The impact of recent climate change on flooding and sediment supply within a Mediterranean mountain catchment, southwestern Crete, Greece

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 1087-1105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn. S. Maas ◽  
Mark. G. Macklin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sediment Supply ◽  
Recent Climate Change ◽  
Mountain Catchment ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
The Impact

Response of ecosystem functions to climate change and implications for sustainable development on the Inner Mongolian Plateau

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guozheng Hu ◽  
Jocelyn Davies ◽  
Qingzhu Gao ◽  
Cunzhu Liang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Carbon Exchange ◽  
Mongolian Plateau ◽  
Recent Climate Change ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
The Impact

The responses of ecosystem functions in Inner Mongolian grasslands to climate change have implications for ecosystem services and sustainable development. Research published in two previous Special Issues of The Rangeland Journal shows that recent climate change added to overgrazing and other factors caused increased degradation of Inner Mongolian rangelands whereas on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, climate change tended to ameliorate the impacts of overgrazing. Recent climate change on the Mongolian Plateau involved warming with increasingly variable annual precipitation and decreased summer rainfall. Future climate projections are different, involving modest increases in precipitation and further climate warming. Research published in the current Special Issue shows that precipitation is the climate factor that has the most substantial impact on ecosystem functions in this region and is positively correlated with plant species diversity, ecosystem carbon exchange and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index. Increased flows of provisioning and regulating ecosystem services are expected with future climate change indicating that its impacts will be positive in this region. However, spatial heterogeneity in the environments and climates of Inner Mongolia highlights the risk of over-generalising from local-scale studies and indicates the value of increased attention to meta-analysis and regional scale models. The enhanced flows of ecosystem services from climate change may support sustainable development by promoting recovery of degraded grasslands with flow-on benefits for livelihoods and the regional economy. However, realising these potential benefits will depend on sound landscape management and addressing the risk of herders increasing livestock numbers to take advantage of the extra forage available. Investment in education is important to improve local capacity to adapt rangeland management to climate change, as are policies and strategies that integrate social, economic and ecological considerations and are tailored to specific regions. Gaps in understanding that could be addressed through further research on ecosystem functions include; belowground carbon exchange processes; the impact of increased variability in precipitation; and the impact of different management practices under changed climates.

Evaluation of simulated recent climate change in Australia

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Bhend ◽  
Penny Whetton
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Recent Climate Change ◽  
Recent Climate

DEATH ASSEMBLAGES AS RECORDERS OF RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric N. Powell ◽  
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Kelsey Kuykendall ◽  
Paula Moreno ◽  
Sara Pace
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Recent Climate Change ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
Death Assemblages

How Long-Standing Debates Have Shaped Recent Climate Change Discourses

2015 ◽  
pp. 48-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Orlove ◽  
Heather Lazrus ◽  
Grete K. Hovelsrud ◽  
Alessandra Giannini
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Recent Climate Change ◽  
Recent Climate
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