The indirect effects of climate driven changes in animal performance result mainly from alterations in the nutritional environment. Research suggests that changes in climate would affect the quality and quantity of forage produced (5, 41). The impact of climate change on pastures and rangelands may include deterioration of pasture quality towards poorer quality subtropical C4 grasses in tempera...

Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures ◭ ◮ ◭ ◮ Back Close Full Screen / Esc Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures ◭ ◮ ◭ ◮ Back Close Full Screen / Esc Abstract The paper aims to investigate the occurrences of rainstorms and their relationship with the climate change scenario. The study period under investigation refers to the period of greatest recent warming b...

The paper aims to investigate different measures of passive cooling that are compatible with existing buildings in order to reduce the energy consumption and peak demand associated with the cooling. Both the existing conditions and envisaged thermal comfort preference of the occupants of the building determine which retrofitting technology is most suitable in a particular case. Measures focusin...

1 Both ®re regimes and the conditions under which ®res occur vary widely. Abiotic conditions (such as climate) in combination with ®re season, frequency and intensity could in ̄uence vegetation responses to ®re. A variety of adaptations facilitate post-®re recruitment in mediterranean climate ecosystems, but responses of other communities are less well known. We evaluated the importance of clima...

Determining the links between the behavioural and population responses of wild species to environmental variations is critical for understanding the impact of climate variability on ecosystems. Using long-term data sets, we show how large-scale climatic anomalies in the Southern Hemisphere affect the foraging behaviour and population dynamics of a key marine predator, the king penguin. When lar...

This article surveys the essential features of atmospheric water vapor dynamics needed to address current issues regarding the possible role of water vapor changes in mediating climate fluctuations on the millennial to Milankovic time scales. The focus is on the subtropics, which afford the most interesting possibilities for significant feedbacks. The observed distribution of water vapor, the a...

Common Name: Synonym: Padang cassia Indonesian cassia Cinnamomum mindanaense Elmer Laurus burmannii Nees & T. Nees (basionym) Assessor: Chuck Chimera Data Entry Person: Chuck Chimera WRA Score 12 H(HPWRA) Designation: Questionaire : current 20090513 Status: Assessor Approved 101 n y=-3, n=0 Is the species highly domesticated? 102 y=1, n=-1 Has the species become naturalized where grown? 103 y=1...

Common Name: Synonym: Mimosa Silver wattle Acacia decurrens var. dealbata (Link) F. Mue Racosperma dealbatum (Link) Pedley Assessor: Chuck Chimera Data Entry Person: Chuck Chimera WRA Score 22 H(HPWRA) Designation: Questionaire : current 20090513 Status: Assessor Approved 101 n y=-3, n=0 Is the species highly domesticated? 102 y=1, n=-1 Has the species become naturalized where grown? 103 y=1, n...

Weakening of the tropical overturning circulation in a warmer world is a robust feature in climate models. Here an idealized representation of ocean heat flux drives a Walker cell in an aquaplanet simulation. A goal of the study is to assess the influence of the Walker circulation on the magnitude and structure of climate feedbacks, as well as to global sensitivity. We compare two CO2 perturbat...

We investigated connections between subtropical Atlantic climate variability, atmospheric conditions in the European Alpine region (45 to 47° N and 5 to 8° E) and the interannual variability of the thermal conditions in the largest body of freshwater in Western Europe (Lake Geneva). The long-term water temperature was related to climate variability by means of a multivariate regression model. R...