Drought-induced carbon loss in peatlands

N Fenner, C Freeman - Nature geoscience, 2011 - nature.com
Peatlands store vast amounts of organic carbon, amounting to approximately 455 Pg.
Carbon builds up in these water-saturated environments owing to the presence of phenolic …

COMMUNICATING CHANGE SCIENCE:-CLOSING ACTION CLIMATE

SC Moser, L Dilling - The Oxford handbook of climate change …, 2011 - books.google.com
The first decade of the twenty-first century was a big one for climate science and policy.
Climate change steadily rose on the policy agenda of nations, regions, states, and cities …

Drinking water salinity and maternal health in coastal Bangladesh: implications of climate change

AE Khan, A Ireson, S Kovats… - Environmental …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Drinking water from natural sources in coastal Bangladesh has become
contaminated by varying degrees of salinity due to saltwater intrusion from rising sea levels …

How close do we live to water? A global analysis of population distance to freshwater bodies

M Kummu, H De Moel, PJ Ward, O Varis - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Traditionally, people have inhabited places with ready access to fresh water. Today, over
50% of the global population lives in urban areas, and water can be directed via tens of …

[HTML][HTML] Global bioenergy potentials from agricultural land in 2050: Sensitivity to climate change, diets and yields

H Haberl, KH Erb, F Krausmann, A Bondeau… - Biomass and …, 2011 - Elsevier
There is a growing recognition that the interrelations between agriculture, food, bioenergy,
and climate change have to be better understood in order to derive more realistic estimates …

[PDF][PDF] 区域气候变化脆弱性综合评估研究进展

喻鸥, 阎建忠, 张镱锂 - 地理科学进展, 2011 - sourcedb.igsnrr.cas.cn
区域脆弱性评估为脆弱性地区农户摆脱贫困, 区域持续发展和政府制定适应策略提供科学依据.
由于区域内部人地系统的复杂性, 区域的脆弱性定量评估较为困难. 中国脆弱性研究起步较晚 …

Photosynthesis, N2 fixation and taproot reserves during the cutting regrowth cycle of alfalfa under elevated CO2 and temperature

G Erice, A Sanz-Sáez, I Aranjuelo, JJ Irigoyen… - Journal of plant …, 2011 - Elsevier
Future climatic conditions, including rising atmospheric CO2 and temperature may increase
photosynthesis and, consequently, plant production. A larger knowledge of legume …

Managing water in a changing world

C Cassardo, JAA Jones - Water, 2011 - mdpi.com
Water, being a primary element in the diet and a necessary resource for the agriculture, can
be considered a basic need for humans. In addition, also industrial practices need a growing …

Landscape futures analysis: assessing the impacts of environmental targets under alternative spatial policy options and future scenarios

BA Bryan, ND Crossman, D King, WS Meyer - Environmental Modelling & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Environmental targets are often used in planning for sustainable agricultural landscapes but
their impacts are rarely known. In this paper we introduce landscape futures analysis as a …

To mitigate or to adapt: How to confront global climate change

S Buob, G Stephan - European Journal of Political Economy, 2011 - Elsevier
The strategic interaction between mitigation and adaptation is analyzed with a non-
cooperative game, where regions are players, and where mitigation and adaptation are …