6. Climate change in the Arctic: A discussion of the impact on
... For marine species, additional questions relate to migration, so that harvesting sites may change considerably. For each, it is uncertain whether higher or lower yields will result, and a similar uncertainty exists about harvesting costs. Cod and herring are very important commercial marine species ...
... For marine species, additional questions relate to migration, so that harvesting sites may change considerably. For each, it is uncertain whether higher or lower yields will result, and a similar uncertainty exists about harvesting costs. Cod and herring are very important commercial marine species ...
Climate Change: Issues and Events
... where we were three years ago and where we are today. No- if one was to take into account the kind of challenges that climate change poses in our region and resources needed. In the long-term, the programme aims at enhancing sustainable natural resources management, food security, livelihoods of rur ...
... where we were three years ago and where we are today. No- if one was to take into account the kind of challenges that climate change poses in our region and resources needed. In the long-term, the programme aims at enhancing sustainable natural resources management, food security, livelihoods of rur ...
Science - Global Policy Lab
... willpower and ingenuity render climate largely irrelevant to our affairs, as we overcome environmental challenges with resilience and innovation? If climate affects our lives, how much does it matter and why? Thinkers have asked these questions for generations, wondering whether climatic differences ...
... willpower and ingenuity render climate largely irrelevant to our affairs, as we overcome environmental challenges with resilience and innovation? If climate affects our lives, how much does it matter and why? Thinkers have asked these questions for generations, wondering whether climatic differences ...
problems in evaluating regional and local trends in temperature
... et al.; 1996; D. Ojima, unpublished report, 1997; Quintana-Gomez, 1999). Regional managers of public lands are concerned about the ability of native plants and animals to adapt to rapidly changing climates along with other stresses such as habitat loss, invasive exotic species, air and water polluti ...
... et al.; 1996; D. Ojima, unpublished report, 1997; Quintana-Gomez, 1999). Regional managers of public lands are concerned about the ability of native plants and animals to adapt to rapidly changing climates along with other stresses such as habitat loss, invasive exotic species, air and water polluti ...
- Wiley Online Library
... et al.; 1996; D. Ojima, unpublished report, 1997; Quintana-Gomez, 1999). Regional managers of public lands are concerned about the ability of native plants and animals to adapt to rapidly changing climates along with other stresses such as habitat loss, invasive exotic species, air and water polluti ...
... et al.; 1996; D. Ojima, unpublished report, 1997; Quintana-Gomez, 1999). Regional managers of public lands are concerned about the ability of native plants and animals to adapt to rapidly changing climates along with other stresses such as habitat loss, invasive exotic species, air and water polluti ...
Urban Transit Systems and Conditions of Enhanced Climate Variability
... resulting in substantially greater temperature increases. Urban heat islands result from intense urban development that causes warmer temperatures in cities as opposed to outlying areas. The urban heat island phenomena are particularly observed at night.8 8 Observed global temperature data has been ...
... resulting in substantially greater temperature increases. Urban heat islands result from intense urban development that causes warmer temperatures in cities as opposed to outlying areas. The urban heat island phenomena are particularly observed at night.8 8 Observed global temperature data has been ...
The Perils of Modelling How Migration Responds to Climate Change
... global temperature ever recorded being in 2015. Extreme weather conditions including intense heat waves, flooding, hurricanes and severe storms, are expected to increase in frequency due to climate change, affecting people living in both coastal and inland areas (Melillo et al., 2014). Because firm ...
... global temperature ever recorded being in 2015. Extreme weather conditions including intense heat waves, flooding, hurricanes and severe storms, are expected to increase in frequency due to climate change, affecting people living in both coastal and inland areas (Melillo et al., 2014). Because firm ...
Examining the Comparative Fitness of the American Bellflower
... populations of Campanulastrum americanum phenology varies across the range with northern populations germinating and maturing fruits faster in a controlled environment in comparison to southern populations. These faster phenological traits are likely adaptive as the growing season is shorter with le ...
... populations of Campanulastrum americanum phenology varies across the range with northern populations germinating and maturing fruits faster in a controlled environment in comparison to southern populations. These faster phenological traits are likely adaptive as the growing season is shorter with le ...
Some Implications of Paleoecology for
... Landice is expressedas the temperature. SST,globalmeanannualsea-surface respectively; fromthatof 18 ka.CO2iSpartspermillionby volume,andexcessglacialpercentdifference scale.(FromCOHMAP,1988.) ageaerosolis drawnon an arbitrary approached modemnvalues as temperaturesincreased, and precipitation patter ...
