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1. Bioclimatic changes in ecoregions of southern South America: Trends and projections based on Holdridge life zones

Author:
Maria R. Derguy; Sebastian Martinuzzi; Marcelo Arturi
Source:
Austral ecology 2022 v.47 no.3 pp. 580-589
ISSN:
1442-9985
Subject:
climate; climate change; ecoregions; land classification; meteorological data; Andes region; Argentina
Abstract:
... Modelling the potential impacts of future climate on ecosystems provides important information for environmental planning and management. The Holdridge life zones system is a land classification based on simple bioclimatic variables that can be used for evaluating the potential effect of future climates on ecosystems. However, information on future bioclimatic changes in ecoregions of southern Sou ...
DOI:
10.1111/aec.13142

2. Inundation of depressional wetlands declines under a changing climate

Author:
David W. Londe; Daniel Dvorett; Craig A. Davis; Scott R. Loss; Ellen P. Robertson
Source:
Climatic change 2022 v.172 no.3-4 pp. 27
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
Pleistocene epoch; biodiversity; climate; climate change; ecoregions; ecosystems; land use; runoff; sand; spring; storms; summer; temperature; wetlands; wildlife; winter; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... Wetlands provide many important ecosystem functions and services worldwide and are hotspots of biological diversity. However, depressional wetlands are particularly vulnerable to effects of climate change due to the significant role that precipitation and surface runoff play in shaping their hydrology. In the Southern Great Plains of North America, climate projections predict more extreme storm ev ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-022-03386-z

3. Predicted changes in the functional structure of earthworm assemblages in France driven by climate change

Author:
Yoan Fourcade; Mathias Vercauteren
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2022 v.28 no.5 pp. 1050-1066
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
climate change; decline; earthworms; ecoregions; ecosystems; functional diversity; microclimate; models; refuge habitats; soil; species richness; France
Abstract:
... AIM: Species shift their ranges as a consequence of climate change, hence modifying the structure of local assemblages. This may have important consequences for ecosystem functioning in the case of ecosystem engineers such as earthworms, especially when community restructuring leads to an alteration of their functional diversity. Here, we aimed to model the potential modification of the functional ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.13505

4. Climate-induced treeline mortality during the termination of the Little Ice Age in the Greater Yellowstone Ecoregion, USA

Author:
Maegen L Rochner; Karen J Heeter; Grant L Harley; Matthew F Bekker; Sally P Horn
Source:
Holocene 2021 v.31 no.8 pp. 1288-1303
ISSN:
1477-0911
Subject:
Holocene epoch; Picea engelmannii; Pinus albicaulis; climate change; climatic factors; dendrochronology; ecoregions; ecosystems; frost; frost injury; growth rings; mortality; paleoclimatology; summer; temperature; temporal variation; tree growth; treeline; trees; Western United States
Abstract:
... Paleoclimate reconstructions for the western US show spatial variability in the timing, duration, and magnitude of climate changes within the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA, ca. 900–1350 CE) and Little Ice Age (LIA, ca. 1350–1850 CE), indicating that additional data are needed to more completely characterize late-Holocene climate change in the region. Here, we use dendrochronology to investigate ho ...
DOI:
10.1177/09596836211011656

5. Distribution shifts, potential refugia, and the performance of protected areas under climate change in the Araucaria moist forests ecoregion

Author:
Daniel Dutra Saraiva; Luíz Fernando Esser; Daniel Grasel; João André Jarenkow
Source:
Applied vegetation science 2021 v.24 no.4 pp. e12628
ISSN:
1402-2001
Subject:
Araucaria; climate; climate change; ecoregions; extinction; refuge habitats; risk; trees; Argentina; Brazil
Abstract:
... AIM: Araucaria moist forests are particularly vulnerable to climate change due to their strict climatic requirements and patchy distribution. Therefore, identifying areas where these forests are expected to lose or retain climatically suitable space (i.e., climate change refugia) is urgently required. Here, we modeled the current and future climatic suitability for Araucaria moist forests aiming: ...
DOI:
10.1111/avsc.12628

6. Genetic diversity and historical demography in Bellamya gastropods from the Lake Victoria ecoregion reveal early and severe population collapse

Author:
Nathan V. Whelan; Ellen E. Strong
Source:
Molecular ecology 2021 v.30 no.2 pp. 361-363
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
Bellamya; Cichlidae; Pleistocene epoch; adaptive radiation; climate change; community structure; demography; ecoregions; ecosystems; fauna; genetic variation; landscape genetics; phylogeography; population genetics; space and time; Lake Victoria
Abstract:
... Understanding the interplay between ecological and population genetic processes through space and time is a central goal of landscape genetics. However, most studies that place diversification dynamics in an ecological context have focused on vertebrates, leaving a significant gap in our understanding of the effects of ecosystem change on community composition and demography of invertebrates. In t ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.15711

7. Geographic variation in acclimation responses of thermal tolerance in South African diving beetles (Dytiscidae: Coleoptera)

Author:
Amparo Hidalgo-Galiana; Ignacio Ribera; John S. Terblanche
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2021 v.257 pp. 110955
ISSN:
1095-6433
Subject:
Dytiscidae; acclimation; animals; biochemistry; climate; climate change; drought; ecoregions; ecosystems; geographical variation; heat tolerance; indicator species; physiology; plasticity; South Africa
Abstract:
... Understanding sources of variation in animal thermal limits is critical to forecasting ecological responses to climate change. Here, we estimated upper and lower thermal limits, and their capacity to respond to thermal acclimation, in several species and populations of diving beetles (Dytiscidae) from diverse geographic regions representative of variable climate within South Africa. We also consid ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.110955

