Current Trends in Research in Climate Change Related to Biodiversity

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Singh ◽  
R. Nagendran
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Species Interaction ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Climate Interactions ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Leading Journals

The changing climate has forced its way into everyone’s mind as an unpleasant thought. Global warming, no more a hoax now, has started to show its presence everywhere. It has affected the atmosphere, economy, politics, lifestyle, biodiversity etc. Of all, biodiversity is a clear indicator of changing climate. The indication is made by the chemical, physiological or behavioral changes observed in animal and plant species. There has been a shift in the species diversity towards the regions which were originally cold but have become warm due to the warming of the climate. The research on the effects of climate change on biodiversity has been intensive. The studies have covered several aspects of ‘biodiversity -climate’ interactions. The present paper is an attempt to provide an insight into the major contributions by researchers as reflected in papers published during the last fifteen years in some of the leading journals and discuss the research needs for the future, especially in the context of developing countries.   Keywords - Climatology, biodiversity, species interaction, India

scholarly journals Introducing the Built Environment in a Changing Climate: Interactions, Challenges, and Perspectives

Climate ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Giulia Ulpiani ◽  
Michele Zinzi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Climate Interactions

Planning for climate change adaptation is among the most complex challenges cities are facing today [...]

scholarly journals Decoding Cli-Fi Dynamics in Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-175
Author(s):  
Ashna Francis
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Research Team ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Bible Belt ◽  
Species Extinction ◽  
Monarch Butterflies ◽  
Flight Behaviour ◽  
Changing Climate

Flight Behaviouris an integration of many important issues that humanity faces today like climate change, global warming, species extinction, and the advent of the age of Anthropocene. The novel is set in rural Tennessee and it explores the reaction of a bible belt community to the arrival of millions of monarch butterflies on the mountains of their hometown. This astonishing phenomenon is branded as a miracle by the townsfolk but the arrival of a research team reveals the troubling truth behind the butterflies’ presence. They have been driven away from their usual Mexican winter grounds because of devastating mudslides and flooding that affected the area. Kingsolver, in simple words, expresses the alarming reality of how changing climate affects biodiversity and leads many species to the verge of extinction. She artfully links the monarch’s struggle for survival with the protagonist’s search for identity, independence and self-expression.

scholarly journals Global Warming – Truth and Myths

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Anthropogenic Effects ◽  
Interglacial Period ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Degree Of Certainty

Climate change is inevitable. Contributing to this change are (1) natural effects, which include the Earth in an interglacial period and (2) various other effects such as anthropogenic effects, which include the release of non-indigenous gases into the atmospheres. However, the exact contribution of each effect to global climate change is not known with any degree of certainty and the blame can only be partially laid on the existence of the interglacial period and somewhat less on other effects. It is not the purpose of this paper to debunk the idea of climate change but to recognize other factors that can play a role in the changing climate.

Results of researches of cases of sticking of wet snow and complex sediments on the territory of Ukraine during the second half of the XX - beginning of the XXI century. and the prospects for their further research

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-69
Author(s):  
Svitlana Pyasecka
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Past Research ◽  
First Century ◽  
Special Study ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Synoptic Conditions ◽  
Wet Snow ◽  
Diagnostic Signs ◽  
Coherent Picture

The article presents the results of research on the physical characteristics of the formation of a number of ice-and-frost-free phenomena, in particular wet sticking (wet snow deposits on the wires of a standard ice-making machine) and complex sediments. The peculiarities of formation of such sediments in general (also categories of dangerous and natural) are analyzed. The synoptic conditions of their formation, diagnostic signs and peculiarities of distribution on the territory of Ukraine are indicated. The analyzed period covers mostly the second half of the twentieth century. and the beginning of the twenty-first century. The aim of the work is not only to analyze the results of past research, but also to draw the direction of further research on ice-damper deposits in Ukraine in the conditions of the modern climate for the development of recommendations for certain sectors of the economy that are most vulnerable to them in order to prevent or reduce losses. In view of further climate change in Ukraine on the background of global warming, the urgent need is to continue the study of changes in the distribution of various types of ice-and-cloud-bearing deposits, in particular, wet snow and complex deposits on the territory of Ukraine and the identification of their current trends in the regions of the country should cover a number of urgent tasks for further research, namely: it is necessary to identify the most active cells of such deferrals and to trace their dynamics, especially for deposits of the category of dangerous and natural. It is necessary to conduct a special study on the nature and amount of losses from such deposits in separate regions of Ukraine and to establish the most vulnerable territories. In order to create a coherent picture of modern features in the distribution and trends of ice-damper deposits in Ukraine, it is necessary to combine the results of the study of the present state of all three major types of sediment. On the basis of the revealed recent dynamics, the distribution of such deposits, taking into account the tendencies of losses from them, make recommendations for the most vulnerable territories of the country and the branches of government.