... Landice is expressedas the temperature. SST,globalmeanannualsea-surface respectively; fromthatof 18 ka.CO2iSpartspermillionby volume,andexcessglacialpercentdifference scale.(FromCOHMAP,1988.) ageaerosolis drawnon an arbitrary approached modemnvalues as temperaturesincreased, and precipitation patter ...
An independent and combined effect analysis of land use and
... Viviroli, Zappa, Gurtz, & Weingartner, 2009). Most of the studies are object oriented (e.g. glacier melt model, snow melt model). Among the other studies, Finger et al., (2012) assessed the impact of climate in the Vispa valley, one of the major tributaries of the Rhone River located inside the Rhon ...
... Viviroli, Zappa, Gurtz, & Weingartner, 2009). Most of the studies are object oriented (e.g. glacier melt model, snow melt model). Among the other studies, Finger et al., (2012) assessed the impact of climate in the Vispa valley, one of the major tributaries of the Rhone River located inside the Rhon ...
Working with nature, for people - European Commission
... pollination of crops, their value is not built into the costs of food production. As a result, ecological functions are commonly degraded by agriculture, resulting in a loss of these services and an increased vulnerability to climate change impacts such as drought and flood. This review reports on t ...
... pollination of crops, their value is not built into the costs of food production. As a result, ecological functions are commonly degraded by agriculture, resulting in a loss of these services and an increased vulnerability to climate change impacts such as drought and flood. This review reports on t ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER FOR TOURISM
... likely to be affected by weather conditions, although in the long term these will follow systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. For example, surface and sea temperatures are generally forecast to increase, rain patterns will change with some areas becoming wetter a ...
... likely to be affected by weather conditions, although in the long term these will follow systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. For example, surface and sea temperatures are generally forecast to increase, rain patterns will change with some areas becoming wetter a ...
Climate Change Effects on Vegetation Distribution and Carbon
... change scenariosat 10-km resolution.MC1 was run under two transient scenarios at 0.5? latitude/longitude resolution (approximately50-km). The reason for the discrepancybetween the number and the spatialresolutionof the two types of scenariosis that (a) there are fewer transient climate change scenar ...
... change scenariosat 10-km resolution.MC1 was run under two transient scenarios at 0.5? latitude/longitude resolution (approximately50-km). The reason for the discrepancybetween the number and the spatialresolutionof the two types of scenariosis that (a) there are fewer transient climate change scenar ...
Public Perception of Climate Change in a Period of Economic Crisis
... One of the greatest challenges faced by humanity today is climate change. However, as the direct effects on human welfare are not always clear, it is hard for people to conceptualize the causes of climate change and, conversely, the possible effects of climate change on their lives. This, however, d ...
... One of the greatest challenges faced by humanity today is climate change. However, as the direct effects on human welfare are not always clear, it is hard for people to conceptualize the causes of climate change and, conversely, the possible effects of climate change on their lives. This, however, d ...
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... Climate-FVS over a 100 year timespan. We further simulated three management scenarios for each elevational gradient and climate scenario. Management included (1) a no-management scenario, (2) an intensive-management scenario characterized by thinning from below to a residual basal area (BA) of 18 m2 ...
... Climate-FVS over a 100 year timespan. We further simulated three management scenarios for each elevational gradient and climate scenario. Management included (1) a no-management scenario, (2) an intensive-management scenario characterized by thinning from below to a residual basal area (BA) of 18 m2 ...
Cross-pressuring conservative Catholics? Effects of Pope Francis
... 66.3 %), Bnot occurring^ (coded as 1; 7.9 %), or Bmost scientists are unsure whether global warming is occurring or not^ (coded as 2; 20.2 %). The three items were standardized and averaged to form an index to measure individuals’ overall acknowledge of and concerns with climate change (Cronbach’s a ...
... 66.3 %), Bnot occurring^ (coded as 1; 7.9 %), or Bmost scientists are unsure whether global warming is occurring or not^ (coded as 2; 20.2 %). The three items were standardized and averaged to form an index to measure individuals’ overall acknowledge of and concerns with climate change (Cronbach’s a ...
