Antarctic Krill, Euphausia superba, a Model Organism - ePIC
... the effect of climate change on pelagic systems is the need to progress beyond correlative studies towards a mechanistic understanding. How exactly do changes–oscillations–trends in the environment affect sensitive life cycle stages and thus dictate population size of key species, which in turn have ...
... the effect of climate change on pelagic systems is the need to progress beyond correlative studies towards a mechanistic understanding. How exactly do changes–oscillations–trends in the environment affect sensitive life cycle stages and thus dictate population size of key species, which in turn have ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Ecosystems
... 4.3. How will climate change affect ecosystem services and human well being over the next 50 to 100 years? ...................................................................................... 4-13 4.3.1. Marine fishery yields ........................................................................ ...
... 4.3. How will climate change affect ecosystem services and human well being over the next 50 to 100 years? ...................................................................................... 4-13 4.3.1. Marine fishery yields ........................................................................ ...
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on US Transportation
... eading scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change published their fourth assessment of the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts in spring 2007. They reached consensus that human activity is responsible for many observed climate changes, particularly the warming t ...
... eading scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change published their fourth assessment of the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts in spring 2007. They reached consensus that human activity is responsible for many observed climate changes, particularly the warming t ...
Adapting to Coastal Climate Change
... The challenges we all must face in adapting to climate variability and change present themselves with increasing urgency. Nowhere will these challenges be greater than in the developing world where often weak institutions and governance systems struggle to deal with mounting pressures from populatio ...
... The challenges we all must face in adapting to climate variability and change present themselves with increasing urgency. Nowhere will these challenges be greater than in the developing world where often weak institutions and governance systems struggle to deal with mounting pressures from populatio ...
Trends in Intense Precipitation in the Climate Record
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
... 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land area of the globe. These changes have been linked to changes in intense precipitation for three transient climate model simulations, all with greenhouse gas concentrations increasing during the twentieth and twenty-firs ...
National Restoration Standards - Society for Ecological Restoration
... The contemporary call for restoration and rehabilitation comes at a critical point in our planet’s history where human influence is all pervasive. Australia’s long and relatively uninterrupted evolutionary past means the continent possesses ancient soils and exceptionally diverse and unique biota—y ...
... The contemporary call for restoration and rehabilitation comes at a critical point in our planet’s history where human influence is all pervasive. Australia’s long and relatively uninterrupted evolutionary past means the continent possesses ancient soils and exceptionally diverse and unique biota—y ...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System
... and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. On the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical ma ...
... and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. On the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical ma ...
Water and Climate Change
... Climate change and the World Bank............................................................................. 2 Climate change and the water sector............................................................................. 3 Value added and content of this report.................................. ...
... Climate change and the World Bank............................................................................. 2 Climate change and the water sector............................................................................. 3 Value added and content of this report.................................. ...
Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem
... Kelps are susceptible to physical, chemical and biological changes in the marine environment so that significant reduction in kelp habitat over tens to hundreds of kilometres can occur within a year (Dayton et al., 1992; Edwards, 2004; Wernberg et al., 2013). Kelp forests within systems influenced b ...
... Kelps are susceptible to physical, chemical and biological changes in the marine environment so that significant reduction in kelp habitat over tens to hundreds of kilometres can occur within a year (Dayton et al., 1992; Edwards, 2004; Wernberg et al., 2013). Kelp forests within systems influenced b ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Precipitation over Lake
... lake are likely to affect the quality of life of many within the East Africa region. Lake Victoria has a complex shoreline structure comprising gulfs and bays that provide potable water abstraction points and also receive municipal and industrial waste from adjacent urban centers. Due to the vast si ...
... lake are likely to affect the quality of life of many within the East Africa region. Lake Victoria has a complex shoreline structure comprising gulfs and bays that provide potable water abstraction points and also receive municipal and industrial waste from adjacent urban centers. Due to the vast si ...
BATES et al 2008 Climate Change and Water
... Observational records and climate projections provide abundant evidence that freshwater resources are vulnerable and have the potential to be strongly impacted by climate change, with wide-ranging consequences for human societies and ecosystems. Observed warming over several decades has been linked ...
... Observational records and climate projections provide abundant evidence that freshwater resources are vulnerable and have the potential to be strongly impacted by climate change, with wide-ranging consequences for human societies and ecosystems. Observed warming over several decades has been linked ...
Review and Analysis of CAPA and LAPA
... flood/landslides/erosion, drought, fire, hailstone, snowfall, storm, diseases, food crisis, drying of springs, introduction of invasive species and forest degradations were more prominent after 2050. All these incidents were very few before 2030, which might be due to the impacts of climate change. ...
... flood/landslides/erosion, drought, fire, hailstone, snowfall, storm, diseases, food crisis, drying of springs, introduction of invasive species and forest degradations were more prominent after 2050. All these incidents were very few before 2030, which might be due to the impacts of climate change. ...
Climate Change and Water
... Observational records and climate projections provide abundant evidence that freshwater resources are vulnerable and have the potential to be strongly impacted by climate change, with wide-ranging consequences for human societies and ecosystems. Observed warming over several decades has been linked ...
... Observational records and climate projections provide abundant evidence that freshwater resources are vulnerable and have the potential to be strongly impacted by climate change, with wide-ranging consequences for human societies and ecosystems. Observed warming over several decades has been linked ...
climate change, migration and human security in southeast asia
... security claims. While slow-induced migration is the more likely outcome in the context of climate change,13 the language—the speech acts of security—in the climate security and climate migration literature conjures up the image of processes that are likely to be out of control and therefore highly ...
