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Disentangling the signal of climatic fluctuations from land use: changes in ecosystem functioning in South American protected areas (1982-2012)
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2017-12)
Global environmental change is characterized by changing climate, atmospheric composition and land use. Its impact on ecosystem structure and functioning has been detected throughout the world. While every ecosystem is ...
Disentangling the signal of climatic fluctuations from land use: changes in ecosystem functioning in South American protected areas (1982-2012)
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017)
Global environmental change is characterized by changing climate, atmospheric composition and land use. Its impact on ecosystem structure and functioning has been detected throughout the world. While every ecosystem is ...
Quantifying the relative importance of direct and indirect biophysical effects of deforestation on surface temperature and teleconnections
In this study, the authors linearize the surface energy budget equation that disentangles indirect effects (resulting from changes in downward shortwave and longwave radiation and air temperature) from direct biophysical ...
Changes of glaciers in the Andes of Chile and priorities for future work
(Elsevier, 2014)
Glaciers in the Andes of Chile seem to be shrinking and possibly loosing mass, but the number and types of studies
conducted, constrained mainly by data availability, are not sufficient to provide a synopsis of glacier ...
Climate change threatens our health and survival within decades.
(Elsevier, 2023)
Climate change harms health in all populations. Heat-related illness and deaths are increasing worldwide, from heatstroke, adverse pregnancy outcomes, worsened kidney function, and adverse mental health effects. For those ...
The Mesoamerican mid-summer drought: the impact of its definition on occurrences and recent changes
(2022)
The mid-summer drought, veranillo or canícula, is
a phenomenon experienced in many areas, including Mexico,
Central America, and the Caribbean. It generally is experienced as reduced rainfall in July–August, in the middle ...
An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the health sector in the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2013-02)
Climate change affects the fundamental bases of good human health, which are clean air, safe drinking
water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. Climate change is known to impact health through three
climate dimensions: ...
Orchid Distribution and Bioclimatic Niches as a Strategy to Climate Change in Areas Of Tropical Dry Forest In Colombia
(Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica, 2017)
Direct seending: Encompassing Principles of Conservation Agriculture
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2022)
Identifies initiatives within direct seeding, focused on conservation, identifying countries where this method has important implementations in grain production and food security support, supporting the preservation of ...
Global-change drivers of ecosystem functioning modulated by natural variability and saturating responses
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2017-02)
Humans are altering global environment at an unprecedented rate through changes in biodiversity, climate, nitrogen cycle, and land use. To address their effects on ecosystem functioning, experiments most frequently explore ...