Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics (68)
- Plant Sciences (57)
- Earth Sciences (50)
- Soil Science (46)
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (29)
-
- Biology (26)
- Environmental Sciences (18)
- Marine Biology (16)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (14)
- Agriculture (12)
- Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (11)
- Biodiversity (10)
- Forest Sciences (10)
- Animal Sciences (9)
- Environmental Studies (7)
- Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology (7)
- Plant Biology (6)
- Sustainability (6)
- Behavior and Ethology (5)
- Environmental Monitoring (5)
- Forest Management (5)
- Hydrology (5)
- Zoology (5)
- Agricultural Economics (4)
- Agricultural Education (4)
- Agronomy and Crop Sciences (4)
- Climate (4)
- Food Science (4)
- Genetics and Genomics (4)
- Institution
-
- University of Kentucky (46)
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (9)
- Nova Southeastern University (5)
- Utah State University (5)
- The University of Maine (4)
-
- Edith Cowan University (3)
- Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan (3)
- Old Dominion University (3)
- Western University (3)
- Boise State University (2)
- Cal Poly Humboldt (2)
- Georgia College (2)
- Louisiana State University (2)
- Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School (2)
- The University of Southern Mississippi (2)
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (2)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (2)
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2)
- University of Windsor (2)
- William & Mary (2)
- Association of Arab Universities (1)
- Bard College (1)
- Binghamton University (1)
- Brigham Young University (1)
- City University of New York (CUNY) (1)
- Clemson University (1)
- Colby College (1)
- College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University (1)
- Florida International University (1)
- Georgia Southern University (1)
- Publication
-
- IGC Proceedings (1997-2023) (42)
- Irrigation and Melioration (3)
- Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles (3)
- Research outputs 2014 to 2021 (3)
- School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications (3)
-
- Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations (2)
- Biology Faculty Works (2)
- Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects (2)
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations (2)
- Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository (2)
- Faculty Publications (2)
- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Publications (2)
- Honors College (2)
- LSU Doctoral Dissertations (2)
- Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications (2)
- Theses and Dissertations (2)
- VIMS Articles (2)
- 2020 Faculty Bibliography (1)
- All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023 (1)
- Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications (1)
- Anthropology Publications (1)
- Aspen Bibliography (1)
- Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal (1)
- Biological Sciences Faculty Publications (1)
- Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations (1)
- Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications (1)
- Biology ETDs (1)
- Biology Theses (1)
- Boise State University Theses and Dissertations (1)
- CSB/SJU Distinguished Thesis (1)
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 30 of 132
Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
The Future Of Maine's Forests Under Alternative Socioeconomic, Climate And Conservation Pathways, Jianheng Zhao
The Future Of Maine's Forests Under Alternative Socioeconomic, Climate And Conservation Pathways, Jianheng Zhao
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Maine is a historically important timber supply region in North America and understanding the potential change in forestlands and their product industries affected by climate change and various socio-economic conditions can better improve the forest healthy and sustain a sustainable product industry. A statistical harvest choice model for the state of Maine was developed in chapter 1. It was estimated using a multinomial logit model of two products, under varying management intensities, and ownership classifications across varying market conditions. Results indicate that stumpage prices have a significant effect on forest landowners' harvest decisions and that the expansion of conservation land …
The Effect Of Climate Change On Livestock Carrying Capacity Of Inner Mongolia, Yurong Wei, Ruiqing Guo, Xuebiao Pan, Buju Long
The Effect Of Climate Change On Livestock Carrying Capacity Of Inner Mongolia, Yurong Wei, Ruiqing Guo, Xuebiao Pan, Buju Long
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Empirical Assessment Of Climate Change Impacts On Agriculture In Samarkand Region, Sh.B. Babakholov
Empirical Assessment Of Climate Change Impacts On Agriculture In Samarkand Region, Sh.B. Babakholov
Irrigation and Melioration
Agricultural production is highly sensitive to climate factors like other endogenous factors, and the expected climate change projections may have a negative impact on the efficiency and income of agricultural producers. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the impact of changes in climatic factors (average air temperature and precipitation) on the technical efficiency of cotton growing farmers as its determinants in Samarkand region. Empirical analyzes were performed on the cases of 1141 cotton-growing farms using panel-based Time-Invariant Inefficiency model. According to the results of the analysis, cotton farms in the region have an average technical efficiency of 76%, which in …
A Crisis Of Kelp, Rachel L. Sherman
A Crisis Of Kelp, Rachel L. Sherman
Capstones
Along with insects and lab-grown meat, for years seaweed has been lauded as a sustainable “food of the future” by the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization. As the world increasingly turns to alternative foods in pursuit of a healthier Earth, seaweed has all the makings of an ecological savior. It’s plentiful — seaweeds and ocean algae make up roughly nine tenths of all the plant life on Earth — it’s cheap to harvest and get to market, packed with nutrition, and keeps oceans clean, absorbing more carbon dioxide and releasing more oxygen than the world’s rainforests.