... security claims. While slow-induced migration is the more likely outcome in the context of climate change,13 the language—the speech acts of security—in the climate security and climate migration literature conjures up the image of processes that are likely to be out of control and therefore highly ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
... (EACC) study has been a large, multiyear undertaking managed by a core team of the World Bank’s Environment Department led by Sergio Margulis (Task Team Leader) and comprising Urvashi Narain, Kiran Pandey, Laurent Cretegny, Ana Bucher, Robert Schneider, Gordon Hughes, and Timothy Essam. Robin Mearns ...
... (EACC) study has been a large, multiyear undertaking managed by a core team of the World Bank’s Environment Department led by Sergio Margulis (Task Team Leader) and comprising Urvashi Narain, Kiran Pandey, Laurent Cretegny, Ana Bucher, Robert Schneider, Gordon Hughes, and Timothy Essam. Robin Mearns ...
FARM-LEVEL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY,
... production, yields and farm income and returns. It demonstrates that producers have in turn, developed a range of short- and long-term adaptive strategies in order to better manage climatic conditions. It shows that these responses are varied, and are not made in response to climatic conditions alon ...
... production, yields and farm income and returns. It demonstrates that producers have in turn, developed a range of short- and long-term adaptive strategies in order to better manage climatic conditions. It shows that these responses are varied, and are not made in response to climatic conditions alon ...
Catarina Henriques PhD thesis
... and environmental uses of water, is important for a sustainable future. This research study holistically explored possible implications of global climate change and regional socioeconomic change on water resource management in the contrasting regions of East Anglia and North West England. A model wa ...
... and environmental uses of water, is important for a sustainable future. This research study holistically explored possible implications of global climate change and regional socioeconomic change on water resource management in the contrasting regions of East Anglia and North West England. A model wa ...
Colorado Climate Preparedness Project Final Report
... state-owned recreational resources and has taken the lead on statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation planning. The Division of Wildlife (DOW) manages hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing in the state. The Colorado Tourism Office promotes Colorado as a tourism destination. The Colorado Water Con ...
... state-owned recreational resources and has taken the lead on statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation planning. The Division of Wildlife (DOW) manages hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing in the state. The Colorado Tourism Office promotes Colorado as a tourism destination. The Colorado Water Con ...
Preparing for a Changing Climate in Northern Ireland
... are slightly wetter (EHS, 2004). These changes are expected to accelerate over the coming century. Average temperature may rise by 3°C or more; summer rainfall may fall by up to 50% while winters may be 25% wetter (Hulme et al., 2002). Furthermore, relative sea level may begin to rise. Although ther ...
... are slightly wetter (EHS, 2004). These changes are expected to accelerate over the coming century. Average temperature may rise by 3°C or more; summer rainfall may fall by up to 50% while winters may be 25% wetter (Hulme et al., 2002). Furthermore, relative sea level may begin to rise. Although ther ...
Climate change detection in natural systems by
... against another. Compared to the commonly used linear regression approach, we are able to provide change point probabilities and model averaged rates of change at an annual resolution. This helps us to describe discontinuities and to quantify the direction and speed of the changes. Thus Bayesian mod ...
... against another. Compared to the commonly used linear regression approach, we are able to provide change point probabilities and model averaged rates of change at an annual resolution. This helps us to describe discontinuities and to quantify the direction and speed of the changes. Thus Bayesian mod ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i2146e/i2146e.pdf
... according to the population of different country groupings in 2000; (b) distribution of regional GHG emissions per USD of GDP (PPP) over the GDP of different country groupings in 2000 ... 30 2.19 Share of different anthropogenic GHGs in total emissions in 2004 in terms of CO2-eq ............. 31 2.2 ...
... according to the population of different country groupings in 2000; (b) distribution of regional GHG emissions per USD of GDP (PPP) over the GDP of different country groupings in 2000 ... 30 2.19 Share of different anthropogenic GHGs in total emissions in 2004 in terms of CO2-eq ............. 31 2.2 ...
The Effect of Long-Term Drainage on Plant Community Composition
... productivity would be affected by drainage less than fens. I identified six Alberta peatlands (2 bogs, 4 fens) that were affected by long-term drainage through road construction or drainage ditches. I found that understory species composition in fens changed more in response to drainage than in bogs ...
... productivity would be affected by drainage less than fens. I identified six Alberta peatlands (2 bogs, 4 fens) that were affected by long-term drainage through road construction or drainage ditches. I found that understory species composition in fens changed more in response to drainage than in bogs ...
Zimbabwe`s National Climate Change Response Strategy
... floods caused by climate change emanating from global warming. It also notes that climate change affects the country’s agro-based economy whose livelihoods largely depend on rain-fed agriculture, livestock production and natural resources. Thus the government has created a Ministry of Environment, W ...
... floods caused by climate change emanating from global warming. It also notes that climate change affects the country’s agro-based economy whose livelihoods largely depend on rain-fed agriculture, livestock production and natural resources. Thus the government has created a Ministry of Environment, W ...
Climate Adaptation Plan 2014
... percent per capita below 1990 levels. Denver is on track to meet this goal and continues to be proactive in reducing city-wide per capita emissions. However, the planet is warming and the resulting effects have the potential to harm Denver’s social, economic, and environmental sectors. Along with mi ...
... percent per capita below 1990 levels. Denver is on track to meet this goal and continues to be proactive in reducing city-wide per capita emissions. However, the planet is warming and the resulting effects have the potential to harm Denver’s social, economic, and environmental sectors. Along with mi ...