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TreeMig framework ver. 1.0: an R package with GUI to simulate spatio‐temporal forest dynamics

Ecography, EarlyView.
Spatio‐temporal vegetation models are essential for simulating dynamics and shifts in species distributions over large areas, particularly under global change. One such model is the dynamic forest landscape model TreeMig. We have developed a framework that makes the model more user‐friendly, improves its functionality, and expands its possibilities ...
Heike Lischke, David Böhm, Dirk R. Schmatz, Achilleas Psomas, Thomas J. Löffler, Alain Joss, Daniel Scherrer   +6 more
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Pre‐industrial land‐use limits contemporary shrub encroachment in the French Alps

Ecography, EarlyView.
Shrub encroachment has become a global phenomenon in recent decades. While global warming in the Arctic is often cited as the primary cause, human‐managed mountain regions have experienced intense historical land‐use that may also play a considerable role.
Baptiste Nicoud, Florian Carrière, Arthur Bayle, Christian Devlieger, Philippe Choler, Christophe Corona, Sandra Lavorel   +6 more
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Topography constrains the climatic response of treeline migration in Taiwan's subalpine forests

Ecography, EarlyView.
Treelines are moving upslope, but the rates and drivers differ among different regions, globally. Many studies have examined the relationship between treeline movement and climate change, particularly rising temperature, while the role of topographical factors has received much less attention, despite the longstanding recognition of its importance.
Kuan‐Yu Chen, Jonathan Peereman, J. Aaron Hogan, Teng‐Chiu Lin   +3 more
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Effect of snow-cover duration on plant species diversity of alpine meadows on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

, 2008
Although snow cover plays an important role in structuring plant diversity in the alpine zone, there are few studies on the relationship between snow cover and species diversity of alpine meadows on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
Luo, P, Wu, N, Wu, Y, Wu, N, Chinese Acad Sci, Chengdu Inst Biol, POB 416, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China., Chen, WN   +4 more
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Snowmelt duration controls red algal blooms in the snow of the European Alps

International audienceAlgae populate multiple habitats, including snow and ice, where they can form red blooms. These decrease snow albedo, accelerating snowmelt and potentially feeding back on snow and glacier decline caused by climate change ...
Fructus, Mathieu, Dumont, Marie, Morin, Samuel, Marechal, Eric, Ezzedine, Jade Abdelattif, Bavay, Mathias, Gascoin, Simon, Lafaysse, Matthieu, Nabat, Pierre, Monteiro, Diego, Roussel, Leon   +10 more
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Faster growing and more functionally diverse: global change alters functional trait composition of mountain plant communities in the European Alps

Ecography, EarlyView.
Understanding how global change reshapes mountain plant communities is essential for predicting biodiversity and ecosystem function in a warming world. Using resurvey data from over 1400 non‐forest vegetation plots across the European Alps, we show that community‐weighted means of key functional traits capturing important dimensions of plant ecological
Sergey Rosbakh, Sabine B. Rumpf, Stefan Dullinger   +2 more
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Characteristic of the snow cover for the Western Siberia territory

, 2019
The warming for the Siberian territory has more rapid growth, than for Northern Hemisphere, in general. The purpose of the work is the description of characteristics of a snow cover for the south-east territory of the Western Siberia, which is great ...
Konstantinova, D. A., Nosyreva, Olga V., Gorbatenko, Valentina P., Sevastyanov, V. V.   +3 more
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A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence‐based decision‐making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
wiley   +1 more source

Daily Residential Natural Gas Demand Forecasting Using Machine Learning Regression: Comparative Evaluation With a Case Study in Qazvin Province, Iran

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract summarizes the proposed framework for improving short‐term residential natural gas consumption forecasting by integrating a novel socioeconomic indicator, the subscription growth ratio (SGR), with conventional meteorological variables.
Ali Pirzad, Mostafa Khanzadi
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Recent snow cover variations and avalanche activities in the Southern Alps

, 2009
Snow and albedo play a significant role in the planet's radiation balance. Snow cover extension, of the Northern Hemisphere in the last forty years, generally decreased causing direct and indirect feedback both on climate and atmospheric circulation.
Moro D., Valt M., Cianfarra P., Zasso R.
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