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Climate, Volume 8, Issue 4

2020 April - 11 articles

Cover Story: There is considerable concern worldwide over the potential impacts of plant invasions in protected areas (PAs). To understand the potential risks of plant invasions in PAs in Sri Lanka, we conducted an analysis using the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) approach and tested how species invasion may change in PAs under climate change. We evaluated how the climate suitability of 14 invasive alien plant species (IAPS) will vary within PAs and outside PAs by 2050 under climate change scenarios. Our findings suggest there will be increased risks from multiple IAPS inside PAs and outside PAs in Sri Lanka; however, the potential risk is comparatively lower in PAs. The findings highlight important implications for the strategic management of plant invasions in PAs in order to safeguard biodiversity, with special reference to vertebrates. View this paper
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Articles (11)

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,520 Views
17 Pages

17 April 2020

Climate change is increasingly threatening coastal communities around the world. This article reviews the literature on climate change impacts and adaptation in the Chesapeake Bay region (USA). We reviewed both climate impacts and adaptation literatu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,365 Views
25 Pages

16 April 2020

The vegetation changes in the area of the Russian part of the Lake Baikal water basin for the period 2010–2018 were investigated using MCD12C1 land cover. The decline in swamp systems area began in 2012 and continued until 2015, after which it...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,607 Views
11 Pages

Environmental Concerns of Russian Businesses: Top Company Missions and Climate Change Agenda

  • Tatyana K. Molchanova,
  • Natalia N. Yashalova and
  • Dmitry A. Ruban

13 April 2020

Climate change is on the national agenda of Russia due to this country’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and the expected degree of warming and precipitation increase in its territory. A content analysis of the mission statements of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
65 Citations
12,438 Views
11 Pages

Adaptation of Mediterranean Olive Groves to Climate Change through Sustainable Cultivation Practices

  • G. Michalopoulos,
  • K. A. Kasapi,
  • G. Koubouris,
  • G. Psarras,
  • G. Arampatzis,
  • E. Hatzigiannakis,
  • V. Kavvadias,
  • C. Xiloyannis,
  • G. Montanaro and
  • G. Kokkinos
  • + 6 authors

11 April 2020

Olive cultivation is considered as one of the most significant agricultural activities in Greece, from a financial, social, and ecological point of view. Intensive cultivation practices in combination with the Mediterranean climate, lead to depletion...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
10,690 Views
33 Pages

11 April 2020

Sufficient evidence is currently available to demonstrate the reality of the warming of our planet’s climate system. Global warming has different effects on climate at the regional and local levels. The detection of changes in extreme events us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,787 Views
20 Pages

9 April 2020

Autumn precipitation (AP) has important impacts on agricultural production, water conservation, and water transportation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin (MLYRB; 25°–35° N and 105°–122° E). We obt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,568 Views
12 Pages

Modelling of Regional Economic Metabolism

  • Afonso Silva,
  • Bruno Augusto,
  • Sandra Rafael,
  • Johnny Reis,
  • Myriam Lopes,
  • Sérgio Costa and
  • Carlos Borrego

2 April 2020

The current linear economic system has led Europe to unsustainable development, aggravating several issues, such as climate change, limitation of resources, and pollution. As a sustainable alternative, circular economy (CE) has been promoted around t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
8,637 Views
20 Pages

1 April 2020

There is substantial global concern over the potential impacts of plant invasions on native biodiversity in protected areas (PAs). Protected areas in tropical island countries that host rich biodiversity face an imminent risk from the potential sprea...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
4,016 Views
9 Pages

30 March 2020

I address 12 issues related to the study of ocean dynamics and its impact on global temperature change, regional and local climate change, and on the North Atlantic ecosystem. I outline the present achievements and challenges that lie ahead. I start...

  • Article
  • Open Access
65 Citations
23,144 Views
14 Pages

30 March 2020

The Arabian Gulf is one of the regions in the world experiencing major changes due to increased economic growth rates and development practices. As a shallow water body within a hot desert, the Gulf is exposed to obvious warming in the sea surface te...

  • Review
  • Open Access
94 Citations
11,227 Views
28 Pages

26 March 2020

This study aimed to assess the interrelationship among extreme natural events and their impacts on environments and humans through a systematic and quantitative review based on the up-to-date scientific literature. Namely, the main goal was to add ad...

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