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1. A 10-days Heatwave Around Flowering Superimposed on Climate Change Conditions Significantly Affects Production of 22 Barley Accessions

Author:
C.H. Ingvordsen; M.F. Lyngkjær; P. Peltonen-Sainio; T.N. Mikkelsen; R.B. Jørgensen
Source:
Procedia Environmental Sciences 2015 v.29 pp. 160-161
ISSN:
1878-0296
Subject:
barley; biomass; breeding; carbon dioxide; climate change; climatic factors; cultivars; floods; flowering; genotype; grain yield; primary productivity; storms; summer; temperature
Abstract:
... Extreme climate events as heatwaves, floods and storms cause acute changes in season variability influencing primary production and are very likely to increase in magnitude and/or frequency (IPCC, AR5, WGI)1,2.In the present study 22 primarily Nordic barley accessions were grown in four basic climate treatments of 1) 19/12°C (day/night) and 400ppm carbon dioxide concentration [CO2] mimicking ambie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.239

2. A 17-My-old whale constrains onset of uplift and climate change in east Africa

Author:
Henry Wichura; Louis L. Jacobs; Andrew Lin; Michael J. Polcyn; Fredrick K. Manthi; Dale A. Winkler; Manfred R. Strecker; Matthew Clemens
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2015 v.112 no.13 pp. 3910-3915
ISSN:
0027-8424
Subject:
Primates; Ziphiidae; climate change; climate models; dry environmental conditions; evolution; fossils; habitats; humans; immigration; isotopes; paleobotany; paleosolic soil types; rain; sea level; vegetation; whales; Kenya
Abstract:
... Timing and magnitude of surface uplift are key to understanding the impact of crustal deformation and topographic growth on atmospheric circulation, environmental conditions, and surface processes. Uplift of the East African Plateau is linked to mantle processes, but paleoaltimetry data are too scarce to constrain plateau evolution and subsequent vertical motions associated with rifting. Here, we ...
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1421502112
PubMed:
25775586
PubMed Central:
PMC4386349

3. 50-year evapotranspiration declining and potential causations in subtropical Guangdong province, southern China

Author:
Xiuzhi Chen; Xiaodong Liu; Guoyi Zhou; Liusheng Han; Wei Liu; Jishan Liao
Source:
Catena 2015 v.128 pp. 185-194
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
dry season; humid zones; arid zones; evapotranspiration; reforestation; models; climate change; time series analysis; land cover; hydrologic cycle; China
Abstract:
... Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important flux term in the terrestrial hydrologic cycle system that integrated atmospheric and land surfaces, hydrological and biological processes. Any variations of the hydrological processes induced by climate change and forest management would be significantly reflected in ET component.In this paper, we firstly calculated Guangdong's 50-year annual, humid- and dry ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.001

4. A 7.3–1.6Ma grain size record of interaction between anticline uplift and climate change in the western Qaidam Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Yin Lu; Xiaomin Fang; Erwin Appel; Jiuyi Wang; Christian Herb; Wenxia Han; Fuli Wu; Chunhui Song
Source:
Sedimentary geology 2015 v.319 pp. 40-51
ISSN:
0037-0738
Subject:
basins; case studies; clay; climate; climate change; drilling; drying; lakes; models; sand; shrinkage; silt; tectonics; China
Abstract:
... How sediment grain size corresponds to both climate change and tectonics is increasingly the focus of debate. The shrinkage and migration of the huge paleo-lake in the western Qaidam Basin (WQB), NE Tibetan Plateau (TP) provide an excellent case study. We present a nearly 6Ma well-dated high-resolution grain size record from the 723-m-deep drill core SG-1b (located in the Jianshan Anticline in the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sedgeo.2015.01.008

5. ABA Induced Seed Dormancy and Climate Resilience in Proso Millet

Author:
Anil Sebastian; S. N. Vasudevan; B. Kisan; Sangeeta I. Macha
Source:
Trends in Biosciences 2015 v.8 no.21 pp. 5967-5969
ISSN:
0976-2485
Subject:
Panicum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum; analytical kits; color; drought tolerance; laboratory experimentation; millets; seed dormancy; Asia
Abstract:
... Millets possess advantages such as early maturing, drought tolerance, require minimal purchased inputs and mostly free from biotic and abiotic stresses which makes them ‘climate smart crops’. Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is mainly grown intemperate and subtropical regions of Asia and USA. Dormancy of proso millet is generally attributed to itscoat colour and ABA content. A laboratory experi ...

