Climate change and evolutionary adaptation
... undergo evolutionary adaptation3. Recent studies have highlighted that evolutionary change can be rapid in a number of taxa4, including in species that have invaded new areas5 and in native species responding to biotic invasions6. This indicates that evolutionary adaptation could be an important way ...
... undergo evolutionary adaptation3. Recent studies have highlighted that evolutionary change can be rapid in a number of taxa4, including in species that have invaded new areas5 and in native species responding to biotic invasions6. This indicates that evolutionary adaptation could be an important way ...
REVIEW Climate change and evolutionary adaptation
... undergo evolutionary adaptation3. Recent studies have highlighted that evolutionary change can be rapid in a number of taxa4, including in species that have invaded new areas5 and in native species responding to biotic invasions6. This indicates that evolutionary adaptation could be an important way ...
... undergo evolutionary adaptation3. Recent studies have highlighted that evolutionary change can be rapid in a number of taxa4, including in species that have invaded new areas5 and in native species responding to biotic invasions6. This indicates that evolutionary adaptation could be an important way ...
IFAD - unfccc
... – Switching to no-tillage or low-tillage techniques to preserve carbon stored in soil; – Reducing methane’s emissions from rice production through better tillage practices, water management and crop rotation; – Using more efficiently nitrogen fertilizer to reduce nitrous oxide; – Improving land ...
... – Switching to no-tillage or low-tillage techniques to preserve carbon stored in soil; – Reducing methane’s emissions from rice production through better tillage practices, water management and crop rotation; – Using more efficiently nitrogen fertilizer to reduce nitrous oxide; – Improving land ...
chapter eight climate change, northern subsistence and land based
... findings can be grouped into three categories: (1) climate change may affect the distribution of animals and other resources on which the subsistence economy is based; (2) climate change may affect the use of traditional knowledge and local adaptations; (3) climate change may affect the health of no ...
... findings can be grouped into three categories: (1) climate change may affect the distribution of animals and other resources on which the subsistence economy is based; (2) climate change may affect the use of traditional knowledge and local adaptations; (3) climate change may affect the health of no ...
Death by Degrees: New York - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... influenced by climatic conditions and water availability. As the temperature increases, production patterns have the potential to shift northward. Additionally, increases in climate variability could require adaptation of crops that are able to handle new climatic conditions. Warmer climates and les ...
... influenced by climatic conditions and water availability. As the temperature increases, production patterns have the potential to shift northward. Additionally, increases in climate variability could require adaptation of crops that are able to handle new climatic conditions. Warmer climates and les ...
Manyatsi, AM - IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
... for many years to come. It could become a major threat to world food security, as it has a strong impact on food production, access and distribution. Abnormal changes in temperature and rainfall, and the increasing frequency and intensity of droughts and floods have long-term implications for the vi ...
... for many years to come. It could become a major threat to world food security, as it has a strong impact on food production, access and distribution. Abnormal changes in temperature and rainfall, and the increasing frequency and intensity of droughts and floods have long-term implications for the vi ...
evaluating the impacts of climate change on catchment
... pollution. A study by Donner et al. (2002) attributed ~25% of the nitrate export to the Gulf of Mexico to increased runoff alone. Observational studies have also shown an increase in nitrate pollution during wetter years with greater nitrogen retention in dry years (Kaushal et al. 2008). The process ...
... pollution. A study by Donner et al. (2002) attributed ~25% of the nitrate export to the Gulf of Mexico to increased runoff alone. Observational studies have also shown an increase in nitrate pollution during wetter years with greater nitrogen retention in dry years (Kaushal et al. 2008). The process ...
Evolution of Marine Organisms under Climate Change
... termed climate change throughout the present review) are recognised as pervasive and detrimental anthropogenic influences on marine life [5–9]. Climate change is expected to impose strong selection pressure on fitness-related traits, impacting on populations and ecosystems [10–14], and yet most futu ...
... termed climate change throughout the present review) are recognised as pervasive and detrimental anthropogenic influences on marine life [5–9]. Climate change is expected to impose strong selection pressure on fitness-related traits, impacting on populations and ecosystems [10–14], and yet most futu ...