8. Sustaining ecosystem based adaptation: The lessons from policy and practices in Nepal

Author:
Sushma Bhattarai; Bimal Raj Regmi; Basant Pant; Dharam Raj Uprety; Tek Maraseni
Source:
Land use policy 2021 v.104 pp. 105391
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
case studies; climate; climate change; ecoregions; ecosystems; land policy; policy analysis; risk; Nepal
Abstract:
... The ecosystem based adaption (EbA) approach mobilizes ecosystem products and services to reduce people’s vulnerability and improve adaptation to climate change. The approach is being tested and promoted globally including Nepal. However, there are limited studies on why EbA faces challenges of mainstreaming and wider upscaling in developing countries' policies and practices. Based on an empirical ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105391

9. Analyzing vegetation change in a sagebrush ecosystem using long‐term field observations and Landsat imagery in Wyoming

Author:
Hua Shi; Collin Homer; Matthew Rigge; Kory Postma; George Xian
Source:
Ecosphere 2020 v.11 no.12 pp. e03311
ISSN:
2150-8925
Subject:
Artemisia; Landsat; basins; climate change; ecoregions; ecosystems; shrublands; temperature; time series analysis; weather; Wyoming
Abstract:
... The importance of monitoring shrublands to detect and understand changes through time is increasingly recognized as critical to management. This research focuses on ecological change observed over 10 yr of field observation at 126 plots and over 35 yr of the Landsat archive in a shrubland ecosystem. Field data consisting of the fractional cover of shrubs, sagebrush, herbs, litter, and bare ground ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecs2.3311

10. Assessing the status of existing and tentative marine World Heritage areas reveals opportunities to better achieve World Heritage Convention goals

Author:
Caitlin D. Kuempel; B. Alexander Simmons; Madeline Davey
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.304 pp. 114276
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
climate change; conservation status; ecoregions; environmental management; humans; wilderness
Abstract:
... The 1972 World Heritage Convention (WHC) and 1994 Global Strategy aim to preserve the outstanding universal value of internationally important cultural and natural sites within a “representative, balanced and credible” network of highly-protected areas. Increasing human pressures and shortfalls in representation have been documented across the World Heritage network, particularly in terrestrial an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114276

11. Assessment of carbon sequestration potential of tropical tree species for urban forestry in India

Author:
Soumit K. Behera; Shruti Mishra; Nayan Sahu; N Manika; Shiv Naresh Singh; Sonik Anto; Rahul Kumar; Ragib Husain; Anil K. Verma; Nalini Pandey
Source:
Ecological engineering 2022 v.181 pp. 106692
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
Syzygium cumini; Tectona grandis; aboveground biomass; allometry; biodiversity; biomass production; botanical gardens; carbon; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; carboxylation; climate; climate change; decision making; ecoregions; ecosystems; growth performance; hydrologic cycle; indigenous species; introduced species; landscapes; leaf area index; nondestructive methods; photosynthesis; research institutions; stomatal conductance; tree and stand measurements; tree height; trees; tropical plants; urban forestry; water use efficiency; India
Abstract:
... Urban, peri urban and patch forests play a critical role in climate change mitigation through increased carbon storage and for that, it is imperative to assess the species response in an eco-region to recommend a potentially higher carbon sequestering species. In urban settings, green spaces, in particular, trees play a vital role in preserving biodiversity, reducing the impact of urban heat islan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106692

12. Back to the future of a rare plant species of the Chihuahuan desert: tracing distribution patterns across time and genetic diversity as a basis for conservation actions

Author:
Ana Gabriela Zacarías-Correa; Andrés Lira-Noriega; Emmanuel Pérez-Calix; Marie-Stéphanie Samain; Andrea D. Wolfe
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2020 v.29 no.6 pp. 1821-1840
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
Penstemon; biodiversity; climate change; ecoregions; genetic variation; geographical distribution; habitat fragmentation; indigenous species; niches; population genetics; rare species; temperate forests; wildlife management; Chihuahuan Desert
Abstract:
... Habitat fragmentation and its effects on the persistence of populations and species are of major concern to conservation biology. Penstemon coriaceus is a rare and endemic species from the Mexican Central Plateau and adjacent foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental, which belongs to the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion. This is the first study that integrates population genet ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-020-01962-2

13. Beyond deforestation: Land cover transitions in Mexico

Author:
Martha Bonilla-Moheno; T. Mitchell Aide
Source:
Agricultural systems 2020 v.178 pp. 102734
ISSN:
0308-521X
Subject:
climate change; coasts; cotton; cropland; crops; deforestation; demography; deserts; drugs; dry forests; ecoregions; ecosystems; exports; grasslands; issues and policy; land cover; land use change; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; pastures; pecans; rural urban migration; tropical rain forests; violence; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:
... Conversion of land cover is one of the main causes of global environmental change and identifying the regions where sustained trends of land change are occurring provides useful information for land and resources management. For all ecoregions in Mexico, we analyzed land use changes over 14 years (2001–2014) using MODIS images (250m) and identified regions that had significant gains or loss of woo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102734