But outside of Japanese …
Climate Change, Increased Wildfire Frequency, And Rodent-Exclusion Create Opportunities For Exotic Grass Invasion And Alter The Timing And Availability Of Soil Water, Joshua Clark Gilman
Climate Change, Increased Wildfire Frequency, And Rodent-Exclusion Create Opportunities For Exotic Grass Invasion And Alter The Timing And Availability Of Soil Water, Joshua Clark Gilman
Theses and Dissertations
In deserts, global environmental changes, plant community structure, and soil water availability form a complex relationship characterized by direct and indirect relationships and feedbacks. Plant community structure is affected by the establishment and spread of invasive grasses, which form a positive feedback with wildfire. Plant community structure is also controlled by top-down trophic interactions by small-mammals and climate change, which alters the timing and amount of soil water. In deserts, soil water availability mediates the effects of global environmental changes and trophic interactions on plant community structure because it is the limiting resource for plant growth. In order to predict …
Climate Warming’S Alteration Of Host-Parasite Dynamics, Ting-Hsuan Wu
Climate Warming’S Alteration Of Host-Parasite Dynamics, Ting-Hsuan Wu
Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal
Parasites and pathogens have significant roles in host population control, and thus host-parasite interactions affect biodiversity. The important question reviewed in this paper is how changes in temperature due to climate change affect host-parasite interactions. There is mounting evidence that elevated temperatures have both beneficial and detrimental effects on parasites and independently on hosts. These independent changes result in altered host-parasite dynamics through various mechanisms. If elevated temperatures enhance parasite survival, risk of disease transmission among hosts is enhanced as well. This enhancement is dependent on temperature-induced shifts in the host lifecycle, as asynchrony in host and parasite development can …
Drivers Of Decadal Vegetation Change In Northern Alaska, Jacob Allen Harris
Drivers Of Decadal Vegetation Change In Northern Alaska, Jacob Allen Harris
Masters Theses
The Arctic is experiencing rapid climate change. This research documents vegetation change near Atqasuk and Utqiaġvik, Alaska. At each location, 30 plots distributed in a matrix across the landscape, were sampled annually from 2010 to 2019 using a point frame. For every encounter we recorded the height and classified it into eight broad functional groups (deciduous shrubs, evergreen shrubs, forbs, graminoids, bryophytes, lichens, litter and standing dead vegetation); for vascular plants we also identified the species. We found a consistent increase in plant stature and cover over time which was dramatic at Atqasuk. Graminoid cover and height increased at both …
Phenotypic Responses Of Sagebrush To The Southwestern North America Megadrought: A Genotype-By-Environment (Gxe) Approach, Kara A. Navock
Phenotypic Responses Of Sagebrush To The Southwestern North America Megadrought: A Genotype-By-Environment (Gxe) Approach, Kara A. Navock
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
The Southwestern North America megadrought is an extreme climate event. Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush) is the dominant, keystone species of sagebrush-steppe ecosystems in arid and semi-arid habitats of western North America. I conducted a genotype-by-environment (GxE) experiment on two putative genotypes (drought-tolerant, G1 and drought-sensitive, G2) and two cytotypes, diploid (2x) and tetraploid (4x), to determine the phenotypic responses of big sagebrush seedlings to drought. For three chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, my results indicate a complex set of factors influence sagebrush responses to drought, including canalization, adaptive phenotypic plasticity, cryptic genetic diversity, and GxE interactions. Variation in leaf temperature profiles of …
Effects Of Long-Term Variation In Temperature On Reproductive Phenology In A Population Of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia Sialis), Paul Pleiman