6. Abiotic Stress Responses in Legumes: Strategies Used to Cope with Environmental Challenges

Author:
Susana S. Araújo; Steve Beebe; Martin Crespi; Bruno Delbreil; Esther M. González; Veronique Gruber; Isabelle Lejeune-Henaut; Wolfgang Link; Maria J. Monteros; Elena Prats; Idupulapati Rao; Vincent Vadez; Maria C. Vaz Patto
Source:
Critical reviews in plant sciences 2015 v.34 no.1-3 pp. 237-280
ISSN:
1549-7836
Subject:
Glycine max; Lotus corniculatus var. japonicus; Medicago truncatula; abiotic stress; bioengineering; breeding; climate change; cultivars; food production; forage legumes; genes; legumes; models; plant response; quantitative trait loci; screening; stress response; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; translation (genetics)
Abstract:
... Legumes are well recognized for their nutritional and health benefits as well as for their impact in the sustainability of agricultural systems. The threatening scenario imposed by climate change highlights the need for concerted research approaches in order to develop crops that are able to cope with environmental stresses, while increasing yield and quality. During the last decade, some physiolo ...
DOI:
10.1080/07352689.2014.898450

7. Abiotic constraints on the activity of tropical lizards

Author:
Michael L. Logan; Sarah G. Fernandez; Ryan Calsbeek; Anthony Herrel
Source:
Functional ecology 2015 v.29 no.5 pp. 694-700
ISSN:
0269-8463
Subject:
Anolis; climate change; correlation; extinction; forests; habitats; humidity; lizards; physical models; physiology; prediction; surveys; temperature; tropics; wind speed; Honduras
Abstract:
... Many tropical ectotherms are considered vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change because they have evolved to become thermal specialists. Indeed, several recent studies have suggested that even small increases in mean operative temperature may lead to a reduction in activity and the subsequent extinction of populations. Within the tropics, lizards are considered particularly vulnerable due to th ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2435.12379

8. Abiotic predictors and annual seasonal dynamics of Ixodes ricinus, the major disease vector of Central Europe

Author:
Milan Daniel; Marek Malý; Vlasta Danielová; Bohumír Kříž; Patricia Nuttall
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2015 v.8 no.1 pp. 478
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Ixodes ricinus; adults; air; autumn; climate change; disease vectors; freezing; larvae; males; microhabitats; monitoring; nymphs; pathogens; photoperiod; prediction; regression analysis; relative humidity; risk; seasonal variation; spring; summer; temperature; ticks; vegetation; weather forecasting; Central European region; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Abiotic conditions provide cues that drive tick questing activity. Defining these cues is critical in predicting biting risk, and in forecasting climate change impacts on tick populations. This is particularly important for Ixodes ricinus nymphs, the vector of numerous pathogens affecting humans. METHODS: A 6-year study of the questing activity of I. ricinus was conducted in Central Bo ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-015-1092-y
PubMed:
26385470
PubMed Central:
PMC4575455

9. Abiotic stressors and stress responses: What commonalities appear between species across biological organization levels?

Author:
Cécile Sulmon; Joan van Baaren; Francisco Cabello-Hurtado; Gwenola Gouesbet; Françoise Hennion; Cendrine Mony; David Renault; Myriam Bormans; Abdelhak El Amrani; Claudia Wiegand; Claudia Gérard
Source:
Environmental pollution 2015 v.202 pp. 66-77
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
abiotic stress; anthropogenic activities; climate change; ecosystems; energy; invertebrates; life history; microorganisms; photosynthesis; plants (botany); population dynamics; stress response
Abstract:
... Organisms are regularly subjected to abiotic stressors related to increasing anthropogenic activities, including chemicals and climatic changes that induce major stresses. Based on various key taxa involved in ecosystem functioning (photosynthetic microorganisms, plants, invertebrates), we review how organisms respond and adapt to chemical- and temperature-induced stresses from molecular to popula ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2015.03.013

10. Above-Ground and Below-Ground Plant Responses to Fertilization in Two Subarctic Ecosystems

Author:
G. F. (Ciska) Veen; Maja K. Sundqvist; Daniel Metcalfe; Scott D. Wilson
Source:
Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research 2015 v.47 no.4 pp. 693-702
ISSN:
1938-4246
Subject:
Betula; climate change; ecosystems; grasses; nitrogen; phosphorus; plant communities; plant response; soil; soil nutrients; tundra; understory; Arctic region; Sweden
Abstract:
... Soil nutrient supply is likely to change in the Arctic due to altered process rates associated with climate change. Here, we compare the responses of herbaceous tundra and birch forest understory to fertilization, considering both above- and below-ground responses. We added nitrogen and phosphorus to plots in both vegetation types for three years near Abisko, northern Sweden, and measured the effe ...
DOI:
10.1657/AAAR0014-085