14. Changes in higher trophic level productivity, diversity and niche space in a rapidly warming continental shelf ecosystem

Author:
Kevin D. Friedland; Joseph A. Langan; Scott I. Large; Rebecca L. Selden; Jason S. Link; Reg A. Watson; Jeremy S. Collie
Source:
Science of the total environment 2020 v.704 pp. 135270
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
climate change; cold; continental shelf; dominant species; ecoregions; environmental factors; fish; fish communities; geographical distribution; habitats; macroinvertebrates; marine ecosystems; models; predators; probability; species diversity; taxonomy; trophic levels; United States
Abstract:
... There is long-standing ecological and socioeconomic interest in what controls the diversity and productivity of ecosystems. That focus has intensified with shifting environmental conditions associated with accelerating climate change. The U.S. Northeast Shelf (NES) is a well-studied continental shelf marine ecosystem that is among the more rapidly warming marine systems worldwide. Furthermore, man ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135270

15. Circumpolar patterns of Arctic freshwater fish biodiversity: A baseline for monitoring

Author:
Sarah M. Laske; Per‐Arne Amundsen; Kirsten S. Christoffersen; Jaakko Erkinaro; Guðni Guðbergsson; Brian Hayden; Jani Heino; Kerstin Holmgren; Kimmo K. Kahilainen; Jennifer Lento; Panu Orell; Johan Östergren; Michael Power; Ruslan Rafikov; Atso Romakkaniemi; Martin‐A. Svenning; Heidi Swanson; Matthew Whitman; Christian E. Zimmerman
Source:
Freshwater biology 2022 v.67 no.1 pp. 176-193
ISSN:
0046-5070
Subject:
Salvelinus alpinus; anthropogenic activities; climate change; databases; ecoregions; freshwater; freshwater fish; geographical distribution; land use; latitude; limnology; longitude; space and time; species richness; topography; Arctic region
Abstract:
... Climate change, biological invasions, and anthropogenic disturbance pose a threat to the biodiversity and function of Arctic freshwater ecosystems. Understanding potential changes in fish species distribution and richness is necessary, given the great importance of fish to the function of freshwater ecosystems and as a resource to humans. However, information gaps limit large‐scale studies and our ...
DOI:
10.1111/fwb.13405

16. Climate change may plunder the facultative top predator Yellow-throated Martin from the Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region

Author:
Ritam Dutta; Tanoy Mukherjee; Amira Sharief; Hemant Singh; Vineet Kumar; Bheem Dutt Joshi; Dhriti Banerjee; Mukesh Thakur; Lalit Kumar Sharma
Source:
Ecological informatics 2022 v.69 pp. 101622
ISSN:
1574-9541
Subject:
Martes flavigula; climate change; ecoregions; ecosystems; habitat destruction; landscapes; models; refuge habitats; topography; viability; Himalayan region
Abstract:
... The mountain ecosystems are fragile because of topography and extreme climatic conditions. The Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is a biodiversity-rich ecosystem and highly vulnerable to climate change and anthropogenic activities among the mountains. In HKH, the climate change impacts on ecologically specialist species are already evident, but generalist species are not much studied. One such gen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101622

17. Climate change vulnerability of terrestrial vertebrates in a major refuge and dispersal corridor in North America

Author:
Gengping Zhu; Monica Papeş; Paul R. Armsworth; Xingli Giam
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2022 v.28 no.6 pp. 1227-1241
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
amphibians; climate; climate change; ecoregions; mammals; niches; species richness
Abstract:
... AIM: The Appalachian forests ecoregion in eastern North America supports a diverse and highly endemic temperate biota, which is potentially threatened by rapid climate change. We investigated possible outlooks for biodiversity in this biologically important ecoregion under future climate change. LOCATION: Appalachian forests ecoregion, USA. METHODS: We estimated distributional shifts for 258 fores ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.13528

18. Climate sensitivity to decadal land cover and land use change across the conterminous United States

Author:
George Z. Xian; Thomas Loveland; Seth M. Munson; James E. Vogelmann; Xubin Zeng; Collin J. Homer
Source:
Global and planetary change 2020 v.192 pp. 103262
ISSN:
0921-8181
Subject:
climate change; climatic factors; coasts; cooling; ecoregions; land cover; land use change; meteorological data; surface temperature; terrestrial ecosystems; vapor pressure; Great Lakes; Great Plains region; Intermountain West region; Midwestern United States
Abstract:
... Transitions to terrestrial ecosystems attributable to land cover and land use change (LCLUC) and climate change can affect the climate at local to regional scales. However, conclusions from most previous studies do not provide information about local climate effects, and little research has directly quantified how LCLUC intensity within different ecoregions relates to climate variation. In this st ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103262

19. Comparison of carbon footprint of traditional agroforestry systems under rainfed and irrigated ecosystems

Author:
Doddabasawa; B. M. Chittapur; M. Mahadeva Murthy
Source:
Agroforestry systems 2020 v.94 no.2 pp. 465-475
ISSN:
0167-4366
Subject:
agricultural land; agroforestry; carbon footprint; climate change; crops; ecoregions; ecosystems; food security; greenhouse gases; intensive farming; irrigation; land use; mineral fertilizers; planting; trees
Abstract:
... Untenable expansion of cultivated lands and intensive agriculture accentuating the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere are warranting need for effective strategies to reduce the emission of green house gases associated with land use. Tree-based land use system has been emphasized as an effective strategy across ecological regions and farming situations as the most effective farm ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10457-019-00413-4

