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- Library Collection RecordBioclimatic envelope models use associations between aspects of climate and species' occurrences to estimate the conditions that are suitable to maintain viable populations. Once bioclimatic…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity
- biogeography
- climate change
- climate envelopes
- conservation planning
- ecological niches
- Invasions
- niche conservation
- restoration ecology
- species distributions
- translocation experiments
- uncertainty in prediction
- modelling
- decision support systems
- Library Collection RecordRestorations commonly utilize seed addition to formerly arable lands where the development of native plant communities is severely dispersal limited. However, variation in seed addition practices may…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- diversity
- drought
- invasive
- prairie
- priority effects
- Rainfall manipulation
- recovery
- resilience
- resistance
- restoration
- stability
- Nebraska
- USA
- Library Collection RecordWith the advent of systematic high-resolution satellite photography, striking geometric shapes of banded vegetation several km2 in size, but not apparent from the ground, have been documented for…Publication Date 2012
- carbon isotopes
- climate change
- desert geomorphology
- emergence
- Little Ice Age
- Medieval Warm Period
- Object-based image analysis
- positive feedback mechanisms
- soil radiocarbon dating
- Chihuahuan Desert
- New Mexico
- USA
- Library Collection RecordIn ecosystems throughout the world climate models project increased variability in precipitation patterns that may strongly affect the above- and below-ground processes that control carbon, water,…Publication Date 2012
- Avena barbata
- Bayesian ANOVA
- carbon
- climate change
- dry periods
- grassland
- nitrogen
- phenology
- precipitation
- Soil Type
- water
- California
- USA
- Library Collection RecordDirect and indirect socio-demographic attributes of the resource-poor farmers were determined in the study as potential controls of reactive and/or autonomous response to climate change. One thousand…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- socio-economic factors
- subsistence agriculture
- Library Collection RecordWarmer temperatures can alter the phenology and distribution of individual species. However, differences across species may blur community-level phenological responses to climate or cause biotic…Publication Date 2012
- altitudinal gradient
- beta diversity
- biodiversity
- biotic homogenization
- biotic invasion
- climate change
- community structure
- Hope River Valley
- interactive drivers
- Lepidoptera
- nitrogen
- phenology
- Alien invasive species
- North Canterbury
- New Zealand
- Library Collection RecordEmission of Green House Gases (GHGs) from various sources into the atmosphere causes rise in air temperature. This addition of GHGs has a great impact on the environment. Among the GHGs, carbon…Publication Date 2012
- Mitigating
- climate change
- GHGs
- atmosphere
- temperature
- soil
- management
- agriculture
- carbon dioxide
- greenhouse gases
- Library Collection RecordMalaysia is one of the highly vulnerable countries due to climatic changes. Here the changes in climate factors cause adverse impacts on agricultural sustainability and relevant livelihood…Publication Date 2012
- Agricultural sustainability
- sustainable livelihood
- climate change
- adaptation
- mitigation
- policy
- Malaysia
- sustainability
- Malaysia
- Library Collection RecordExecutive Summary: The training workshop for media practitioners on Climate Change Fact, Communication and Adaptation Strategies was organised by Global Unification, The Gambia (GU), a youth-led…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- socio-economic aspects
- policies
- community based resource management
- The Gambia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordI address this august gathering after we celebrated Freedom Day last week, a day that marks a significant and historic paradigm shift in the history of our country. On that day 18 years ago, South…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- policies
- politics
- agriculture
- Economic Aspects
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental Law provides a comprehensive and succinct examination of the entire environmental law landscape in South Africa. The second edition includes a new chapter on climate change, and also…Publication Date 2011
- legislation
- climate change
- Environmental impact assessment
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordCreated in 1968 in Zimbabwe, the Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) is a protected area dedicated to the conservation of wildlife resources. This paper offers insights in wildlife management and issues…Publication Date 2011
- management
- game
- climate change
- wildlife management
- socio-economic aspects
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordRainfall variability is a key constraint to agricultural production, livelihoods and economic growth in many developing countries. This is likely to be exacerbated in many places as rainfall…Publication Date 2011
