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... The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), administered by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), are perhaps the most influential programs that target non-point source pollution (Doering et al, 1999). EQIP was initiated in 1996. This p ...
... The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), administered by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), are perhaps the most influential programs that target non-point source pollution (Doering et al, 1999). EQIP was initiated in 1996. This p ...
Boreal Canada - Work in a Warming World
... especially in the south. The cumulative impacts of these activities remain largely unstudied. Some of the dominant industrial activities that impact Canada’s boreal region include logging and pulp, paper and saw mills operations, agriculture, oil and gas exploration and development, and mining. Powe ...
... especially in the south. The cumulative impacts of these activities remain largely unstudied. Some of the dominant industrial activities that impact Canada’s boreal region include logging and pulp, paper and saw mills operations, agriculture, oil and gas exploration and development, and mining. Powe ...
Linking long-term, large-scale climatic and environmental variability
... The rate of input of new individuals into communities is a key component of community dynamics. Detection of ecosystem responsiveness to climatic perturbations such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO) can provide insight i ...
... The rate of input of new individuals into communities is a key component of community dynamics. Detection of ecosystem responsiveness to climatic perturbations such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO) can provide insight i ...
Linking long-term, large-scale climatic and environmental variability to patterns of
... The rate of input of new individuals into communities is a key component of community dynamics. Detection of ecosystem responsiveness to climatic perturbations such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO) can provide insight i ...
... The rate of input of new individuals into communities is a key component of community dynamics. Detection of ecosystem responsiveness to climatic perturbations such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO) can provide insight i ...
http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R?func=dbin
... To the best of my knowledge and belief this thesis contains no material previously published by any other person except where due acknowledgment has been made. ...
... To the best of my knowledge and belief this thesis contains no material previously published by any other person except where due acknowledgment has been made. ...
Design and implementation of a coastal eco
... T&T (through the Institute of Marine Affairs – IMA) has drafted an ICZM Policy Framework (April 2014) that identified 11 defined objectives to achieve balance between development and conservation by managing human activities within the coastal zone, and addressing conflicts amongst different resourc ...
... T&T (through the Institute of Marine Affairs – IMA) has drafted an ICZM Policy Framework (April 2014) that identified 11 defined objectives to achieve balance between development and conservation by managing human activities within the coastal zone, and addressing conflicts amongst different resourc ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... 36 recognized American pika subspecies in North America, 31 of which occur in the United States. Pikas are extremely temperature-sensitive and are restricted to cool, moist microhabitats on higher peaks. In the northern part of its range, the pika is found at elevations from near sea level to 3,000 ...
... 36 recognized American pika subspecies in North America, 31 of which occur in the United States. Pikas are extremely temperature-sensitive and are restricted to cool, moist microhabitats on higher peaks. In the northern part of its range, the pika is found at elevations from near sea level to 3,000 ...
Compendium of Yukon Climate Change Science
... temperature have resulted in many of the most extreme warm years throughout the entire Canadian North being recorded in the last decade, with the greatest temperature increases observed over the western Arctic. All global climate models project continued increases in temperature and precipitation ov ...
... temperature have resulted in many of the most extreme warm years throughout the entire Canadian North being recorded in the last decade, with the greatest temperature increases observed over the western Arctic. All global climate models project continued increases in temperature and precipitation ov ...
The response of natural ecosystems to the rising
... supplyingextraenergy for maintenancerespirationand by the reductionin the entry of salt into the plant due to reduced transpirationalpull (39, 44, 45). High CO2 levels may influence the plant response to gaseous pollutants as well. Coyne & Bingham (27) have shown that reduction in stomatal conductan ...
... supplyingextraenergy for maintenancerespirationand by the reductionin the entry of salt into the plant due to reduced transpirationalpull (39, 44, 45). High CO2 levels may influence the plant response to gaseous pollutants as well. Coyne & Bingham (27) have shown that reduction in stomatal conductan ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Agriculture Sector of Asia and the
... Water Financing Partnership Facility World Meteorological Organization World Savings Bank Institute World Trade Organization ...
... Water Financing Partnership Facility World Meteorological Organization World Savings Bank Institute World Trade Organization ...
Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change – A global
... reenhouse gas emissions are the main anthropogenic cause of current climate change. The magnitude of future change will be affected by the extent to which these emissions are reduced. Regardless of climate change mitigation activities implemented today or in the near future, however, historical emis ...
... reenhouse gas emissions are the main anthropogenic cause of current climate change. The magnitude of future change will be affected by the extent to which these emissions are reduced. Regardless of climate change mitigation activities implemented today or in the near future, however, historical emis ...
Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... strongest future warming in the high latitudes, with some models predicting a 7 to 8 degree Celsius (°C) warming over land in these regions by the end of the 21st century [14]. Global circulation models project pronounced future warming in areas where discontinuous and continuous permafrost is curre ...
... strongest future warming in the high latitudes, with some models predicting a 7 to 8 degree Celsius (°C) warming over land in these regions by the end of the 21st century [14]. Global circulation models project pronounced future warming in areas where discontinuous and continuous permafrost is curre ...
Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... degradation of permafrost, increase of thaw depths and disappearance of permafrost in local area, especially in the discontinuous and sporadic permafrost zones [17,18]. Widespread increases in active layer thickness can cause great changes in hydrological processes, distribution of vegetation, soil ...
... degradation of permafrost, increase of thaw depths and disappearance of permafrost in local area, especially in the discontinuous and sporadic permafrost zones [17,18]. Widespread increases in active layer thickness can cause great changes in hydrological processes, distribution of vegetation, soil ...
