considered, as are the taxa fish, bird ...
What Antarctic Science is Funded by National Antarctic Programs?
... For more than five decades, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean have been a geographical focus for scientific investigations that range in subjects from genomics to astrophysics. The International Geophysical Year 1957-1958 marked the beginnings of the modern era of Antarctic science and a permanent p ...
... For more than five decades, Antarctica and the Southern Ocean have been a geographical focus for scientific investigations that range in subjects from genomics to astrophysics. The International Geophysical Year 1957-1958 marked the beginnings of the modern era of Antarctic science and a permanent p ...
Will we leave the Great Barrier Reef for our children?
... a case study of the likely impacts of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). From an Australian and global perspective, severe damage to the GBR represents “dangerous climate change” on all three criteria of Article 2 of the UNFCCC: not allowing ecosystems to adapt naturally; threatening fo ...
... a case study of the likely impacts of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). From an Australian and global perspective, severe damage to the GBR represents “dangerous climate change” on all three criteria of Article 2 of the UNFCCC: not allowing ecosystems to adapt naturally; threatening fo ...
Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea
... Climate change is a serious issue, but in many cases is remains questionable if it is a dominant issue., Printed at ...
... Climate change is a serious issue, but in many cases is remains questionable if it is a dominant issue., Printed at ...
11. Minutes of the 11th meeting
... - Reported on the ongoing field campaign of German GLOBEC and on the status of the planned 2nd volume of SO GLOBEC synthesis, which will have a stronger international component than the 1st volume. - Informed of the results of the IWC-SO GLOBEC workshop (Norfolk, November 2005). In discussion the fo ...
... - Reported on the ongoing field campaign of German GLOBEC and on the status of the planned 2nd volume of SO GLOBEC synthesis, which will have a stronger international component than the 1st volume. - Informed of the results of the IWC-SO GLOBEC workshop (Norfolk, November 2005). In discussion the fo ...