Use of general circulation model output in the creation of climate
... eruptions have been conducted, and none are available for regional impact studies. Tropospheric Aerosols Natural sources, such as forest fires and sea spray, generate atmospheric aerosols in the troposphere. The concentrations vary greatly in space and time, and local sources are important. Furtherm ...
... eruptions have been conducted, and none are available for regional impact studies. Tropospheric Aerosols Natural sources, such as forest fires and sea spray, generate atmospheric aerosols in the troposphere. The concentrations vary greatly in space and time, and local sources are important. Furtherm ...
A severe centennial-scale drought in mid
... with the event had large and widespread ecological effects, including dune reactivation, forest fires and long-term changes in forest composition, highlighting a clear ecological vulnerability to similar future changes. Drought is also documented in the Middle East and portions of Africa and Asia, w ...
... with the event had large and widespread ecological effects, including dune reactivation, forest fires and long-term changes in forest composition, highlighting a clear ecological vulnerability to similar future changes. Drought is also documented in the Middle East and portions of Africa and Asia, w ...
Climate change and evolution: disentangling environmental and
... ated selection on breeding time or addressed the critical question as to whether the observed advancement was a product of phenotypic plasticity or microevolution. In fact, there are only two avian studies which have been able to test for genetic basis of breeding time advancements, and neither of t ...
... ated selection on breeding time or addressed the critical question as to whether the observed advancement was a product of phenotypic plasticity or microevolution. In fact, there are only two avian studies which have been able to test for genetic basis of breeding time advancements, and neither of t ...
Tried and tested: Learning from farmers on adaptation to
... There is also something of a dangerous dichotomy between mitigation and adaptation in the international climate change policy arena. A holistic approach would tackle climate change adaptation and mitigation simultaneously. Another concern is the important differences and potential conflicts between ...
... There is also something of a dangerous dichotomy between mitigation and adaptation in the international climate change policy arena. A holistic approach would tackle climate change adaptation and mitigation simultaneously. Another concern is the important differences and potential conflicts between ...
Children`s health and Climate Change
... A N D C L I M AT E C H A N G E Existing and expected health impacts of climate change on child health in Australia ...
... A N D C L I M AT E C H A N G E Existing and expected health impacts of climate change on child health in Australia ...
Indigenous Peoples, Lands, and Resources
... boreal forests and Arctic tundra (see also Ch. 22: Alaska). Reliance on local, wild foods and the isolated nature of these communities, coupled with their varied preparedness and limited ability to deal with wildfires, leaves many communities at an increased risk of devastation brought on by fires. ...
... boreal forests and Arctic tundra (see also Ch. 22: Alaska). Reliance on local, wild foods and the isolated nature of these communities, coupled with their varied preparedness and limited ability to deal with wildfires, leaves many communities at an increased risk of devastation brought on by fires. ...
Climates of change: human dimensions of Holocene
... shifts from hunting and gathering to agriculture, that take place during the early Holocene across the IndoMalaysian Archipelago and the island of New Guinea, signal wholesale adaptive transformations following rapid climatic and environmental changes at the end of the last glacial period. Rowland ( ...
... shifts from hunting and gathering to agriculture, that take place during the early Holocene across the IndoMalaysian Archipelago and the island of New Guinea, signal wholesale adaptive transformations following rapid climatic and environmental changes at the end of the last glacial period. Rowland ( ...
Forests synchronize their growth in contrasting Eurasian regions in
... significant trend appeared in Siberia (Fig. 1 C and D). Such temporal changes could be affected by variations in the population age/ size structure (mean ± SD chronology length, 303 ± 82 y for Siberia and 247 ± 129 y for Spain). To check for age-independent growth declines, we assessed growth dynami ...
... significant trend appeared in Siberia (Fig. 1 C and D). Such temporal changes could be affected by variations in the population age/ size structure (mean ± SD chronology length, 303 ± 82 y for Siberia and 247 ± 129 y for Spain). To check for age-independent growth declines, we assessed growth dynami ...
Climate change impacts on the livestock sector
... For each of the preceding impact categories we consider the nature of any adaptation responses and whether there are unanticipated external costs occasioned by private adaptation choices. Overall, we do not yet find compelling evidence on social costs in terms of increased greenhouse gases from mana ...
... For each of the preceding impact categories we consider the nature of any adaptation responses and whether there are unanticipated external costs occasioned by private adaptation choices. Overall, we do not yet find compelling evidence on social costs in terms of increased greenhouse gases from mana ...