Effects Of Long-Term Variation In Temperature On Reproductive Phenology In A Population Of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia Sialis), Paul Pleiman
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study investigates the relationship between multiple temperature variables, to include annual and pre-lay date temperatures with first-egg and mean first-egg lay dates of the eastern bluebird at the Warner Parks in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Data is collected by citizen scientists for the Eastern Bluebird Nesting Box Project while visiting artificial nest boxes throughout the park and recording observations made during the breeding season. Temperature data is retrieved from the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering’s Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model (PRISM) Climate Group, based at Oregon State University. The analyses showed no correlation between annual or pre-lay …
Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold, But Moderately Variable: The Influence Of Environmental Variability On Coral Thermal Tolerance, Courtney Nicole Klepac
Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold, But Moderately Variable: The Influence Of Environmental Variability On Coral Thermal Tolerance, Courtney Nicole Klepac
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations
Anthropogenic climate change is causing an increase in the frequency and severity of marine heat waves, resulting in declining health of coral reef ecosystems worldwide. Coral bleaching events – the breakdown in symbiosis between the coral host and their intracellular photosynthetic algae – are increasingly common in recent years and contribute to widespread losses in coral cover. However, bleaching and heat stress responses vary across spatial scales both within and among coral species. Coral populations native to highly variable environments can have greater bleaching resistance than corals from more stable habitats and corals transplanted into these variable reef sites can …
Livestock Diversity And Climate Change In Rangelands, Irene Hoffmann, Beate Scherf, David Boerma
Livestock Diversity And Climate Change In Rangelands, Irene Hoffmann, Beate Scherf, David Boerma
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Climate Change On Livestock Carrying Capacity Of Inner Mongolia, Yurong Wei, Ruiqing Guo, Xuebiao Pan, Buju Long
The Effect Of Climate Change On Livestock Carrying Capacity Of Inner Mongolia, Yurong Wei, Ruiqing Guo, Xuebiao Pan, Buju Long
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Research On The Relationship Between Climate And Plant Community In North Grassland Of China, Xuebiao Pan, Yurong Wei, Buju Long, Zhihua Pan
Research On The Relationship Between Climate And Plant Community In North Grassland Of China, Xuebiao Pan, Yurong Wei, Buju Long, Zhihua Pan
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
A Conceptual Model To Explain Increasing Woody Biomass In Arid And Semi‐Arid Regions, Anthony R. Palmer, D. Eamus
A Conceptual Model To Explain Increasing Woody Biomass In Arid And Semi‐Arid Regions, Anthony R. Palmer, D. Eamus
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Impacts Of Human Interference And Climate Variability On The Grasslands Of Kerala, K. Shadananan Nair
Impacts Of Human Interference And Climate Variability On The Grasslands Of Kerala, K. Shadananan Nair
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Socio‐Ecological Influences On Grazier Uptake Of Seasonal Climate Forecasts On The Rangelands In Australia, Nadine A. Marshall, A. J. Ash, I. J. Gordon, C. K. Mcdonald
Socio‐Ecological Influences On Grazier Uptake Of Seasonal Climate Forecasts On The Rangelands In Australia, Nadine A. Marshall, A. J. Ash, I. J. Gordon, C. K. Mcdonald
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Process‐Based Modelling Of Timothy Survival In Winter, Marcel Van Oijen, S. M. Thorsen, A. H. M. C. Schapendonk, Mats Höglind
Process‐Based Modelling Of Timothy Survival In Winter, Marcel Van Oijen, S. M. Thorsen, A. H. M. C. Schapendonk, Mats Höglind
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Climate And Grazing Interact To Control Rangeland Vegetative Characteristics At A Regional Scale On The Tibetan Plateau, Julia A. Klein, J. Harte, X. Q. Zhao