20. Co‐designed management scenarios shape the responses of seasonally dry forests to changing climate and fire regimes

Author:
Charles J. Maxwell; Josep M. Serra‐Diaz; Robert M. Scheller; Jonathan R. Thompson
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2020 v.57 no.7 pp. 1328-1340
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Oregon; altitude; applied ecology; climate; climate change; conifers; dry forests; ecoregions; fire regime; fire suppression; fire weather; forest growth; forest management; industrial forestry; issues and policy; landscapes; models; privatization; shrublands; stakeholders; wildfires; California
Abstract:
... Climate change is altering disturbance regimes and recovery rates of forests globally. The future of these forests will depend on how climate change interacts with management activities. Forest managers are in critical need of strategies to manage the effects of climate change. We co‐designed forest management scenarios with forest managers and stakeholders in the Klamath ecoregion of Oregon and C ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.13630

21. Deep demersal fish communities respond rapidly to warming in a frontal region between Arctic and Atlantic waters

Author:
Margrete Emblemsvåg; Karl Michael Werner; Ismael Núñez‐Riboni; Romain Frelat; Helle Torp Christensen; Heino O. Fock; Raul Primicerio
Source:
Global change biology 2022 v.28 no.9 pp. 2979-2990
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
climate; climate change; community structure; demersal fish; ecoregions; ecosystems; fish communities; food webs; sea ice; thermal stability; Arctic region; Greenland
Abstract:
... The assessment of climate impact on marine communities dwelling deeper than the well‐studied shelf seas has been hampered by the lack of long‐term data. For a long time, the prevailing expectation has been that thermal stability in deep ocean layers will delay ecosystem responses to warming. Few observational studies have challenged this view and indicated that deep organisms can respond exception ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.16113

22. Environmental barriers to the distribution of the genus Lithops: present, past and future

Author:
Ivor Crook; Martin Lowry
Source:
Bradleya 2022 v.2022 no.sp40 pp. 46-53
ISSN:
0265-086X
Subject:
Lithops; altitude; computer software; ecoregions; extinction; paleoclimatology; prediction; soil; Botswana; Namibia; South Africa
Abstract:
... The genus Lithops (Aizoaceae; Ruschioideae) is widely distributed across South Africa, Namibia and into Botswana. Using the environmental niche modelling software Maxent, 416 Lithops localities were examined against environmental variables of climate, dominant soil, geology, ecoregion and altitude. Predictions obtained suggested that a combination of suitable soil or geology and climatic condition ...
DOI:
10.25223/brad.sp40.2022.a5

23. First circumpolar assessment of Arctic freshwater phytoplankton and zooplankton diversity: Spatial patterns and environmental factors

Author:
Ann Kristin Schartau; Heather L. Mariash; Kirsten S. Christoffersen; Daniel Bogan; Olga P. Dubovskaya; Elena B. Fefilova; Brian Hayden; Haraldur R. Ingvason; Elena A. Ivanova; Olga N. Kononova; Elena S. Kravchuk; Jennifer Lento; Markus Majaneva; Anna A. Novichkova; Milla Rautio; Kathleen M. R__hland; Rebecca Shaftel; John P. Smol; Tobias Vrede; Kimmo K. Kahilainen
Source:
Freshwater biology 2022 v.67 no.1 pp. 141-158
ISSN:
0046-5070
Subject:
Crustacea; Russia; air temperature; biodiversity; climate change; ecoregions; freshwater; latitude; limnology; nestedness; phytoplankton; summer; zooplankton; Alaska; Arctic region; Canada; Finland; Greenland; Iceland; Norway; Scandinavia; Sweden
Abstract:
... Arctic freshwaters are facing multiple environmental pressures, including rapid climate change and increasing land___use activities. Freshwater plankton assemblages are expected to reflect the effects of these stressors through shifts in species distributions and changes to biodiversity. These changes may occur rapidly due to the short generation times and high dispersal capabilities of both phyto ...
DOI:
10.1111/fwb.13783

24. Invasive weed species’ threats to global biodiversity: Future scenarios of changes in the number of invasive species in a changing climate

Author:
Farzin Shabani; Mohsen Ahmadi; Lalit Kumar; Samaneh Solhjouy-fard; Mahyat Shafapour Tehrany; Fariborz Shabani; Bahareh Kalantar; Atefeh Esmaeili
Source:
Ecological indicators 2020 v.116 pp. 106436
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
agricultural productivity; biodiversity; climate change; ecoregions; geographical distribution; greenhouse gas emissions; habitats; invasive species; spatial data; Australia; Brazil; Eastern United States
Abstract:
... Invasive weed species (IWS) threaten ecosystems, the distribution of specific plant species, as well as agricultural productivity. Predicting the impact of climate change on the current and future distributions of these unwanted species forms an important category of ecological research. Our study investigated 32 globally important IWS to assess whether climate alteration may lead to spatial chang ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106436

25. Planning for Dynamic Connectivity: Operationalizing Robust Decision-Making and Prioritization Across Landscapes Experiencing Climate and Land-Use Change