Spatial models reveal the microclimatic buffering capacity of old
... potential to either amplify or buffer these effects on biodiversity (13). Given the rapid global changes in land use (14), it is critical to understand the degree to which management influences microclimate. An increasing proportion of the world’s forests are secondary, transformed forests (14, 15). ...
... potential to either amplify or buffer these effects on biodiversity (13). Given the rapid global changes in land use (14), it is critical to understand the degree to which management influences microclimate. An increasing proportion of the world’s forests are secondary, transformed forests (14, 15). ...
Impact of Climate Changes on Economic and Agricultural Value
... added share in the GDP. This may be due to small share of the Agriculture sector towards GDP. Hence, these findings guide the policy makers to work for mitigation of these climate changes by signing different environmental protection agreement with developed countries for restriction of carbon emiss ...
... added share in the GDP. This may be due to small share of the Agriculture sector towards GDP. Hence, these findings guide the policy makers to work for mitigation of these climate changes by signing different environmental protection agreement with developed countries for restriction of carbon emiss ...
Will moist convection be stronger in a warmer climate?
... [1] The intensity of moist convection is an important diagnostic of climate change not currently predicted by most climate models. We show that a simple estimate of the vertical velocity of convective updrafts in a global climate model reproduces observed land-ocean differences in convective intensi ...
... [1] The intensity of moist convection is an important diagnostic of climate change not currently predicted by most climate models. We show that a simple estimate of the vertical velocity of convective updrafts in a global climate model reproduces observed land-ocean differences in convective intensi ...
Water and Climate in the Pacific Northwest
... Cascade mountain snowpacks are projected to be less than half of what they are today by mid-century with lower elevation snowpacks being the most vulnerable. Through the end of the 21st century, April 1 snow water equivalent is projected to decrease in the Willamette River Basin in two emissions sc ...
... Cascade mountain snowpacks are projected to be less than half of what they are today by mid-century with lower elevation snowpacks being the most vulnerable. Through the end of the 21st century, April 1 snow water equivalent is projected to decrease in the Willamette River Basin in two emissions sc ...
Climate Change News 27 April 12
... said, ‘SPC’s Climate Change Engagement Strategy identifies ways in which SPC will apply its technical expertise across the different sectors to assist Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) in their climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. ‘Changes in temperature, rainfall, loss o ...
... said, ‘SPC’s Climate Change Engagement Strategy identifies ways in which SPC will apply its technical expertise across the different sectors to assist Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) in their climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. ‘Changes in temperature, rainfall, loss o ...
Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation
... of the measures currently being implemented primarily address short-term concerns. For many utilities longer term actions may often appear to be unaffordable or unfeasible given perceived complexity, a lack of scientific information relevant to the urban environment, or a lack of coordination with o ...
... of the measures currently being implemented primarily address short-term concerns. For many utilities longer term actions may often appear to be unaffordable or unfeasible given perceived complexity, a lack of scientific information relevant to the urban environment, or a lack of coordination with o ...
Climate change scenarios in Europe and their potential
... Parma 06-07 December 2007 – EFSA SCIENTIFIC COLLOQUIUM ...
... Parma 06-07 December 2007 – EFSA SCIENTIFIC COLLOQUIUM ...
Climate change and human health
... Climate change is increasingly recognized as a significant threat facing society and has the potential to be one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st Century1. While the damage is being done now, many of the health effects may arise only decades in the future2. Possible impacts could ...
... Climate change is increasingly recognized as a significant threat facing society and has the potential to be one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st Century1. While the damage is being done now, many of the health effects may arise only decades in the future2. Possible impacts could ...
Expected impacts of climate change on extreme climate events
... the 20th century. Christidis et al. [7], indeed, compared observed patterns of change in the warmest nights of the year, for a late period relative to an early period of the last 50 years of this century, with those simulated with different coupled models and forcing conditions (natural and anthropo ...
... the 20th century. Christidis et al. [7], indeed, compared observed patterns of change in the warmest nights of the year, for a late period relative to an early period of the last 50 years of this century, with those simulated with different coupled models and forcing conditions (natural and anthropo ...
impacts of climate change on date palm in oman
... based on its native and cultivated distribution. This model was then used to illustrate date palm potential distribution using two global climate models (GCMs) including CSIRO-Mk3.0 and MIROC-H. These were run with the A2 SRES (Special Report on Emissions Scenarios) emission scenarios for 2030, 2050 ...
