Remote Sensing, 2022 Understanding the impacts and extent of both climate change and human activities on ecosystems is crucial to sustainable development. With low anti-interference ability, arid and semi-arid ecosystems are particularly sensitive to disturbances from both ...
Yanqing Zhou +4 more
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Appraisal of the Genus Pleurastrum (Chlorophyta) Based on Molecular and Climate Data
Diversity, 2023 Two green microalgal strains, CCCryo 469-16 and CCCryo 470-16, were isolated from samples of Antarctic microflora. Their morphology and 18S rRNA sequences indicated a phylogenetic relationship with strains of the genera Chlorococcum Meneghini ...
Katia Sciuto +3 more
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Development of Threshold Levels and a Climate-Sensitivity Model of the Hydrological Regime of the High-Altitude Catchment of the Western Himalayas, Pakistan [PDF]
, 2019 Water shortages in Pakistan are among the most severe in the world, and its water resources are decreasing significantly due to the prevailing hydro-meteorological conditions.
Adnan, Muhammad +8 more
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Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 2023 Brazil's cumulative photovoltaic (PV) installations have now surpassed 32 GWp. The fastest growing and most prevalent PV technology is the bifacial photovoltaic module, which is now being incorporated in more than 2/3 of new power plants.
Braga Daniel Sena +4 more
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Global Warming in the Tibetan Plateau during the Last 50 Years Based on a Generalised Temperature Zone - Elevation Model [PDF]
, 2013 Temperature is one of the primary factors influencing the climate and ecosystem, and examining its change and fluctuation could elucidate the formation of novel climate patterns and trends.
A Azzalini +74 more
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Hybrid zones: windows on climate change [PDF]
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2015 Defining the impacts of anthropogenic climate change on biodiversity and species distributions is currently a high priority. Niche models focus primarily on predicted changes in abiotic factors; however, species interactions and adaptive evolution will impact the ability of species to persist in the face of changing climate.
Scott A, Taylor +2 more
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Unlocking Barriers to Adoption and Scaling of Climate Smart Cocoa Practices in Ghana [PDF]
, 2020 Cocoa production in West Africa has been adversely affected by climate change at varying degrees. The cocoa farming areas in Ghana vary according to severity in impact of climate change and has been delineated into three climatic impact zones namely ...
Amoah, Alvin +4 more
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Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy in Developing Countries [PDF]
, 2008 Organic agriculture, as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability, is a concrete and promising option for rural communities and has additional potential as a mitigation strategy. This article is a short review of this topic.
Müller, Adrian
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Climate change scenarios and the dragon fruit climatic zoning in Brazil
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022 Abstract BACKGROUND:The presente paper aims to compute climatological zones apt for the cultivation of pitaya based on trends in the occurrence of climate change events from the IPCC in Brazil. We used temperature and precipitation data from 4,942 cities collected on the NASA / POWER platform from 1990 to 2020 to elaborate on the current ...
Lucas Eduardo de Oliveira Aparecido +5 more
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Rolling out climate smart Cocoa through public-private partnership in Ghana: A Framework highlighting the step-by-step procedure towards climate smart cocoa finance in Ghana [PDF]
, 2020 The cocoa industry has been the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy over the years through the provision of revenues from foreign exchange earnings and the generation of employment for farmers who are mainly small holders.
Asare, Richard +2 more
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