Results 101 to 110 of about 14,286,356 (294)

The conservation of New Zealand’s biological heritage and the role of environmental planners [PDF]

, 1998
Species diversity is an important aspect of ecosystem health, and a necessary condition for long-term sustainable development. However, it is widely recognised that species extinction is on the increase, as biological diversity comes under pressure from ...
Jay, Grace Mairi M., Morad, Munir
core   +1 more source

No Need to Reinvent the Wheel for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Tackling Climate Change:The Contribution of International Biodiversity Law [PDF]

, 2012
This chapter provides a systematic analysis of the ways in which international biodiversity law contributes to the fight against climate change by assessing and preventing the negative impacts on biodiversity and community livelihoods of measures to ...
Morgera, Elisa
core   +1 more source

Biodiversity 2020: climate change evaluation report [PDF]

, 2020
In 2011, the government published Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England’s wildlife and ecosystem services [1]. This strategy for England builds on the 2011 Natural Environment White Paper - NEWP [2] and provides a comprehensive picture of how we are ...
Bradbury, Richard, Broadmeadow, Mark, Brown, Kathryn, Crosher, Ian, Diamond, Mark, Duffield, Simon, Freeman, Brendan, Harley, Mike, Hodgson, Jenny, Maclean, Ilya, Morecroft, Mike, Munday, Paul, Oliver, Tom, Pearce-Higgins, James, Riddle, Neil, Senapathi, Deepa, Stevenson, Mark, van Dijk, Nikki, Vanderpump, Jemilah, Watts, Olly   +19 more
core  

Comparison of whole genome sequencing performance from fish swabs and fin clips

BMC Research Notes
Objective Fin clipping is the standard DNA sampling technique for whole genome sequencing (WGS) of small fish. The collection of fin clips requires anaesthesia or even euthanisation of the individual.
Annabell Macphee, Temitope Opeyemi Oriowo, Nils Sternberg, Madlen Stange   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unintended Environmental Consequences of a Global Biofuels Program [PDF]

, 2009
and PDF report are also available on the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change website (http://globalchange.mit.edu/).Biofuels are being promoted as an important part of the global energy mix to meet the climate change challenge ...
Cronin, Timothy W., Felzer, Benjamin Seth., Gurgel, Angelo C., Kicklighter, David W., Melillo, Jerry M., Paltsev, Sergey, Reilly, John M., Schlosser, C. Adam., Sokolov, Andrei P., Wang, Xiaodong   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Population pressure and global markets drive a decade of forest cover change in Africa\u27s Albertine Rift [PDF]

, 2017
Africa\u27s Albertine Rift region faces a juxtaposition of rapid human population growth and protected areas, making it one of the world\u27s most vulnerable biodiversity hotspots.
Chapman, Colin A., Diem, Jeremy E., Hartter, Joel N., Palace, Michael W., Ryan, Sadie J., Southworth, J.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Connectivity, neutral theories and the assessment of species vulnerability to global change in temperate estuaries [PDF]

, 2013
One of the main adaptation strategies to global change scenarios, aiming to preserve ecosystem functioning and biodiversity, is to maximise ecosystem resilience.
Albaina, A., Aranburu, A., Borja, Á., Chust, G., Diekmann, O.E., Diekmann, O.E., Franco, J., Garmendia, J.M., Iriondo, M., Muxika, I., Rendo, F., Rodríguez, J.G., Ruiz-Larrañaga, O., Serrão, E.A., Valle, M.   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Climate change and California’s terrestrial biodiversity [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
In this review and synthesis, we argue that California is an important test case for the nation and world because terrestrial biodiversity is very high, present and anticipated threats to biodiversity from climate change and other interacting stressors are severe, and innovative approaches to protecting biodiversity in the context of climate change are
Susan Harrison, Janet Franklin, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Makihiko Ikegami, Hugh D. Safford, James H. Thorne   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A review of climate change and the implementation of marine biodiversity legislation in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2016
1. Marine legislation, the key means by which the conservation of marine biodiversity is achieved, has been developing since the 1960s. In recent decades, an increasing focus on ‘holistic’ policy development is evident, compared with earlier ‘piecemeal ...
Baker‐Austin C, Barber R, Cook EJ, Daunt F, Day J, Donovan B, Dye SR, Dye SR, Edwards M, European Commission, European Commission, European Commission, European Commission, European Commission, European Commission, Fennel W, Frost MT, Hiscock K, Horsburgh K, IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change), IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change), Lowe JA, Mieszkowska N, Nachmany M, NERC, Nolan G, Sharples J, Sheahan D, Simpson SD, UKMMAS, United Nations, Williamson P, Wood LJ, Woolf D   +33 more
core   +1 more source

Arthropod diversity in the alpine tundra using metabarcoding: Spatial and temporal differences in alpha‐ and beta‐diversity

Ecology and Evolution
All ecosystems face ecological challenges in this century. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the ecology and degree of local adaptation of functionally important Arctic‐alpine biomes by looking at the most diverse taxon of ...
Nils Hein, Jonas J. Astrin, Niklas Beckers, Hendrik Giebner, Kathrin Langen, Jörg Löffler, Bernhard Misof, Vera G. Fonseca   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source