scholarly journals Strategies for adapting vineyards to a changing climate. (Re)-Learning from Mediterranean viticulture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Gonzaga Santesteban
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Mediterranean Areas

Mediterranean areas face high temperatures, heat waves, and episodes of drought. These episodes are becoming more frequent in non-Mediterranean areas due to climate change. This paper will address viticultural practices used by Mediterranean winegrowers as an example of (re)-learning how to adapt to global warming and a changing climate.

scholarly journals Pengelolaan Ekosistem Gambut Sebagai Upaya Mitigasi Perubahan Iklim Di Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agus Sarwo Edy Sudrajat ◽  
Sri Subekti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change

ABSTRACKPeat ecosystems are one of the potential natural resources that are very rich in biodiversity. Global warming is a process of increasing the temperature of the earth. One of the effects of global warming is changing climate characterized by changes in temperature and rainfall. One of the impacts of this is the occurrence of peatland fires, especially in the dry season. Based on this, it is necessary to do management of peatlands as an effort to mitigate climate change and maintain unspoiled peatland areas. Result from this text is knowing how to manage peat ecosystem on South Kalimantan, so if the peat ecosystem can be protect and then the climate be controlled.Keywords: Peatlands, Mitigation, Management, Climate Change ABSTRAKEkosistem gambut menjadi salah satu potensi sumber daya alam yang melimpah dengan keanekaragaman hayati. Pemanasan global disebut juga sebagai suatu proses kenaikan temperature di bumi, dimana efek dari pemanasan global ini yaitu perubahan iklim dengan ditandai adanya perubahan suhu dan curah hujan. Salah satu dampak dari hal tersebut adalah terjadinya kebakaran lahan gambut khususnya pada musim kemarau. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, maka perlu dilakukannya pengelolaan ekosistem lahan gambut sebagai upaya untuk mitigasi perubahan iklim dan mempertahankan areal lahan gambut yang masih alami. Hasil akhir dari tulisan ini adalah mengetahui cara pengelolaan ekosistem gambut di Kalimantan Selatan, sehingga apabila ekosistem gambut terjaga maka perubahan iklim dapat dikendalikan.Kata Kunci: Lahan Gambut, Mitigasi, Pengelolaan, Perubahan Iklim

scholarly journals Changing Climate and Weather

2019 ◽  
pp. 45-63
Author(s):  
Krishna AchutaRao ◽  
Friederike Otto
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
External Forcings ◽  
Event Attribution ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Anthropogenic Forcings

Attribution of observed changes in long-term climate to anthropogenic and other external forcings has been a mainstay of many global assessments. Evidence of the role of anthropogenic forcings in the changing climate over the Indian region has been growing in recent years. Recent developments in event attribution techniques now make it possible to link global warming to individual weather and climate-related events. While a large number of event-attribution studies of extreme events from around the globe exist, very few have been carried out over India. In this chapter, a review of available event-attribution studies as well as studies that address attribution of long-term climate change over India is presented.