Author:
Megan K. Jennings; Emily Haeuser; Diane Foote; Rebecca L. Lewison; Erin Conlisk
Source:
Land 2020 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
climate; climate change; coasts; decision making; ecoregions; ecosystems; habitat connectivity; habitat fragmentation; land use change; landscapes; models; planning; prioritization; uncertainty; California
Abstract:
... Preserving landscape connectivity is one of the most frequently recommended strategies to address the synergistic threats of climate change, habitat fragmentation, and intensifying disturbances. Although assessments to develop plans for linked and connected landscapes in response to climate and land-use change have been increasingly employed in the last decade, efforts to operationalize and implem ...
DOI:
10.3390/land9100341

26. Precipitation and temperature shape the biogeography of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across the Brazilian Caatinga

Author:
Natália M. F. Sousa; Julien Roy; Stefan Hempel; Matthias C. Rillig; Leonor C. Maia
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2022 v.49 no.6 pp. 1137-1150
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
Acaulospora; Archaeospora; Claroideoglomus; Gigaspora; Glomeraceae; Neotropics; biodiversity; biogeography; caatinga; climate; climate change; community structure; ecoregions; geographical distribution; new taxa; niche conservatism; phylogeny; roots; soil; surveys; symbionts; temperature; tropical dry forests; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Brazil
Abstract:
... AIM: Deterministic and neutral processes shape the biogeography of fungi. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), an important group of plant root symbionts, remains poorly studied in the Neotropics. Here, we provided the first molecular survey of AMF diversity and tested whether the environment or space shapes AMF biogeography along a 12° latitudinal transect in the Brazilian Caatinga, a unique tropi ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.14376

27. Rapid population decline in one of the last recruiting populations of the endangered Clanwilliam sandfish (Labeo seeberi): The roles of climate change and non‐native fish

Author:
Cecilia Cerrilla; Johannes Afrika; Dean Impson; Martine S. Jordaan; Nathan Kotze; Bruce R. Paxton; Cecile Reed; Mandy Schumann; Johannes A. van der Walt; Jeremy M. Shelton
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2022 v.32 no.5 pp. 781-796
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
Labeo; Lepomis macrochirus; Micropterus dolomieu; climate change; data collection; drought; ecoregions; freshwater fish; habitats; indigenous species; introduced species; migratory behavior; population dynamics; rain; rivers; water management; water quality; South Africa
Abstract:
... Freshwater fish are in decline worldwide as a result of introduced non‐native species, impoundment, water quality changes, over‐abstraction, and climate change. The Clanwilliam sandfish Labeo seeberi is an endangered migratory cyprinid endemic to a single river system in South Africa's Cape Fold Ecoregion. It has declined across its range and persists as fragmented populations in the Doring River ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.3785

28. Seasonal rainfall influences reproduction and recruitment of tropical penaeid shrimps: Implications to fisheries management

Author:
Matheus Souza Ferreira de Barros; José Gilmar Cavalcante de Oliveira Júnior; Cícero Diogo Lins de Oliveira; Taciana Kramer Pinto; Vandick da Silva Batista; Nidia Noemi Fabré
Source:
Fisheries oceanography 2022 v.31 no.2 pp. 191-204
ISSN:
1054-6006
Subject:
Litopenaeus schmitti; climate change; decision making; dry season; ecoregions; oceanography; primary productivity; rain; reproductive fitness; shrimp; wet season; Brazil
Abstract:
... Here, we present results from a study conducted in two major shrimp fishing grounds in the Northeastern Brazil Marine Ecoregion (NBME) that determined reproductive dynamics of the penaeid shrimps Xiphopenaeus kroyeri and Penaeus schmitti. We aimed to verify if the current closed season is appropriate and untangle the environmental drivers that control their dynamics. The periods of recruitment and ...
DOI:
10.1111/fog.12571

29. Sedimentary charcoal proxy records of fire in Alaskan tundra ecosystems

Author:
Richard S. Vachula; Jarunetr Sae-Lim; James M. Russell
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2020 v.541 pp. 109564
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
burning; charcoal; climate change; ecoregions; ecosystems; fire frequency; fire regime; forests; grasslands; lakes; landscapes; sediments; spatial data; surface area; tundra; wildfires; Alaska; Arctic region
Abstract:
... Extensive burning of Arctic tundra landscapes in recent years has contradicted the conventional view that fire is a rare, spatially limited disturbance in tundra. These fires have been identified as harbingers of climate change, despite our limited understanding of Arctic fire frequency and climatic controls. Much of this understanding relies upon sedimentary charcoal-based fire reconstructions, y ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109564

30. A dry future for the Everglades favors invasive herpetofauna

Author:
Hunter J. Howell; Giacomo L. Delgado; Alyssa C. Wood; Leila M. Thompson; Eric A. Cline; Christopher A. Searcy
Source:
Biological invasions 2021 v.23 no.10 pp. 3119-3133
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Everglades National Park; amphibians; climate change; community structure; data collection; ecoregions; ecosystems; endangered species; habitats; herpetofauna; hydrology; introduced species; landscapes; reptiles; surveys; wilderness; Florida
Abstract:
... The Greater Everglades Ecosystem is a globally important ecoregion, home to 68 threatened or endangered species and the largest designated wilderness area in the Eastern United States. Anthropogenic manipulations of the natural hydrology have led to widespread degradation of this ecosystem and monitored population declines across multiple taxa. Simultaneous introductions of hundreds of non-native ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-021-02562-z

31. A review and meta‐analysis of intraspecific differences in phenotypic plasticity: Implications to forecast plant responses to climate change