11. Aboveground biomass and leaf area equations for three common tree species of Hyrcanian temperate forests in northern Iran

Author:
Unes Shahrokhzadeh; Hormoz Sohrabi; Carolyn A. Copenheaver
Source:
Botany 2015 v.93 no.10 pp. 663-670
ISSN:
1916-2804
Subject:
Carpinus betulus; Fagus sylvatica subsp. orientalis; Quercus; aboveground biomass; allometry; biomass production; branches; carbon sequestration; climate change; equations; leaf area; leaves; prediction; temperate forests; tree and stand measurements; trees; Iran
Abstract:
... Biomass equations are essential for evaluating the climate change mitigation potential of forests through biomass accumulation and carbon sequestration. In northern Iran’s Hyrcanian forests, topographic relief is so extreme that developing biomass equations from destructive sampling of trees is physically challenging. In this paper, allometric biomass and leaf area equations were developed for thr ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjb-2015-0078

12. Absence of microclimate selectivity in insectivorous birds of the Neotropical forest understory

Author:
Henry S. Pollock; Zachary A. Cheviron; T.J. Agin; Jeffrey D. Brawn
Source:
Biological conservation 2015 v.188 pp. 116-125
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
birds; climate change; dry season; energy; environmental factors; habitat fragmentation; home range; humidity; insectivores; light intensity; microclimate; microhabitats; natural resources conservation; population dynamics; refuge habitats; temperature; tropical forests; understory; wet season; Panama
Abstract:
... Local abiotic conditions (microclimates) vary spatially and selection of favorable microclimates within a habitat can influence an animal’s energy budgets, behavior, and ultimately, fitness. Insectivorous birds that inhabit the understory of tropical forests may be especially sensitive to environmental variation and may select habitat based on microclimatic (e.g. temperature, humidity, light) cond ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.013

13. Abundance and composition of free and aggregate-occluded carbohydrates and lignin in two forest soils as affected by wildfires of different severity

Author:
Giovanni Mastrolonardo; Cornelia Rumpel; Claudia Forte; Stefan H. Doerr; Giacomo Certini
Source:
Geoderma 2015 v.245-246 pp. 40-51
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
phenols; forest soils; soil aggregates; topography; sugars; Cambisols; oxidation; oxygen; Pinus pinaster; fire severity; climate; Eucalyptus; mineral soils; lacustrine sediments; soil organic matter; heat; wildfires; climate change; lignin; Acrisols; chemical structure; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; mixed forests; cupric oxide; Australia; Italy
Abstract:
... Organic matter is the soil component most affected by wildfires, both in terms of abundance and composition. Fire-induced alteration of soil organic matter (SOM) depends on heating intensity and duration, oxygen availability and other factors related to topography, climate, soil and vegetation features. Particularly affected by fire is the litter layer, but SOM from the uppermost mineral soil can ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.01.006

14. Abundance and phenology patterns of two pond-breeding salamanders determine species interactions in natural populations

Author:
Thomas L. Anderson; Daniel J. Hocking; Christopher A. Conner; Julia E. Earl; Elizabeth B. Harper; Michael S. Osbourn; William E. Peterman; Tracy A. G. Rittenhouse; Raymond D. Semlitsch
Source:
Oecologia 2015 v.177 no.3 pp. 761-773
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
salamanders and newts; metamorphosis; ponds; Ambystoma; breeding; models; phenology; climate change; fences; prediction
Abstract:
... Phenology often determines the outcome of interspecific interactions, where early-arriving species often dominate interactions over those arriving later. The effects of phenology on species interactions are especially pronounced in aquatic systems, but the evidence is largely derived from experimental studies. We examined whether differences in breeding phenology between two pond-breeding salamand ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-014-3151-z

15. Abundance of a chlorophyll a precursor and the oxidation product hydroxychlorophyll a during seasonal phytoplankton community progression in the Western English Channel

