Download or read book Future Impacts of Climate Change on Western Newfoundland Bogs written by Sepehr Khosravi and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Tourism in Western Newfoundland written by Paulina Rada and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Review of Academic Literature Related to Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Newfoundland and Labrador written by Norman Rhoderick Catto and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Review of Academic Literature Related to Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Newfoundland and Labrador written by Norman Rhoderick Catto and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time lag between the introduction of a new species and its growth to marketability, and that between development of a successful pathogen-control strategy and the recovery of the affected forest, limit adaptive capacity in forestry. [...] Research has concentrated on the Gulf Ferry-TCH system in western Newfoundland on the impacts of frost wedging on slope failures in western Newfoundland and the Burin Peninsula, and on the influence of coastal ice conditions in Labrador. [...] Discontinuous patches are present in southern Labrador, and at altitude in the Mealy Mountains and the interior of the Northern Peninsula (Berger et al., 1992; Clark and Schmidlin, 1992). [...] Lakes and wetlands are subject to changes in chemistry and organic content under the influences of changes in temperature and hydrologic regime (Bello and Smith, 1990; Blenckner et al., 2006; Clair et al, 1996; Petzold, 1980; Prowse et al, 2009; Schindler et al., 1990; Walker et al, 1991). [...] Marine and freshwater aquatic species are discussed in the Marine and Fisheries and the Water sections of this review, respectively.
Download or read book Wetland Ecosystems written by William J. Mitsch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New focused text introduces readers to wetland ecosystems and systems approaches to studying wetlands With its comprehensive coverage of wetland science, management, and restoration, Mitsch and Gosselink's Wetlands has been the premier reference on wetlands for more than two decades. Now, the coverage of specific wetland ecosystem types from earlier editions of this acclaimed work has been updated, revised, and supplemented with additional content in order to create this new text focusing exclusively on wetland ecosystems. This book now complements Wetlands, Fourth Edition. Following an introduction to ecosystems in general and wetland ecosystems in particular, Wetland Ecosystems examines the major types of wetlands found throughout the world: coastal wetlands, freshwater marshes and forested swamps, and peatlands. The final chapter reviews three fundamental systems approaches to studying wetlands: mesocosms, full-scale experimental ecosystems, and mathematical modeling. This new text features: Updated descriptions of the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and biology of the main types of wetlands found in the world New content introducing general ecosystems, wetland ecosystems, whole ecosystem and mesocosm experiments with wetlands, and systems ecology and modeling A detailed description of the ecosystem services provided by wetlands A broad international scope, including many examples of wetlands located outside North America Two new coauthors offering new perspectives and additional insights into the latest ecosystem and modeling techniques An abundance of illustrations helps readers understand how different biological communities and the abiotic environment in wetland ecosystems interact and function. Tables and text boxes provide at-a-glance summaries of key information. Lastly, each chapter concludes with a list of recommended readings. This text has been designed as an introduction for students and professionals in wetland ecology and management, general ecology, environmental science, and natural resource management.
Download or read book Newfound Opportunity The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Tourism Industry of Western Newfoundland written by Jordan Duff and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Projected Impacts of Climate Change for the Province of Newfoundland Labrador written by Joel Finnis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Change and Human Impact on the Landscape written by F. M. Chambers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am pleased to present this volume of invited reviews and research case studies, produced to mark the retirement of Professor A. G. Smith - one of the leading researchers in Holocene palaeoecology. A. G. Smith took his first degree at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1951 with a first-class honours degree in Botany. His doctorate was awarded in 1956 for a study in late-Quaternary vege tational history, based in the Sub-Department of Quaternary Research at the University of Cambridge, under the supervision of the late Sir Harry Godwin, FRS. He then researched and taught at Queen's University, Belfast, from 1954, leading the Nuffield Quaternary Research Unit there, becoming Co-Director of the Palaeoecology Laboratory from 1964. He was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Botany (later, Plant Science) at University College, Cardiff, in 1973, and retired from the School of Pure and Applied Biology at the renamed University of Wales College, Cardiff, in August 1991. Although his principal interests have been concerned with the post-glacial environmental history of the British Isles, Professor Smith has significantly in fluenced many researchers elsewhere in their interpretation of biological and other evidence for human modification of the natural environment.