Author:
Silvia Matesanz; José Alberto Ramírez‐Valiente
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2019 v.28 no.11 pp. 1682-1694
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
Gymnospermae; annuals; carbon dioxide; climate change; confidence interval; databases; ecoregions; environmental factors; experimental design; ferns and fern allies; intraspecific variation; meta-analysis; phenotypic plasticity; phylogeny; plant response; prediction; shrubs; temperate zones; trees; Arctic region
Abstract:
... AIM: Many studies use differences among plant populations to infer future plant responses, but these predictions will provide meaningful insights only if patterns of plasticity among populations are similar (i.e., in the absence of population‐by‐environment interaction, P × E). In this study, we tested whether P × E is considered in climate change studies. Specifically, we evaluated whether popula ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12972

32. Assessing the relative vulnerabilities of Mid‐Atlantic freshwater wetlands to projected hydrologic changes

Author:
Denice H. Wardrop; Anna T. Hamilton; Michael Q. Nassry; Jordan M. West; Aliana J. Britson
Source:
Ecosphere 2019 v.10 no.2 pp. e02561
ISSN:
2150-8925
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; botanical composition; climate change; climate models; ecological function; ecoregions; emissions; freshwater; growing season; hydrologic models; piedmont; rivers; simulation models; spring; summer; water table; watersheds; wetlands; winter; Pennsylvania
Abstract:
... Wetlands are known to provide a myriad of vital ecosystem functions and services, which may be under threat from a changing climate. However, these effects may not be homogenous across ecosystem functions, wetland types, ecoregions, or meso‐scale watersheds, making broad application of the same management techniques inappropriate. Here, we present a relative wetland vulnerabilities framework, appl ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecs2.2561

33. Assessment and inter-comparison of recently developed/reprocessed microwave satellite soil moisture products using ISMN ground-based measurements

Author:
A. Al-Yaari; J.-P. Wigneron; W. Dorigo; A. Colliander; T. Pellarin; S. Hahn; A. Mialon; P. Richaume; R. Fernandez-Moran; L. Fan; Y.H. Kerr; G. De Lannoy
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2019 v.224 pp. 289-303
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite; algorithms; carbon cycle; climate change; climatic factors; ecoregions; energy; monitoring; radar; remote sensing; soil water; time series analysis; vegetation types; water budget
Abstract:
... Soil moisture (SM) is a key state variable in understanding the climate system through its control on the land surface energy, water budget partitioning, and the carbon cycle. Monitoring SM at regional scale has become possible thanks to microwave remote sensing. In the past two decades, several satellites were launched carrying on board either radiometer (passive) or radar (active) or both sensor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2019.02.008

34. Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant–pollinator community assembly across wildfire gradients

Author:
Joseph A. LaManna; Laura A. Burkle; R. Travis Belote; Jonathan A. Myers
Source:
journal of ecology 2021 v.109 no.2 pp. 1000-1013
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
climate; climate change; community structure; ecoregions; fire severity; pollinators; species richness; topography; wildfires; Rocky Mountain region
Abstract:
... Understanding how abiotic disturbance and biotic interactions determine pollinator and flowering‐plant diversity is critically important given global climate change and widespread pollinator declines. To predict responses of pollinators and flowering‐plant communities to changes in wildfire disturbance, a mechanistic understanding of how these two trophic levels respond to wildfire severity is nee ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13530

35. Changes in the grasslands of the Caucasus based on Cumulative Endmember Fractions from the full 1987–2019 Landsat record

Author:
Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska; Johanna Buchner; Benjamin Bleyhl; Patrick Hostert; He Yin; Tobias Kuemmerle; Volker C. Radeloff
Source:
Science of remote sensing 2021 v.4 pp. 100035
ISSN:
2666-0172
Subject:
Landsat; biodiversity; climate change; ecoregions; food security; grassland management; grasslands; land restoration; livestock; prediction; soil; spatial variation; time series analysis; vegetation cover; Caucasus region
Abstract:
... Grasslands are important for global biodiversity, food security, and climate change analyses, which makes mapping and monitoring of vegetation changes in grasslands necessary to better understand, sustainably manage, and protect these ecosystems. However, grassland vegetation monitoring at spatial and temporal resolution relevant to land management (e.g., ca. 30-m, and at least annually over long ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.srs.2021.100035

36. Climate and water balance change among public, private, and tribal lands within Greater Wild land Ecosystems across North Central USA

Author:
Arjun Adhikari; Andrew J. Hansen
Source:
Climatic change 2019 v.152 no.3-4 pp. 551-567
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
biodiversity; climate; climate change; climate models; dry environmental conditions; ecoregions; ecosystems; ecotones; environmental health; growing season; meteorological data; mountains; public lands; social welfare; temperature; tribal lands; wildland; Midwestern United States
Abstract:
... The remaining wildlands in the North Central US include varying proportions of public, private, and tribal lands across water balance ecotones. These wildlands may be highly vulnerable changing climate impacting their ability to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. We quantified projected changes in growing season climate (temperature) and water balance (MI: moisture index) in Greater W ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-018-2351-7

