WWF: China Ecological Footprint Report 2012 Consumption, Production and Sustainable Development
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From the Executive Summary p. 3 : "We have only one planet and the time has come to transform our present lifestyle and consumption patterns in order to halt th... |
Seasonal Neighbors: Residential Development Encroaches on Mule Deer Winter Range in Central Oregon
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Mule deer populations in central Oregon
are in decline, largely because of habitat
loss. Several factors are likely contributors.
Encroaching juniper and inv... |
The influence of contextual cues on the perceived status of consumption-reducing behavior
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The question of whether and when behaviors that reduce overall consumption are associated with low status has not been adequately explored. Previous research su... |
Reduction in carbon uptake during turn of the century drought in western North America
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Fossil fuel emissions aside, temperate North America is a net sink of carbon dioxide at present1–3. Year-to-year variations in this carbon sink are linked to ... |
Annual plants change in size over a century of observations
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Abstract
Studies have documented changes in animal body size over the last century, but very little is known about changes in plant sizes, even though reduced ... |
Key role of symbiotic dinitrogen fixation in tropical forest secondary succession
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Forests contribute a significant portion of the land carbon sink, but their ability to sequester CO2 may be constrained by nitrogen 1–6, a major plant-limitin... |
Land cover effects on runoff patterns in eastern Piedmont (USA) watersheds
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Physiography and land cover determine the hydrologic response of watersheds to climatic events. However, vast differences in climate regimes and variation of la... |
Climate Outlook Looking Much The Same, or Even Worse
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Climate scientists have been feverishly preparing analyses for inclusion in the fifth climate assessment report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ... |
Thermodynamics of firms’ growth
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The distribution of firms’ growth and firms’ sizes is a topic under intense scrutiny. In this paper, we show that a thermodynamic model based on the maximum... |
Bird Richness and Abundance in Response to Urban Form in a Latin American City
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There is mounting evidence that urban areas influence biodiversity. Generalizations how- ever require that multiple urban areas on multiple continents be examin... |
Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios
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The ocean moderates anthropogenic climate change at the cost of profound alterations of its physics, chemistry, ecology, and services. Here, we evaluate and com... |
Using and improving the social cost of carbon: Regular, institutionalized updating and review are essential
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The social cost of carbon (SCC) is a crucial tool for economic analysis of climate policies. The SCC estimates the dollar value of reduced climate change damage... |
Comparing carbon sequestration in temperate freshwater wetland communities
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High productivity and waterlogged conditions make many freshwater wetlands significant carbon sinks. Most wet- land carbon studies focus on boreal peatlands, ho... |
PNAS-2015-Jokinen-1423977112.pdf
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pollinatorsInCities.pdf
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Global protected area expansion is compromised by projected land-use and parochialism
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Protected areas are one of the main tools for halting the continuing global biodiversity crisis1–4 caused by habitat loss, fragmentation and other anthropogen... |
Drought in the United States: Causes and Issues for Congress
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Drought is a natural hazard with often significant societal, economic, and environmental consequences. Public policy issues related to drought range from how to... |
The impact of climate change on the structure of Pleistocene food webs across the mammoth steppe
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Species interactions form food webs, impacting community structure and, potentially, ecological dynamics. It is likely that global climatic perturbations that o... |
Sectoral contributions to surface water stress in the coterminous United States
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Here, we assess current stress in the freshwater system based on the best available data in order to understand possible risks and vulnerabilities to regional w... |
Planetary boundaries- Guidi.pdf
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