Download or read book Climate Change in Newfoundland and Labrador written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From a Boreal Bog to an Abandoned Peatland Pasture written by Mei Wang and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undisturbed peatlands generally act as a long-term carbon (C) sink and climate cooling. Agriculturally managed peatlands have been identified as hotspots for C and greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions. However, the increased magnitude of C and GHGs emissions following agriculture management was found to be significantly variable, dependent on the management intensity, peatland initial conditions, cultivation species, time for plant regeneration and fertilization amount. Moreover, the knowledge of how agricultural management and abandonment affects GHGs fluxes is limited by insufficient direct comparisons of GHGs fluxes between undisturbed peatlands and agriculturally managed ones and failure to consider all three GHGs species. To bridge this gap, I conducted a study measuring the landscape-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes by eddy covariance and plot-scale N2O fluxes using static chamber technique in a boreal bog and an adjacent abandoned peatland pasture to determine and compare the controls on the temporal patterns of all GHGs fluxes and the effect of agricultural conversion and abandonment on the GHGs fluxes, the C balance and radiative forcing of a boreal bog in western Newfoundland, Canada. This study showed that the gross primary productivity (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (ER) of the abandoned peatland pasture was significantly higher than the counterparts at the bog. The between-site difference in GPP was mainly related to their different vegetation conditions, and the between-site ER difference was linked to different conditions of water table, substrate availability and autotrophic respiration. Overall, the abandoned peatland pasture was a stronger CO2 sink than the bog. The abandoned peatland pasture was a smaller CH4 source than the bog. CH4 flux showed distinct diel and seasonal patterns at the bog but not at the abandoned peatland pasture. Subsurface soil temperature was the main control on CH4 flux during the growing season but friction velocity became important in the non-growing season at the bog, while no variable was found to be significantly related to the seasonal variation in CH4 flux at the abandoned peatland pasture. N2O flux did not show any significant temporal and spatial pattern and the fluxes were very low at both the bog and abandoned peatland pasture. The C and GHGs balance were mainly determined by the magnitude and direction of CO2 at the pasture, but the GHGs balance was determined by CH4 flux at the bog. The abandoned peatland pasture acted as a stronger C and GHGs sink than the bog. Therefore, results in this study suggest that the C sequestration capacity and climate cooling function of agriculturally managed peatlands can become stronger than the undisturbed peatlands after long-term abandonment. Research in the thesis contributes new understanding of how agricultural management and abandonment affects the controls on GHGs fluxes and the C balance and climate regulation of peatlands. The work also shows the controls on C fluxes vary over different time-scales and different periods and pose difficulty for incorporation into ecosystem models.
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems written by Martin Kernan and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems, past, present and future. It especially considers the interactions between climate change and other drivers of change including hydromorphological modification, nutrient loading, acid deposition and contamination by toxic substances using evidence from palaeolimnology, time-series analysis, space-for-time substitution, laboratory and field experiments and process modelling. The book evaluates these processes in relation to extreme events, seasonal changes in ecosystems, trends over decadal-scale time periods, mitigation strategies and ecosystem recovery. The book is also concerned with how aspects of hydrophysical, hydrochemical and ecological change can be used as early indicators of climate change in aquatic ecosystems and it addresses the implications of future climate change for freshwater ecosystem management at the catchment scale. This is an ideal book for the scientific research community, but is also accessible to Masters and senior undergraduate students.
Download or read book Climate Change Responding to Climate Change in Newfoundland and Labrador Public Discussion Document 2010 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010* with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States written by US Global Change Research Program and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As global climate change proliferates, so too do the health risks associated with the changing world around us. Called for in the President’s Climate Action Plan and put together by experts from eight different Federal agencies, The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health: A Scientific Assessment is a comprehensive report on these evolving health risks, including: Temperature-related death and illness Air quality deterioration Impacts of extreme events on human health Vector-borne diseases Climate impacts on water-related Illness Food safety, nutrition, and distribution Mental health and well-being This report summarizes scientific data in a concise and accessible fashion for the general public, providing executive summaries, key takeaways, and full-color diagrams and charts. Learn what health risks face you and your family as a result of global climate change and start preparing now with The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health.
Download or read book The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the observed and projected changes to the ocean and cryosphere and their associated impacts and risks, with a focus on resilience, risk management response options, and adaptation measures, considering both their potential and limitations. It brings together knowledge on physical and biogeochemical changes, the interplay with ecosystem changes, and the implications for human communities. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Download or read book Climate Change Responding to Climate Change in Newfoundland and Labrador Public Discussion Document 2010 written by Newfoundland and Labrador. Office of Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Emissions Trading and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hazard Sensitivity in Newfoundland Coastal Communities written by Laura Clare Paone and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Change 2022 Impacts Adaptation and Vulnerability written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 3070 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a comprehensive assessment of the scientific literature relevant to climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. The report recognizes the interactions of climate, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human societies, and integrates across the natural, ecological, social and economic sciences. It emphasizes how efforts in adaptation and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions can come together in a process called climate resilient development, which enables a liveable future for biodiversity and humankind. The IPCC is the leading body for assessing climate change science. IPCC reports are produced in comprehensive, objective and transparent ways, ensuring they reflect the full range of views in the scientific literature. Novel elements include focused topical assessments, and an atlas presenting observed climate change impacts and future risks from global to regional scales. Available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