37. Climate exposure of East Asian temperate forests suggests transboundary climate adaptation strategies are needed

Author:
Hyeyeong Choe; James H. Thorne
Source:
Climatic change 2019 v.156 no.1-2 pp. 51-67
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
adaptive management; analytical methods; biodiversity; climate change; climatic factors; ecoregions; emissions; forest conservation; forest ecosystems; forest types; geographical distribution; mixed forests; temperate forests; China; North Korea; Russia
Abstract:
... The impacts of climate change traverse administrative borders, which calls for new strategies for forest ecosystem conservation and adaptive management. Despite relatively high biodiversity, the temperate forests in East Asia have lacked a comprehensive regional evaluation of potential climate change impacts. Here, we assess the level of climate change exposure of the Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-019-02493-8

38. Conserving stream fishes with changing climate: Assessing fish responses to changes in habitat over a large region

Author:
Yinphan Tsang; Dana M. Infante; Lizhu Wang; Damon Krueger; Daniel Wieferich
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.755 pp. 142503
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
air temperature; climate change; ecoregions; fish; freshwater; habitats; landscapes; streams
Abstract:
... Changes in climate are known to alter air temperature and precipitation and their associated thermal and hydrological regimes of freshwater systems, and such alterations in habitat are anticipated to modify fish composition in fluvial systems. Despite these expected changes, assessing climate change effects on habitat and fish over large regions has proven challenging. The goal of this study is to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142503

39. Forecasting habitat and connectivity for pronghorn across the Great Basin ecoregion

Author:
Katherine A. Zeller; Cody A. Schroeder; Ho Yi Wan; Gail Collins; Kristin Denryter; Andrew F. Jakes; Samuel A. Cushman
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2021 v.27 no.12 pp. 2315-2329
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
Antilocapra americana; Artemisia; basins; carbon; climate; climate change; ecoregions; habitats; land use change; telemetry; Western United States
Abstract:
... AIMS: In the sagebrush ecosystems of the western United States, identifying and enhancing habitat for large ungulates has become an increased priority for many management agencies, as indicated by Department of Interior Secretarial Order 3362. Estimating and understanding current and future habitat suitability and connectivity is important for successful long‐term management of these species. LOCA ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.13402

40. Greenhouse gas measurement from Chinese freshwater bodies: A review

Author:
Amit Kumar; Tao Yang; M.P. Sharma
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.233 pp. 368-378
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon dioxide; climate change; dams (hydrology); ecoregions; freshwater; gases; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; industry; lakes; methane; prediction; rivers; surface water; uncertainty; water power
Abstract:
... Freshwater bodies are found as significant sources of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere, but their quantitative significance is not yet clear. The rapid increase in hydropower dams and associated emissions has received much attention from hydropower industries, environmentalists, and policymakers from across the globe. The tropical/subtropical eco-regions are, particularly, considered as hotspots f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.052

41. Mapping fractional cover of major fuel type components across Alaskan tundra

Author:
Jiaying He; Tatiana V. Loboda; Liza Jenkins; Dong Chen
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2019 v.232 pp. 111324
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
Landsat; boreal forests; carbon; carbon cycle; climate change; climatic factors; ecological footprint; ecoregions; fire behavior; fractional vegetation cover; fuel loading; fuels; landscapes; models; prediction; remote sensing; tundra; wildfires
Abstract:
... Wildland fire is common and widespread in Alaskan tundra. Tundra fires exert considerable influence on local ecosystem functioning and contribute to climate change through biogeochemical (e.g. carbon cycle) and biogeophysical (e.g. albedo) effects. These treeless landscapes are characterized by a high degree of variation in fuel loading at scales much finer than moderate (30 m) satellite observati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2019.111324

42. Modeling Integrated Impacts of Climate Change and Grazing on Mongolia’s Rangelands

Author:
Virginia Anne Kowal; Julian Ahlborn; Chantsallkham Jamsranjav; Otgonsuren Avirmed; Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer
Source:
Land 2021 v.10 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
biomass; climate change; diet; ecoregions; forage; livestock; livestock production; models; rain; rangelands; temperature; Mongolia
Abstract:
... Mongolia contains some of the largest intact grasslands in the world, but is vulnerable to future changes in climate and continued increases in the number of domestic livestock. As these are two major drivers of change, it is important to understand interactions between the impact of climate and grazing on productivity of Mongolia’s rangelands and the livelihoods they sustain. We use a gridded, sp ...
DOI:
10.3390/land10040397

43. Prey type and temperature influence functional responses of threatened endemic Cape Floristic Ecoregion fishes

Author:
Casey J. Broom; Josie South; Olaf L. F. Weyl
Source:
Environmental biology of fishes 2021 v.104 no.7 pp. 797-810
ISSN:
0378-1909
Subject:
Chironomidae; Culicidae; Labeobarbus; abiotic stress; ancestry; climate change; ecoregions; fish; invasive species; prey species; risk; rivers; temperature; vulnerable species; South Africa
Abstract:
... Shifts in temperature as a result of climate change play an important role in the long-term dynamics of resource use and resulting species interactions. Functional responses can give ecologically relevant insights of context-specific density-dependent resource use with low intensity animal use. This is especially useful when working with vulnerable species. The Rondegat River in South Africa’s Cap ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10641-021-01111-w

44. Protected areas lacking for many common fluvial fishes of the conterminous USA

Author:
Arthur R. Cooper; Yin‐Phan Tsang; Dana M. Infante; Wesley M. Daniel; Alexa J. McKerrow; Daniel Wieferich
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2019 v.25 no.8 pp. 1289-1303
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
agricultural land; anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; climate change; conservation areas; conservation status; ecoregions; fish; geographical distribution; indigenous species; land use; models; streams; uncertainty; watersheds; Western United States
Abstract:
... AIM: To assess the effectiveness of protected areas in two catchment scales (local and network) in conserving regionally common fluvial fishes using modelled species distributions. LOCATION: Conterminous United States. METHODS: A total of 150 species were selected that were geographically widespread, abundant, non‐habitat specialists and native within nine large ecoregions. Species distribution mo ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.12937