... based on its native and cultivated distribution. This model was then used to illustrate date palm potential distribution using two global climate models (GCMs) including CSIRO-Mk3.0 and MIROC-H. These were run with the A2 SRES (Special Report on Emissions Scenarios) emission scenarios for 2030, 2050 ...
Draft: do not cite or circulate Climate Change Science and Policy
... (Stephenson 1998). On seasonal to interannual time scales, climatic averages and variability determine the flammability of these fuels (Westerling et al 2003). On interannual and shorter time scales, the relative importance of climatic influences on fuel availability versus flammability can vary gr ...
... (Stephenson 1998). On seasonal to interannual time scales, climatic averages and variability determine the flammability of these fuels (Westerling et al 2003). On interannual and shorter time scales, the relative importance of climatic influences on fuel availability versus flammability can vary gr ...
Assessment of Climate Change Impacts in Greece: A General
... Nowadays, it is widely recognized that Europe is undergoing climate change and the impacts on water resources are obvious; vulnerability of hydrological extremes (floods, droughts), surface water ecosystems at risk, groundwater overexploitation, water quality degradation etc. In the last 100 years t ...
... Nowadays, it is widely recognized that Europe is undergoing climate change and the impacts on water resources are obvious; vulnerability of hydrological extremes (floods, droughts), surface water ecosystems at risk, groundwater overexploitation, water quality degradation etc. In the last 100 years t ...
Assimilating urban heat island effects into climate projections
... climate, perhaps through modeling and remote sensing studies, are necessary to best estimate how projected land use change may affect future UHI effects. Georgesu et al. (2014) found that regional warming rates from urban expansion is of the same order of magnitude as large-scale climate change. Und ...
... climate, perhaps through modeling and remote sensing studies, are necessary to best estimate how projected land use change may affect future UHI effects. Georgesu et al. (2014) found that regional warming rates from urban expansion is of the same order of magnitude as large-scale climate change. Und ...
Climate change and coastal cities: the case of
... and historical and cultural monuments. Tourism remains an important foreign exchange earner for Kenya and contributed more than 12 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product in 2004 and continues to grow.(5) Three factors contribute to Mombasa’s high level of vulnerability to climate change: low altitud ...
... and historical and cultural monuments. Tourism remains an important foreign exchange earner for Kenya and contributed more than 12 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product in 2004 and continues to grow.(5) Three factors contribute to Mombasa’s high level of vulnerability to climate change: low altitud ...
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Heathland ecosystems
... between -1 and -2 (Dai 2011b). These particularly dry summer scenarios and the increased intensity of extreme daily precipitation will require additional management attention in the near future (van den Hurk et al. 2007). Drought periods can impact ecosystem functioning in a number of ways. Plants c ...
... between -1 and -2 (Dai 2011b). These particularly dry summer scenarios and the increased intensity of extreme daily precipitation will require additional management attention in the near future (van den Hurk et al. 2007). Drought periods can impact ecosystem functioning in a number of ways. Plants c ...
Effects on Ecosystems
... this magnitude in the Earth s history have been associated with shifts in the geographic distribution of terrestrial biota For example, the boreal forests of Canada extend well north of the current timber line during the Medieval Warm Epoch (800 to 1200 AD) a time when temperatures in that region we ...
... this magnitude in the Earth s history have been associated with shifts in the geographic distribution of terrestrial biota For example, the boreal forests of Canada extend well north of the current timber line during the Medieval Warm Epoch (800 to 1200 AD) a time when temperatures in that region we ...
Climate Change - Inside SOU - Southern Oregon University
... Jones, 2005c). Overall, during the last 30-70 years many of the world’s wine regions have experienced a decline in frost frequency, shifts in the timing of frosts, and warmer growing seasons with greater heat accumulation. In North America research has shown significant changes in growing season cl ...
... Jones, 2005c). Overall, during the last 30-70 years many of the world’s wine regions have experienced a decline in frost frequency, shifts in the timing of frosts, and warmer growing seasons with greater heat accumulation. In North America research has shown significant changes in growing season cl ...