- agriculture
- water storage
- Poverty
- Rural
- socio-economic aspects
- climate change
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe relevance of land-use planning tools such as the Land Use and Allocation Plan (LUAP)is more than ever a necessity to face challenges of natural resources degradation (water, soil and forest) the…Publication Date 2011
- socio-economic aspects
- degradation
- agriculture
- biodiversity
- climate change
- food security
- Senegal
- Senegal
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordInformation at local scale on impacts of climate variability and climate change are crucial for planning of adaptation strategies and practices in agriculture. There is a diversity of approaches and…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- carbon sequestration
- monitoring
- soils
- degradation
- socio-economic aspects
- Impact assessment
- hydrology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not avaiable.Publication Date 2011
- biodiversity
- climate change
- global warming
- rainfall
- Nigeria
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBackground: Numerous Cape Floristic Region (CFR) clades are found in the Afromontane region of Africa, causing speculation on the source of their distribution. The southern Escarpment has been…Publication Date 2011
- data analysis
- montane grasslands
- ecosystem ecology
- palaeobotany
- climate change
- rainfall
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordSubtropical thicket dominated by the leaf- and stem-succulent tree Potulacaria afra (spekboom) accumulates extraordinarily high amounts of soil organic carbon for a semi-arid ecosystem. This has been…Publication Date 2011
- carbon dioxide
- rainfall
- restoration
- Semi-arid ecosystem
- soil organic matter
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
- Eastern Cape Province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordImproving tolerance to heat stress is a major challenge in many C3 crops given the threat of global warming. Populations of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) tolerant and sensitive to summer…Publication Date 2011
- plant physiology
- climate change
- global warming
- temperature
- Fv/Fm
- hydrogen peroxide
- high temperature stress
- Lolium perenne
- population difference
- C3 grass
- Yamanashi Dairy Agricultural Station
- Japan
- Library Collection Record1. Plant-plant interactions are known to vary with changing environmental conditions; however, we have little empirical knowledge of the impact of abrupt environmental changes on millennial scale…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- palaeoecology
- management
- grasses
- modelling
- community dynamics
- ecosystem changes
- abrupt climate change
- alternative stable states
- community dynamics
- competition
- facilitation
- fire
- herbivore density
- nitrogen availability
- plant population
- Tree-grass coexistence
- England
- Library Collection Record1. Successful poleward shifts of plant species ranges as a result of climate change will depend on interactions between migrating species and the communities they invade. Although poleward migration…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- grasslands
- seeds
- germination
- ecosystem ecology
- Brachypodium pinnatum
- Bromus erectus
- invader phenology
- invasion resistance
- plant-climate interactions
- resource availability
- seed provenance
- soil heterogeneity
- summer drought
- winter warming
- northern England
- Library Collection RecordOn the main Japanese island of Honshu, bark or sawdust is often added to cattle excreta as part of the composting process. Dairy farmers sometimes need to dispose of manure that is excess to their…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- Compost
- Methane
- nitrous oxide
- greenhouse gases
- climate change
- global warming
- soils
- ANOVA
- modelling
- Honshu
- Japan
- Library Collection Record1. Models predict that the duration and intensity of drought will increase under future climate regimes. Although semi-arid grasslands are adapted to moisture limitation, the sensitivity of semi-arid…Publication Date 2011
- gracilis
- climate change
- dominant species
- drought
- grassland
- plant species composition
- plant-climate interactions
- precipitation manipulation
- shortgrass steppe
- Colorado
- USA
- Library Collection RecordBackground: Past studies of first and last occurrence dates of phenological events have revealed close associations with climatic parameters. Consequently, it is widely acknowledged that recent…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- quantitative data analysis
- statistical analysis
- multivariate analysis
- sample size
- ecology
- Library Collection RecordBackground: A key current issue in studies of global CO2 is the cause of the recent pronounced changes in the timing (phase) and amplitude of its annual cycle. Aim: To use a sensitivity analysis in…Publication Date 2011
- carbon dioxide
- climate change
- carbon dioxide cycle
