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Arctic climate impact assessment
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The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) as mentioned in this paper is an assessment of the effects of climate change on the Arctic environment and its impacts on the local communities and their livelihoods.Abstract:
1. An introduction to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment 2. Arctic climate: past and present 3. The changing Arctic: indigenous perspectives 4. Future climate change: modeling and scenarios for the Arctic 5. Ozone and ultraviolet radiation 6. Cryosphere and hydrology 7. Arctic tundra and polar fesert ecosystems 8. Freshwater ecosystems and Fisheries 9. Marine Systems 10. Principles of conserving the Arctic's Biodiversity 11. Management and conservation of wildlife in a changing Arctic environment 12. Hunting, herding, fishing, and gathering: indigenous peoples and renewable resource use in the Arctic 13. Fisheries and aquaculture 14. Forests, land management, and agriculture 15. Human health 16. Infrastructure: buildings, support systems, and industrial facilities 17. Climate change in the context of multiple stressors and resilience 18. Summary and synthesis of the ACIA Appendix A. Chapter authors Appendix B. Biographies Appendix C. Reviewers Appendix D. Species names Appendix E. Acronyms Appendix F. Glossary.read more
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European phenological response to climate change matches the warming pattern
Annette Menzel,Tim H. Sparks,Nicole Estrella,Elisabeth Koch,Anto Aasa,Rein Ahas,Kerstin Alm-Kübler,Peter Bissolli,Ol 'ga Braslavská,Agrita Briede,Frank-M. Chmielewski,Zalika Črepinšek,Yannick Curnel,Åslög Dahl,Claudio Defila,Alison Donnelly,Yolanda Filella,Katarzyna Jatczak,Finn Måge,Antonio Mestre,Øyvind Nordli,Josep Peñuelas,Pentti Pirinen,Viera Remisová,Helfried Scheifinger,Martin Striz,Andreja Sušnik,Arnold J. H. van Vliet,F. E. Wielgolaski,Susanne Zach,Ana Zust +30 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used an enormous systematic phenological network data set of more than 125 000 observational series of 542 plant and 19 animal species in 21 European countries (1971-2000) and concluded that previously published results of phenological changes were not biased by reporting or publication predisposition.
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Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry
Surabi Menon,Kenneth L. Denman,Guy Brasseur,Amnat Chidthaisong,Philippe Ciais,Peter M. Cox,Robert E. Dickinson,Didier Hauglustaine,Christoph Heinze,Elisabeth A. Holland,Daniel J. Jacob,Ulrike Lohmann,S. Ramachandran,Pedro Leite da Silva Dias,Steven C. Wofsy,Xiaoye Zhang +15 more
TL;DR: Denman et al. as discussed by the authors presented the Couplings between changes in the climate system and biogeochemistry Coordinating Lead Authors: Kenneth L. Denman (Canada), Guy Brasseur (USA, Germany), Amnat Chidthaisong (Thailand), Philippe Ciais (France), Peter M. Cox (UK), Robert E. Austin (USA), D.B. Wofsy (USA) and Xiaoye Zhang (China).
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The central role of diminishing sea ice in recent Arctic temperature amplification.
James A. Screen,Ian Simmonds +1 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the Arctic warming is strongest at the surface during most of the year and is primarily consistent with reductions in sea ice cover, and suggests that strong positive ice–temperature feedbacks have emerged in the Arctic, increasing the chances of further rapid warming and sea ice loss.
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Accelerated decline in the Arctic sea ice cover
TL;DR: For example, the extent and area of the Arctic sea ice reached minima on 14 September 2007 at 4.1 × 106 km2 and 3.6 × 106 cm2, respectively as discussed by the authors.
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Facilitation in plant communities: the past, the present, and the future
Rob W. Brooker,Fernando T. Maestre,Ragan M. Callaway,Christopher L. Lortie,Lohengrin A. Cavieres,Georges Kunstler,Pierre Liancourt,Katja Tielbörger,Justin M. J. Travis,Fabien Anthelme,Cristina Armas,Lluís Coll,Emmanuel Corcket,Sylvain Delzon,Estelle Forey,Zaal Kikvidze,Johan Olofsson,Francisco I. Pugnaire,Constanza L. Quiroz,Patrick Saccone,Katja Schiffers,Merav Seifan,Blaize Touzard,Richard Michalet +23 more
TL;DR: There is substantial scope for exploring indirect facilitative effects in plant communities, including their impacts on diversity and evolution, and future studies should connect the degree of non-transitivity in plant competitive networks to community diversity and facilitative promotion of species coexistence.
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