https://www.wsl.ch/staff/niklaus.zimmermann/papers/ecomod135_147.pdf

Predictive habitat distribution models in ecology

https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00457602/document

A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

Hyperbolic discount functions induce dynamically inconsistent preferences, implying a motive for consumers to constrain their own future choices. This paper analyzes the decisions of a hyperbolic consumer who has access to an imperfect commitment technology: an illiquid asset whose sale must be initiated one period before the sale proceeds are received. The model predicts that consumption tracks income, and the model explains why consumers have asset-specific marginal propensities to consume. The model suggests that financial innovation may have caused the ongoing decline in U. S. savings rates, since financial innovation in- creases liquidity, eliminating commitment opportunities. Finally, the model implies that financial market innovation may reduce welfare by providing âtoo muchâ liquidity.

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Golden Eggs and Hyperbolic Discounting

This paper discusses the discounted utility (DU) model: its historical development, underlying assumptions, and "anomalies" - the empirical regularities that are inconsistent with its theoretical predictions. We then summarize the alternate theoretical formulations that have been advanced to address these anomalies. We also review three decades of empirical research on intertemporal choice, and discuss reasons for the spectacular variation in implicit discount rates across studies. Throughout the paper, we stress the importance of distinguishing time preference, per se, from many other considerations that also influence intertemporal choices.

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Time Discounting and Time Preference: A Critical Review

Sustainable production of renewable energy is being hotly debated globally since it is increasingly understood that first generation biofuels, primarily produced from food crops and mostly oil seeds are limited in their ability to achieve targets for biofuel production, climate change mitigation and economic growth. These concerns have increased the interest in developing second generation biofuels produced from non-food feedstocks such as microalgae, which potentially offer greatest opportunities in the longer term. This paper reviews the current status of microalgae use for biodiesel production, including their cultivation, harvesting, and processing. The microalgae species most used for biodiesel production are presented and their main advantages described in comparison with other available biodiesel feedstocks. The various aspects associated with the design of microalgae production units are described, giving an overview of the current state of development of algae cultivation systems (photo-bioreactors and open ponds). Other potential applications and products from microalgae are also presented such as for biological sequestration of CO 2 , wastewater treatment, in human health, as food additive, and for aquaculture.

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Microalgae for biodiesel production and other applications: A review

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Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Process Modeling of Forest Growth Responses to Environmental Stress

A survey of the available methods for evaluating the impact of atmospheric pollutants and other environmental stresses on forest growth, emphasizing quantitative means for predicting future growth and health in response to stress.

Process modeling of forest growth responses to environmental stress

US energy conservation and efficiency policies: Challenges and opportunities

The implications of climate change are global in nature and the potential effects will require adaptation in numerous spheres of human activity This volume addresses measures which can be taken to anticipate the potential impact of climate change in order to minimize negative effects and take advantage of any positive effects It includes papers addressing adaptations in agriculture, water resources, coastal resources, forests and wildlife, fisheries and human settlements Based on the 1995 International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, this book focuses solely on the topic of adaptation

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Robert K. Dixon

Papers

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Process Modeling of Forest Growth Responses to Environmental Stress

Process modeling of forest growth responses to environmental stress

US energy conservation and efficiency policies: Challenges and opportunities

Adapting to climate change: an international perspective.