- Library Collection RecordBackground: Plants occupying wide altitudinal gradients may be adapted to their altitude of origin. Upward expansion of lowland populations in response to climate change might therefore facilitate…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- temperature
- grasslands
- altitude
- global warming
- Library Collection RecordThis paper represents a collaboration by conservation practitioners, ecologists, and climate change scientists to provide specific guidance on local and regional adaptation strategies to climate…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- savanna
- conservation ecology
- climate change
- management
- planning
- restoration ecology
- Pacific Northwest
- USA
- Library Collection Record1. Climate extremes, such as severe drought, heat waves and periods of heavy rainfall, can have profound consequences for ecological systems and for human welfare. Global climate change is expected…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- Extreme events
- extreme weather
- global change
- plant-climate interactions
- state change
- southwest USA
- Library Collection Record1. Growing recognition of the importance of climate extremes as drivers of contemporary and future ecological dynamics has led to increasing interest in studying these locally and globally important…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- drought
- ecosystem sensitivity
- Extreme events
- extreme weather
- global change
- heat wave
- plant-climate interactions
- state change
- thresholds
- ecosystem ecology
- Ecosystem function
- Library Collection Record1. Abrupt changes and regime shifts are common phenomena in terrestrial ecological records spanning centuries to millennia, thus offering a rich opportunity to study the patterns and drivers of…Publication Date 2011
- palaeobotany
- palaeoecology
- abrupt change
- alternate stable states
- aridity
- climate change
- critical thresholds
- palaeoecology and land-use history
- Quaternary
- regime shifts
- Library Collection Record1.?The occurrence and intensity of climate extremes, such as extremely warm years, are expected to continue to increase with increasing tropospheric radiative forcing caused by anthropogenic…Publication Date 2011
- grasslands
- prairie
- climate change
- global wrming
- greenhouse gases
- plant production
- species richness
- ecosystem ecology
- C4 grasses
- -ground net primary productivity - ANPP
- anomalously warm year
- EcoCELL whole-ecosystem controlled-environment gas exchange facility
- grassland ecosystem
- interannual climate variability
- lagged responses
- plant biodiversity
- Plant functional group
- plant species diversity
- plant-climate interactions
- Oklahoma
- USA
- Library Collection Record1. Studying the effects of climate or weather extremes such as drought and heat waves on biodiversity and ecosystem functions is one of the most important facets of climate change research. In…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- drought
- biodiversity
- Ecosystem function
- primary production
- grasslands
- biodiversity
- plant physiology
- soil micro-organisms
- below-ground
- competition
- Decomposition
- invasion
- leaf chemistry
- microbial
- phenology
- plant-climate interactions
- precipitation change
- productivity
- Europe
- Library Collection Record1. Climate extremes are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude as a consequence of global warming. 2.Managed permanent grasslands cover a large surface in Europe and contribute substantially…Publication Date 2011
- agriculture
- drought
- modelling
- adaptation
- climate change
- plant production
- Ecosystem function
- climatic events
- extreme weather
- grassland
- meadows
- phenotypes
- plant-climate interactions
- provenances
- within-species variability
- Europe
- Library Collection Record1. Shifts in the spatial and temporal patterns of flowering could affect the resources available to pollinators, and such shifts might become more common as climate change progresses. 2. As mid-…Publication Date 2011
- ecosystem ecology
- temperature
- climate change
- cumulative flowering density
- flower abundance
- Flowering phenology
- plant-climate interactions
- pollinators
- resource availability
- Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
- Rocky Mountains
- USA
- Library Collection RecordIn obligate seeding species, the germination niche is crucial for colonization and population survival. It is a high-risk phase in a plant's life cycle, and is directly regulated by temperature…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- germination niche
- seed germination
- south-west Australia
- temperature gradient plate
- vulnerability
- management
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Yale Forum on Climate Change 38; The Media is an online publication and forum of Yale University, Connecticut, United States, to foster dialogue on climate change among scientists, journalists,…Publication Date 2011
- climate change
- policy
- forum
- Yale University
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe films show two sustainable land management (SLM) technologies that have a proven track record in Africa: Stone Lines and Fanya Juu. The technologies presented can constitute important changes…Publication Date 2011
