Browsing by Subject "climate change"

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    • Review of The International Law of the Sea by Donald R Rothwell 

      Truby, Jon ( Kluwer Law International , 2017 , Book Review)
      In a world where piracy, drug trafficking, terrorism, nuclear tests, climate change and the acidification of the sea now threaten the liberty of ocean vessels to conduct their business, the historic rules governing the ...

    • Short-Term Effects of Experimental Warming and Precipitation Manipulation on Soil Microbial Biomass C and N, Community Substrate Utilization Patterns and Community Composition 

      LI, Guanlin; KIM, Seongjun; PARK, Minji; SON, Yowhan ( Soil Science Society of China , 2017 , Article)
      Soil microorganisms are major drivers of soil carbon (C) cycling; however, the response of these microorganisms to climate change remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated how 18 months of multifactor climate ...

    • Short-term herbivory has long-term consequences in warmed and ambient high Arctic tundra 

      Little, Chelsea J; Cutting, Helen; Alatalo, Juha; Cooper, Elisabeth J ( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2017 , Article)
      Climate change is occurring across the world, with effects varying by ecosystem and region but already occurring quickly in high-latitude and high-altitude regions. Biotic interactions are important in determining ecosystem ...

    • SoilTemp: A global database of near-surface temperature 

      Lembrechts, Jonas J.; Aalto, Juha; Ashcroft, Michael B.; De Frenne, Pieter; Kopecký, Martin; ... more authors ( wiley , 2020 , Report)
      © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Current analyses and predictions of spatially explicit patterns and processes in ecology most often rely on climate data interpolated from standardized weather stations. This interpolated ...

    • Students' conception of local responses to global problems for a more peaceful and sustainable world: A collaborative education project between Brazil, Canada, Qatar, and New Zealand 

      Wilby, Kyle John; Black, Emily K.; Benetoli, Arcelio; Paravattil, Bridget ( Wiley , 2022 , Article)
      Background: The concept of global citizenship aims to prepare learners to be able to function and be competitive within a global environment. Successful learners may effectively “think globally” but “act locally,” aiming ...

    • THE ROLE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN REDUCING CARBON EMISSION DURING COVID-19: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 

      ABDILLAHI, AMAL HOUSSEIN DOUALEH (2023 , Master Thesis)
      Greenhouse gas emission is primarily responsible for global warming and climate change, which are significantly impacting air quality, human health, business activity, and the overall economy. Corporate governance plays a ...

    • The tundra phenology database: More than two decades of tundra phenology responses to climate change 

      Prevéy, Janet; Elmendorf, Sarah; Bjorkman, Anne; Alatalo, Juha; Ashton, Isabel; ... more authors ( NRC Research Press , 2021 , Article)
      Observations of changes in phenology have provided some of the strongest signals of the effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems. The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX), initiated in the early 1990s, established ...

    • Uncovering responses of zooplankton community to CO2 acidification in Qatar coastal waters 

      Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Aboshanab, Rawan; Sherif, Ahmed; Al-Mandili, Monzer; Omer, Ghadeer; ... more authors ( Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      The combustion of fossil fuels is pushing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) to unprecedented levels. This rapid increase in atmospheric CO2 is causing global changes, with noticeable increases in temperature, ...

    • Yemen’s Water Woes: Why Climate Change Is a Drop in the Bucket 

      Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( MALCOLM H. KERR CARNEGIE MIDDLE EAST CENTER , 2024 , Book chapter)
      The water crisis in Yemen did not start with the current conflict. It is a governance crisis stemming from sustainability failures dating back to the post-independence era. Groundwater depletion has been underway for ...