Submissions tagged with climate change
(13 documents)
A Comparative Study of the Magnitude, Frequency and Distribution of Intense Rainfall in the United Kingdom
During the 1960s, a study was made of the magnitude, frequency and distribution of intense rainfall over the UK, employing data from more than 120 daily-read rain gauges covering the period 1911 to…
Received 09 October 2009 23:36 UTC; Posted 12 October 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Resin duct density and size predicts mortality in ponderosa pine trees of Northern Arizona
In the presence of herbivores, plants must allocate a portion of their accumulated carbon towards defense to survive. For example, trees susceptible to bark beetle attack are primarily reliant on…
Received 08 September 2009 21:25 UTC; Posted 09 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology
The effect of drought and subsequent precipitation pulse on productivity, species composition, and carbon fluxes of the herbaceous understorey in a cork oak woodland
In the Iberian Peninsula, the cork oak woodlands are of great ecological and socio-economic importance. These savanna-type woodlands are characterized by an herbaceous understorey, dominated by C3 …
Received 01 September 2009 13:17 UTC; Posted 02 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology
Moisture availability influences the effect of ultraviolet-B radiation on leaf litter decomposition
Altered surface ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation resulting from a combination of factors that include changes in stratospheric ozone concentrations, cloud cover, and aerosol conditions may affect lit…
Received 17 August 2009 17:01 UTC; Posted 18 August 2009
Posted to: Ecology
Can global models reproduce the current increase in Western United States Wildfires and project a reliable future trend?
Background/Question/Methods:Wildfires in the western U.S. are generally thought to have increased since the 1980s. Many factors have contributed to this increase such as fire suppression, livesto…
Received 14 August 2009 21:18 UTC; Posted 17 August 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment
The Effects of Climate Change on the Phenological Interactions of Plants and Pollinators
Symposium title: Interdisciplinary Canary: Linkages between Ecology and Sustainable Decision Making in a Dynamic Environment1) Background/Question/MethodsThe responses of pollinators to cli…
Received 08 August 2009 22:07 UTC; Posted 10 August 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Plant Biology
The importance of decadal-scale climate variability to wind-driven modulation of hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay
Millions of dollars are spent annually to reduce nutrient loading to Chesapeake Bay, with a fundamental goal of reducing the extent and severity of low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) during the summert…
Received 02 June 2009 16:37 UTC; Posted 03 June 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Projected Climate Change Impacts on Grape Growing in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
A statistical analysis was conducted on long-term climate records in the Okanagan Valley wine grape growing region of British Columbia, Canada. No observable trends for average annual temperatures …
Received 23 April 2009 17:38 UTC; Posted 24 April 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Global warming affected some morphological characters of Pistachio trees (Pistacia vera L.)
Pistachio is one of the main horticulture crops in Iran where have the first cultivation and exportation position in the world. Climate change has already affected species distribution shifts in ma…
Received 27 November 2008 17:52 UTC; Posted 02 December 2008
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Increasing Insect Reactions in Alaska: Is this Related to Changing Climate?
During the summer of 2006, Fairbanks Alaska experienced its first two known cases of fatal anaphylaxis as a result of Hymenoptera stings, presumably from yellowjackets. An increase in insect bites …
Received 05 November 2008 22:03 UTC; Posted 07 November 2008
Posted to: Earth & Environment