- Sustainable development
- management
- climate change
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordConservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology…Publication Date 2010
- conservation
- climate change
- socio-economic aspects
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- fire ecology
- invasive species
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordA thorough understanding of the behavior of fire in grasslands is critical to the minimization of the impact of fires on agricultural and pastoral land as well as the successful management of the…Publication Date 2010
- fire
- grasslands
- management
- species richness
- climate change
- fire ecology
- agriculture
- pastoralism
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordClimate change is possibly the most highly profiled scientific issue of our time. The projected changes in temperature and rainfall are substantial, as will be the associated impacts on biodiversity…Publication Date 2010
- climate change
- temperature
- rainfall
- biodiversity
- agriculture
- carbon dioxide
- policy
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract is available for this article.Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity hot spot
- climate change
- science planning
- biodiversity
- South Africa
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Mediterranean climate regions of Western Australia and South Africa are recognized as global hot spots of diversity. Both are threatened by climate changes that are projected to have significant…Publication Date 2010
- approach
- biodiversity
- guideline
- monitoring
- climate change
- rainfall
- South Africa
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAtmospheric CO2 has more than doubled since the last glacial maximum (LGM) and could double again within this century, largely due to anthropogenic activity. It has been suggested that low [CO2]…Publication Date 2010
- elevated CO2
- fire
- Last Glacial Maximum
- Root
- savanna
- starch
- carbon dioxide
- climate change
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- elevated CO2
- management
- plant autecology
- plant community ecology
- plant production
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing evidence shows that anthropogenic climate change is affecting biodiversity. Reducing or stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions may slow global warming, but past emissions will continue to…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity hotspot
- climate change risk assessment
- Mediterranean type ecosystem
- species distribution modelling
- modelling
- climate change
- biodiversity
- greenhouse gases
- conservation
- rainfall
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordLand used for agricultural production can contribute significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; however, there is very little information on the role of management and land use change in…Publication Date 2010
- management
- climate change
- carbon dioxide
- greenhouse gases
- grasslands
- pasture management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe estimation of near surface air temperature (Ta) is useful for a wide range of applications such as agriculture, climate related diseases and climate change studies. Air temperature is commonly…Publication Date 2010
- Land surface temperature
- air temperature
- accuracy assessment
- MODIS
- remote sensing
- modelling
- climate change
- agriculture
- temperature
- disease
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTo reconstruct the response of vegetation to abrupt climate changes during the last glacial we have compiled pollen records from the circum-Atlantic tropics between 23° 176' N and 23° 176…Publication Date 2010
- palaeobotany
- climate change
- South America
- Library Collection RecordRainfall variability is an important feature of semi-arid climates, and climate change is likely to increase that variability in many of these regions. An understanding of rainfall variability and…Publication Date 2010
- rainfall
- climate change
- grassland
- policies
- Botswana
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1. Global change is likely to alter plant community structure, with consequences for the structure and functioning of the below-ground community and potential feedbacks to climate change.…Publication Date 2010
- climate change
- soils
- bacteria:fungi ratio
- ecosystem ecology
- carbon cycling
- leaf traits
- nutrient cycling
- plant growth strategy
- relative growth rate
- root traits
- soil microbial community structure
- ScotlandÂ
- Library Collection Record1. Climate change will cause changes in average temperature and precipitation as well as increased fluctuations around the mean, yet few studies have considered the impacts of altered climate…Publication Date 2010
- vegetation dynamics
- temperature
- rainfall
- vegetation dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- climate change
- elasticity
- Life History
- matrix models
- mixed-grass prairie
- short-lived perennial
- stochastic demography
- Kansas
- USA