Modelling ecosystem adaptation and dangerous rates of global warming

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Millington ◽  
Peter M. Cox ◽  
Jonathan R. Moore ◽  
Gabriel Yvon-Durocher
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Diffusion Rate ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Genetic Evolution ◽  
Rates Of Change ◽  
Rapid Climate Change ◽  
Warming Climate ◽  
Intraspecies Competition ◽  
High Trait

Abstract We are in a period of relatively rapid climate change. This poses challenges for individual species and threatens the ecosystem services that humanity relies upon. Temperature is a key stressor. In a warming climate, individual organisms may be able to shift their thermal optima through phenotypic plasticity. However, such plasticity is unlikely to be sufficient over the coming centuries. Resilience to warming will also depend on how fast the distribution of traits that define a species can adapt through other methods, in particular through redistribution of the abundance of variants within the population and through genetic evolution. In this paper, we use a simple theoretical ‘trait diffusion’ model to explore how the resilience of a given species to climate change depends on the initial trait diversity (biodiversity), the trait diffusion rate (mutation rate), and the lifetime of the organism. We estimate theoretical dangerous rates of continuous global warming that would exceed the ability of a species to adapt through trait diffusion, and therefore lead to a collapse in the overall productivity of the species. As the rate of adaptation through intraspecies competition and genetic evolution decreases with species lifetime, we find critical rates of change that also depend fundamentally on lifetime. Dangerous rates of warming vary from 1°C per lifetime (at low trait diffusion rate) to 8°C per lifetime (at high trait diffusion rate). We conclude that rapid climate change is liable to favour short-lived organisms (e.g. microbes) rather than longer-lived organisms (e.g. trees).

Political Preferences, Personality Traits, and Environmentalism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Soutter ◽  
René Mõttus
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Anthropogenic Climate Change ◽  
Political Preferences ◽  
Party Voting

Although the scientific evidence of anthropogenic climate change continues to grow, public discourse still reflects a high level of scepticism and political polarisation towards anthropogenic climate change. In this study (N = 499) we attempted to replicate and expand upon an earlier finding that environmental terminology (“climate change” versus “global warming”) could partly explain political polarisation in environmental scepticism (Schuldt, Konrath, & Schwarz, 2011). Participants completed a series of online questionnaires assessing personality traits, political preferences, belief in environmental phenomenon, and various pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. Those with a Conservative political orientation and/or party voting believed less in both climate change and global warming compared to those with a Liberal orientation and/or party voting. Furthermore, there was an interaction between continuously measured political orientation, but not party voting, and question wording on beliefs in environmental phenomena. Personality traits did not confound these effects. Furthermore, continuously measured political orientation was associated with pro-environmental attitudes, after controlling for personality traits, age, gender, area lived in, income, and education. The personality domains of Openness, and Conscientiousness, were consistently associated with pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours, whereas Agreeableness was associated with pro-environmental attitudes but not with behaviours. This study highlights the importance of examining personality traits and political preferences together and suggests ways in which policy interventions can best be optimised to account for these individual differences.

Graubündens Wald im Fokus | Focus on the Grisons forest

2009 ◽  
Vol 160 (7) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
Reto Hefti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Intensive Use ◽  
Form Part ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Government

In the mountainous canton Grisons, much visited by tourists, the forest has always had an important role to play. New challenges are now presenting themselves. The article goes more closely into two themes on the Grisons forestry agenda dominating in the next few years: the increased use of timber and climate change. With the increased demand for logs and the new sawmill in Domat/Ems new opportunities are offered to the canton for more intensive use of the raw material, wood. This depends on a reduction in production costs and a positive attitude of the population towards the greater use of wood. A series of measures from the Grisons Forestry Department should be of help here. The risk of damage to infrastructure is particularly high in a mountainous canton. The cantonal government of the Grisons has commissioned the Forestry Department to define the situation concerning the possible consequences of global warming on natural hazards and to propose measures which may be taken. The setting up of extensive measurement and information systems, the elaboration of intervention maps, the estimation of the danger potential in exposed areas outside the building zone and the maintenance of existing protective constructions through the creation of a protective constructions register, all form part of the government programme for 2009 to 2012. In the Grisons, forest owners and visitors will have to become accustomed to the fact that their forests must again produce more wood and that, on account of global warming, protective forests will become even more important than they already are today.

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