45. Reliable predictions of forest ecosystem functioning require flawless climate forcings

Author:
M. Jourdan; C. François; N. Delpierre; N. Martin St-Paul; E. Dufrêne
Source:
Agricultural and forest meteorology 2021 v.311 pp. 108703
ISSN:
0168-1923
Subject:
Castanea; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Quercus robur; carbon sequestration; climate; climate change; climate models; drought; ecophysiology; ecoregions; ecosystem services; forest ecosystems; forests; meteorological data; meteorology; photosynthesis; prediction; wood
Abstract:
... Climate change affects various aspects of ecosystem functioning, especially photosynthesis, respiration and carbon storage. We need accurate modelling approaches (impact models) to simulate forest functioning and vitality in a warmer world so that forest models can estimate multiple changes in ecosystem service provisions (e.g., productivity and carbon storage) and test management strategies to pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108703

46. Root Colonization and Spore Abundance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Along Altitudinal Gradients in Fragmented Church Natural Forest Remnants in Northern Ethiopia

Author:
Emiru Birhane; Teklemariam Gebregergs; Mengisteab Hailemariam; Lindsey Norgrove; Ermias Aynekulu
Source:
Microbial ecology 2021 v.82 no.1 pp. 233-242
ISSN:
0095-3628
Subject:
Ficus; Hagenia abyssinica; altitude; climate; climate change; ecoregions; forests; hosts; microbial ecology; soil fertility; spores; subsurface soil layers; temperature; topsoil; trees; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) spore density and root colonization are considered sensitive to host species and abiotic factors such as climate and soil. However, there is a knowledge gap about how fragmented native forest remnants might contribute to AMF conservation, what is the AMF spore density and root colonization, and to what extent climate change, particularly warming, might impact AMF ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00248-021-01744-5

47. The Buck Creek‐Boreas River Adirondack watershed monitoring program

Author:
Gregory B. Lawrence; Jay Siemion
Source:
Hydrological processes 2021 v.35 no.5 pp. e14178
ISSN:
0885-6087
Subject:
acid rain; chemical analysis; climate change; ecoregions; ecosystems; landscapes; rivers; soil; streams; vegetation; water; watersheds; Adirondacks; New York
Abstract:
... The Buck Creek‐Boreas River Adirondack Watershed Monitoring Program, located in the Adirondack region of New York State, United States, combines the monitoring of headwater streams, soils, and vegetation based on a watershed design. Continuous monitoring of six watersheds is linked to the sampling of more than 400 additional Adirondack streams between 2003 and 2019 for chemical analysis of 14 cons ...
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.14178

48. The NPP-Based Composite Indicator for Assessing the Variations of Water Provision Services at the National Scale

Author:
Haibo Zheng; Liwei Zhang; Pengtao Wang; Yingjie Li
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
agricultural land; atmospheric precipitation; climate change; decision making; desserts; ecoregions; ecosystem services; forests; grasslands; land cover; land policy; land use change; models; mountains; planning; runoff; soil; temperature; terrestrial ecosystems; water supply; watersheds; wetlands; China
Abstract:
... Water provision (WP) is an important service of the terrestrial ecosystem, which contributes to water availability for consumptive use and in situ water supply, sustains the production or flows of multiple ecosystem services (ES). Spatially explicit mapping of WP is critical for incorporating the ES concept into the decision-making processes of land-use and ecological conservation planning. Tradit ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11081628

49. The role of miombo woodlands in the three Rio conventions

Author:
Davison J. Gumbo; Marc Dumas-Johansen
Source:
Climate and development 2021 v.13 no.2 pp. 107-114
ISSN:
1756-5537
Subject:
Brachystegia; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; biodiversity; climate; climate change; desertification; ecoregions; ecosystems; forests; issues and policy; momentum; woodlands; Southern Africa
Abstract:
... Miombo woodlands are some of the most important and widespread woodlands in eastern and southern Africa across southern Africa. The 1992 earth summit in Rio resulted in the formation of three conventions United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This article aims at analyzing the ...
DOI:
10.1080/17565529.2020.1729686

50. Transcriptome repository of North-Western Himalayan endangered medicinal herbs: a paramount approach illuminating molecular perspective of phytoactive molecules and secondary metabolism

Author:
Bhuvnesh Kapoor; Arun Kumar; Pankaj Kumar
Source:
Molecular genetics and genomics 2021 v.296 no.6 pp. 1177-1202
ISSN:
1617-4615
Subject:
biodiversity; climate change; conservation genetics; ecoregions; extinction; genomics; habitats; indigenous species; metabolism; molecular genetics; secondary metabolites; therapeutics; trade; transcriptome; transcriptomics; Himalayan region
Abstract:
... Medicinal plants of the North-Western Himalayan region are known for their unprecedented biodiversity and valuable secondary metabolites that are unique to this dynamic geo-climatic region. From ancient times these medicinal herbs have been used traditionally for their therapeutic potentials. But from the last 2 decades increasing pharmaceutical demand, illegal and unorganized trade of these medic ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00438-021-01821-x