Author:
Deborah J. Steele; Glen A. Tarran; Claire E. Widdicombe; E. Malcolm S. Woodward; Susan A. Kimmance; Daniel J. Franklin; Ruth L. Airs
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2015 v.137 pp. 434-445
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Bacillariophyceae; Emiliania huxleyi; Miozoa; Phaeocystis; algae; chlorophyll; climate change; monitoring; mortality; nutrient content; oxidation; phenotypic plasticity; phytoplankton; sediments; species diversity; English Channel
Abstract:
... This study presents the first in-situ measurements of the chlorophyll a oxidation product, hydroxychlorophyll a as well as the chlorophyll a precursor, chlorophyll aP276 conducted over an annual cycle. Chlorophyll a oxidation products, such as hydroxychlorophyll a may be associated with the decline of algal populations and can act as an initial step in the degradation of chlorophyll a into product ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2015.04.021

16. Access to Risk Mitigating Weather Forecasts and Changes in Farming Operations in East and West Africa: Evidence from a Baseline Survey

Author:
Abayomi Samuel Oyekale
Source:
Sustainability 2015 v.7 no.11 pp. 14599-14617
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
agricultural development; climate change; data collection; education; farm income; farmers; farming systems; food security; issues and policy; pests; radio; rain; risk management; socioeconomic development; surveys; weather forecasting; Eastern Africa; Western Africa
Abstract:
... Unfavorable weather currently ranks among the major challenges facing agricultural development in many African countries. Impact mitigation through access to reliable and timely weather forecasts and other adaptive mechanisms are foremost in Africa’s policy dialogues and socio-economic development agendas. This paper analyzed the factors influencing access to forecasts on incidence of pests/diseas ...
DOI:
10.3390/su71114599

17. According to plan? disaster risk knowledge and organizational responses to heat wave risk in london, uk

Author:
Thomas Abeling
Source:
Ecosystem health and sustainability 2015 v.1 no.3 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
2332-8878
Subject:
heat; interviews; planning; public health; public sector; risk; risk management; risk managers; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... This paper explores how disaster risk knowledge shapes local heat wave risk management in London, UK. Its focus is on the implementation of the UK National Heatwave Plan through public sector organizations in London. Empirical evidence stems from 49 semi‐structured, expert interviews with risk managers from local authorities, and health and social care organizations in London. Findings suggest tha ...
DOI:
10.1890/EHS14-0022.1

18. Accounting for impacts due to climate change in GHG mitigation burden sharing

Author:
Anubhab Pattanayak; K. S. Kavi Kumar
Source:
Climate Policy 2015 v.15 no.6 pp. 724-742
ISSN:
1752-7457
Subject:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; climate; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; issues and policy; social inequality; India
Abstract:
... This study focusing on the climate equity debate in the context of GHG mitigation explores design of a framework that is based on the ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’ principle of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Besides incorporating the widely recognized differences among countries such as current and historic GHG emissions and capabilities, the fra ...
DOI:
10.1080/14693062.2014.962468

19. Accounting for radiative forcing from albedo change in future global land-use scenarios

Author:
Andrew D. Jones; Katherine V. Calvin; William D. Collins; James Edmonds
Source:
Climatic change 2015 v.131 no.4 pp. 691-703
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
afforestation; climate; climate change; cooling; crop yield; deforestation; emissions; energy crops; forests; fossil fuels; grasslands; issues and policy; land cover; land use; methodology; models; shrublands; shrubs; snow
Abstract:
... We demonstrate the effectiveness of a new method for quantifying radiative forcing from land use and land cover change (LULCC) within an integrated assessment model, the Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM). The method relies on geographically differentiated estimates of radiative forcing from albedo change associated with major land cover transitions derived from the Community Earth System Model ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-015-1411-5

20. Accumulation of organic carbon in chernozems (mollisols) under Shelterbelts in Russia and the United States

Author:
Yu. G. Chendev; T. J. Sauer; A. N. Gennadiev; L. L. Novykh; A. N. Petin; V. I. Petina; E. A. Zazdravnykh; C. L. Burras
Source:
Eurasian soil science 2015 v.48 no.1 pp. 43-53
ISSN:
1064-2293
Subject:
agricultural soils; shelterbelts; trees; carbon; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; anthropogenic activities; land use; correlation; planting; climate; Mollisols; ecosystem services; soil organic matter; climate change; steppes; biomass; meadows; landscapes; afforestation; South Dakota; Russia
Abstract:
... In modern soil science, one of the most important trends is in research, evaluation and analysis of anthropogenic transformation of soils and soil cover of the Earth and its regions. The complex and interdisciplinary nature of the research problem of anthropogenic transformation of soils and their changes over the time are increasingly forcing the conduct of these studies by international research ...
Handle:
10113/60256
DOI:
10.1134/S1064229315010032