4. The CO2 fertilization effect
... Precipitation changes may occur along with other climatic change effects. In general, predictions from crop models show that increased CO2 should increase productivity of C3 plants, but the associated predictions of temperature rise will be detrimental. Not surprisingly, changes in precipitation pat ...
... Precipitation changes may occur along with other climatic change effects. In general, predictions from crop models show that increased CO2 should increase productivity of C3 plants, but the associated predictions of temperature rise will be detrimental. Not surprisingly, changes in precipitation pat ...
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... One main argument for studying socio-ecological systems is to advance the understanding of the dynamic interrelationship between various human and environmental factors, including impacts and responses to environmental changes. The surrounding environment, and how it changes over time, influences an ...
... One main argument for studying socio-ecological systems is to advance the understanding of the dynamic interrelationship between various human and environmental factors, including impacts and responses to environmental changes. The surrounding environment, and how it changes over time, influences an ...
protected areas and climate change in canada
... Climate change has sufficiently begun to impact critical, once relatively stable climate regimes to now garner worldwide attention as the most serious environmental concern of the 21st century. Both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and Canada’s na ...
... Climate change has sufficiently begun to impact critical, once relatively stable climate regimes to now garner worldwide attention as the most serious environmental concern of the 21st century. Both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and Canada’s na ...
spatial variability of plant functional types of trees along northeast
... response to a perturbation [14]. Recent research indicated that the climate change will affect the spatial distribution of PFTs and their relative abundances [13, 25]. Comparison of the spatial distribution and its change for PFTs at a large area may help us to determine the general patterns of vege ...
... response to a perturbation [14]. Recent research indicated that the climate change will affect the spatial distribution of PFTs and their relative abundances [13, 25]. Comparison of the spatial distribution and its change for PFTs at a large area may help us to determine the general patterns of vege ...
The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action
... 3.2 Summary table of potential normalized annualized losses from natural hazards ......................................... 19 3.3 Potential damage to critical facilities from tropical storm wind events ........................................................ 20 3.4 Extreme summer heat dates cau ...
... 3.2 Summary table of potential normalized annualized losses from natural hazards ......................................... 19 3.3 Potential damage to critical facilities from tropical storm wind events ........................................................ 20 3.4 Extreme summer heat dates cau ...
MASTER THESIS`S 2010
... demonstrated that, in terms of leaf chemistry, angiosperms are more responsive to elevated O 3 than gymnosperms (Valkama et al., 2007). The variation between species in responses to elevated O 3 among angiosperms can be exemplified by nutrient concentrations being reduced in Betula pendula and Popul ...
... demonstrated that, in terms of leaf chemistry, angiosperms are more responsive to elevated O 3 than gymnosperms (Valkama et al., 2007). The variation between species in responses to elevated O 3 among angiosperms can be exemplified by nutrient concentrations being reduced in Betula pendula and Popul ...
Simulating northern peatland-atmosphere carbon
... different climate scenarios (A1B, A2, B1 and Commit). These simulations showed that bogs and fens have significantly different responses to climate change, particularly that fens are more sensitive to environmental change than bogs. At 2100, the bog remains a C sink for all the climate scenarios ass ...
... different climate scenarios (A1B, A2, B1 and Commit). These simulations showed that bogs and fens have significantly different responses to climate change, particularly that fens are more sensitive to environmental change than bogs. At 2100, the bog remains a C sink for all the climate scenarios ass ...
A Climate Risk Management Approach to Disaster
... Environmental Conventions on wetlands, biodiversity, ...
... Environmental Conventions on wetlands, biodiversity, ...
CSIRO_PHILCCAP_Report_FNL
... 1-2: Map of Philippine land area (white areas) from the model simulations with the three sub-regions (red labelled boxes) for which time series data is presented in this report. ............................................... 2 3-1: Average air temperature 2 metres above the surface (°C) for 1986-20 ...
... 1-2: Map of Philippine land area (white areas) from the model simulations with the three sub-regions (red labelled boxes) for which time series data is presented in this report. ............................................... 2 3-1: Average air temperature 2 metres above the surface (°C) for 1986-20 ...
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... of the family Laminariaceae (e.g., L. hyperborea, Laminaria digitata, Laminaria ochroleuca), which exhibit an alternation of dissimilar generations; an asexual diploid phase (the sporophyte) that is usually of considerable size and a haploid dioecious phase (the gametophyte) that is microscopic (Kai ...
... of the family Laminariaceae (e.g., L. hyperborea, Laminaria digitata, Laminaria ochroleuca), which exhibit an alternation of dissimilar generations; an asexual diploid phase (the sporophyte) that is usually of considerable size and a haploid dioecious phase (the gametophyte) that is microscopic (Kai ...
Here - BioMedSearch
... of the family Laminariaceae (e.g., L. hyperborea, Laminaria digitata, Laminaria ochroleuca), which exhibit an alternation of dissimilar generations; an asexual diploid phase (the sporophyte) that is usually of considerable size and a haploid dioecious phase (the gametophyte) that is microscopic (Kai ...
... of the family Laminariaceae (e.g., L. hyperborea, Laminaria digitata, Laminaria ochroleuca), which exhibit an alternation of dissimilar generations; an asexual diploid phase (the sporophyte) that is usually of considerable size and a haploid dioecious phase (the gametophyte) that is microscopic (Kai ...
Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate
... measures merely general measures that would have been implemented anyway? For instance, many measures that are carried out in developing countries are aimed at the sustainable use of natural resources like water and soil. Such measures are required regardless of the level of climate change impacts. ...
... measures merely general measures that would have been implemented anyway? For instance, many measures that are carried out in developing countries are aimed at the sustainable use of natural resources like water and soil. Such measures are required regardless of the level of climate change impacts. ...