Impact of climate change on biodiversity and food security: a global perspective—a review article

MG Muluneh - Agriculture & Food Security, 2021 - Springer
Climate change is happening due to natural factors and human activities. It expressively
alters biodiversity, agricultural production, and food security. Mainly, narrowly adapted and …

Species distribution modeling in the tropics: problems, potentialities, and the role of biological data for effective species conservation

L Cayuela, DJ Golicher, AC Newton… - Tropical …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper we aim to investigate the problems and potentialities of species distribution
modeling (SDM) as a tool for conservation planning and policy development and …

Protected areas and climate change

L Hannah - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The study of protected areas and climate change has now spanned two decades.
Pioneering work in the late 1980s recognized the potential implications of shifting species …

Important plant areas in Italy: from data to map**

C Blasi, M Marignani, R Copiz, M Fipaldini… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Three hundred and twelve Important Plant Areas (IPAs) have been identified in Italy using a
grid-based ranking system to pinpoint areas of high richness and conservation value …

The BIOTA Biodiversity Observatories in Africa—a standardized framework for large-scale environmental monitoring

N Jürgens, U Schmiedel, DH Haarmeyer… - Environmental …, 2012 - Springer
The international, interdisciplinary biodiversity research project BIOTA AFRICA initiated a
standardized biodiversity monitoring network along climatic gradients across the African …

Incorporating uncertainty about species' potential distributions under climate change into the selection of conservation areas with a case study from the Arctic Coastal …

T Fuller, DP Morton, S Sarkar - Biological Conservation, 2008 - Elsevier
This analysis presents a conservation planning framework for decisions under uncertainty
and applies it to the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska. Uncertainty arises from variable …

[PDF][PDF] Climate change awareness: a case study of small scale maize farmers in Mpumalanga province, South Africa

OS Oduniyi - 2013 - academia.edu
This study was conducted in the Nkangala district, in the province of Mpumalanga in South
Africa. This province remains the largest forestry production region in South Africa. The …

Climate change, northern birds of conservation concern and matching the hotspots of habitat suitability with the reserve network

R Virkkala, RK Heikkinen, S Fronzek, N Leikola - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
National reserve networks are one of the most important means of species conservation, but
their efficiency may be diminished due to the projected climatic changes. Using bioclimatic …

Current models broadly neglect specific needs of biodiversity conservation in protected areas under climate change

M Sieck, PL Ibisch, KA Moloney, F Jeltsch - BMC ecology, 2011 - Springer
Background Protected areas are the most common and important instrument for the
conservation of biological diversity and are called for under the United Nations' Convention …

Current status and prospects of ex situ cultivation and conservation of plants in China

H Huang, Z Zhang - Biodiversity Science, 2012 - biodiversity-science.net
This review paper summarizes the history of plant introduction and acclimatization in China,
and reviews the current status and progress of plant ex situ conservation. Overall, a total of …