Climate And Grazing Interact To Control Rangeland Vegetative Characteristics At A Regional Scale On The Tibetan Plateau, Julia A. Klein, J. Harte, X. Q. Zhao
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Warming‐Induced Decline In Ecosystem Services Is Mitigated By Plant Traits On The Tibetan Plateau, Julia A. Klein, J. Harte, X. Q. Zhao
Warming‐Induced Decline In Ecosystem Services Is Mitigated By Plant Traits On The Tibetan Plateau, Julia A. Klein, J. Harte, X. Q. Zhao
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Inoculum Potential Of Pinus Edulis-Associated Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Across A Forest Extirpation Chronosequence, Annie M. Montes
Inoculum Potential Of Pinus Edulis-Associated Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Across A Forest Extirpation Chronosequence, Annie M. Montes
Biology ETDs
Few studies have examined inoculum potential of ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) in the absence of plant hosts, yet persistence of these fungi may be paramount to resilience of Pinus edulis and other mycorrhizal plant species. We conducted a study in which seven sites were selected in northwestern New Mexico with known dates of P. edulis extirpation and a lack of regeneration. Age classes included: two sites extirpated 10-20 years ago, two extirpated 55-65 years ago, two extirpated 500+ years ago, and one extirpated 11,000+ years ago. At each site, two plots were paired: an extirpated plot and the nearest live adult …
Effect Of Increased Autumn Temperature And Co2 Concentration On Frost Hardening And Winter Survival In Lolium Perenne, Mats Höglind, M. Jørgensen, Liv Østrem, L. Mortensen
Effect Of Increased Autumn Temperature And Co2 Concentration On Frost Hardening And Winter Survival In Lolium Perenne, Mats Höglind, M. Jørgensen, Liv Østrem, L. Mortensen
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Climate Change And Human Activity Impacts On The Net Primary Production Of Alpine Grassland In Northern Tibet, China, Qingzhu Gao, Yue Li, Yunfan Wan, Wangzha Jiangcun, Baoshan Wang, Wenfu Li
Climate Change And Human Activity Impacts On The Net Primary Production Of Alpine Grassland In Northern Tibet, China, Qingzhu Gao, Yue Li, Yunfan Wan, Wangzha Jiangcun, Baoshan Wang, Wenfu Li
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Impacts On Climate Change On Multiple Use Management Of Bureau Of Land Management Land In The Intermountain West, Usa, Elaine M. Brice, Brett A. Miller, Hongchao Zhang, Kirsten Goldstein, Scott N. Zimmer, Guenchik J. Grosklos, Patrick Belmont, Courtney G. Flint, Jennifer E. Givens, Peter B. Adler, Mark W. Brunson, Jordan W. Smith
Impacts On Climate Change On Multiple Use Management Of Bureau Of Land Management Land In The Intermountain West, Usa, Elaine M. Brice, Brett A. Miller, Hongchao Zhang, Kirsten Goldstein, Scott N. Zimmer, Guenchik J. Grosklos, Patrick Belmont, Courtney G. Flint, Jennifer E. Givens, Peter B. Adler, Mark W. Brunson, Jordan W. Smith
Environment and Society Faculty Publications
Although natural resource managers are concerned about climate change, many are unable to adequately incorporate climate change science into their adaptation strategies or management plans, and are not always aware of or do not always employ the most current scientific knowledge. One of the most prominent natural resource management agencies in the United States is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is tasked with managing over 248 million acres (>1 million km2) of public lands for multiple, often conflicting, uses. Climate change will affect the sustainability of many of these land uses and could further increase …
Interactions Between Defoliation, Warming, And Drought In A Native Northern Grassland In Alberta, Canada, J. F. Cahill, E. W. Bork, S. X. Chang, H. C. Proctor, S. D. Wilson
Interactions Between Defoliation, Warming, And Drought In A Native Northern Grassland In Alberta, Canada, J. F. Cahill, E. W. Bork, S. X. Chang, H. C. Proctor, S. D. Wilson
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Climate Change On Grassland--A Modelling Approach, Lianhai Wu, C. F. E. Topp
The Impact Of Climate Change On Grassland--A Modelling Approach, Lianhai Wu, C. F. E. Topp
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
The Climate Change Challenge For Managed Grasslands In New Zealand, Judy Lawrence
The Climate Change Challenge For Managed Grasslands In New Zealand, Judy Lawrence
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Using Stable Isotope ( 13c) And C/N Ratio To Study The Effects Of Climate Change On Olive Trees, Rezq Basheer-Salimia
Using Stable Isotope ( 13c) And C/N Ratio To Study The Effects Of Climate Change On Olive Trees, Rezq Basheer-Salimia
Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث
In this research, the impact of some climate change effects on the olive tree was studied. Specifically, the research investigated the impact of the lack of water and drought on the physiology of olive trees using stable carbon isotopic (Delta13C) and C/N ratios. Four olive cultivars including Souri, Roomi, Improved-Nabali, and Nasouhi, planted in three geographical areas with different rainfall patterns were used. These locations are Yatta/Hebron area (dry and low rainfall area with less than 300 mm/year), Jab’a/Jerusalem area (semi-dry and medium rainfall zone), in addition to the Kufer Ra’e/Jenin area (area of high rainfall, higher than 550 mm/year). …
Mimicking Transgenerational Signals Of Future Stress: Thermal Tolerance Of Juvenile Chinook Salmon Is More Sensitive To Elevated Rearing Temperature Than Exogenously Increased Egg Cortisol, Theresa R. Warriner, Christina A.D. Semeniuk, Trevor E. Pitcher, Daniel D. Heath, Oliver P. Love
Mimicking Transgenerational Signals Of Future Stress: Thermal Tolerance Of Juvenile Chinook Salmon Is More Sensitive To Elevated Rearing Temperature Than Exogenously Increased Egg Cortisol, Theresa R. Warriner, Christina A.D. Semeniuk, Trevor E. Pitcher, Daniel D. Heath, Oliver P. Love
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Publications
Elevated temperatures resulting from climate change are expected to disproportionately affect ectotherms given their biological function has a direct link to environmental temperature. Thus, as climate change leads to rapid increases in water temperatures in rivers, aquatic ectotherms, such as fish may be highly impacted. Organisms can respond to these stressors through flexible and rapid phenotypic change induced via developmental and/or transgenerational plasticity. In oviparous species, gravid females may translate environmental stress across generations via increased exposure of eggs to maternally derived glucocorticoids (i.e., maternal stress), which has been shown to result in diverse phenotypic effects in offspring. Recent studies …
Restoration Of Desertified Grassland And Challenges In Northern China--For The Possibility Of Sustained Desertification Reversion, Xueyong Zhao, Halin Zhao, Xiaoan Zuo, Yayong Luo, Shaokun Wang, Zhiqiang Kou, Hao Qu
Restoration Of Desertified Grassland And Challenges In Northern China--For The Possibility Of Sustained Desertification Reversion, Xueyong Zhao, Halin Zhao, Xiaoan Zuo, Yayong Luo, Shaokun Wang, Zhiqiang Kou, Hao Qu
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
No abstract provided.
Sensitivity Of A Shark Nursery Habitat To A Changing Climate, Daniel Crear, Robert Latour, Marjorie A.M. Friedrichs, Pierre St-Laurent, Kevin C. Weng
Sensitivity Of A Shark Nursery Habitat To A Changing Climate, Daniel Crear, Robert Latour, Marjorie A.M. Friedrichs, Pierre St-Laurent, Kevin C. Weng
VIMS Articles
Nursery area habitats such as estuaries are vital for the success of many fish populations. Climate change is altering conditions in these areas, which can thus impact the availability of suitable nursery habitat. The sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus uses Chesapeake Bay (USA) as a nursery habitat during the summer months from birth up to 10 yr of age. To assess the impacts of climate change on juvenile sandbar sharks, we developed a habitat model using longline data collected from a fishery-independent survey within Chesapeake Bay. With this model, we projected contemporary and future distributions of suitable habitat for juvenile sandbar …