Table of Contents: “…/ Ben Fanstone -- I'm staying! : climate variability and circular migration in Burkina Faso / Jonas Østergaard Nielsen -- Living with a changing climate in sub-Saharan Africa : more of the same / Joy Clancy -- Sustainable Mauritius? …”
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Table of Contents: “…Ranking priorities for the conservation of butterflies on Italian offshore islands -- A multidimensional characterization of rarity applied to the Aegean tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae) -- The occurrence and distribution of carabid beetles (Carabidae) on islands in the Baltic Sea: a review -- Conservation of Southern Ocean Islands: invertebrates as exemplars -- Preliminary conservation status and needs of an oceanic island fauna: the case of Seychelles insects -- Insect conservation in early succession on islands: lessons from Surtsey, Iceland, and the Krakatau Archipelago, Indonesia -- Issues and implications for research on disturbed oceanic islands illustrated through an ant survey of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands -- Conservation status and needs of butterflies (Lepidoptera) on the Torres Strait Islands -- Climate variability, biological control and an insect pest outbreak on Australia’s Coral Sea islets: lessons for invertebrate conservation -- Grasshopper outbreak challenges conservation status of a small Hawaiian Island -- History of weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) translocation in New Zealand: lessons learned, islands as sanctuaries and the future -- Possible rescue from extinction: transfer of a rare New Zealand tusked weta to islands in the Mercury group -- Population studies and conservation of Jamaica’s endangered swallowtail butterfly Papilio (Pterourus) homerus -- Notes on the biology, captive management and conservation status of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect (Dryococelus australis) (Phasmatodea) -- Invasive species threats to native aquatic insect biodiversity and conservation measures in Hawai’i and French Polynesia -- Philosophical justifications for the extirpation of non-indigenous species: the case of the grasshopper Schistocerca nitens (Orthoptera) on the Island of Nihoa, Hawaii.…”
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Table of Contents: “…-- Craniodental Perspectives on Taxonomy and Systematics -- The Origin of Homo -- Comparisons of Early Pleistocene Skulls from East Africa and the Georgian Caucasus: Evidence Bearing on the Origin and Systematics of Genus Homo -- Phenetic Affinities of Plio-Pleistocene Homo Fossils from South Africa: Molar Cusp Proportions -- Postcranial Perspectives on Locomotion and Adaptation -- Evolution of the Hominin Shoulder: Early Homo -- Brains, Brawn, and the Evolution of Human Endurance Running Capabilities -- Interlimb Proportions in Humans and Fossil Hominins: Variability and Scaling -- Perspectives on Development, Diet and Behavior -- Growth and Development of the Nariokotome Youth, KNM-WT 15000 -- Dental Evidence for Diets of Early Homo -- Origins and Adaptations of Early Homo: What Archeology Tells Us -- Environmental and Ecological Perspectives -- Plio-Pleistocene East African Pulsed Climate Variability and Its Influence on Early Human Evolution -- Tracking Ecological Change in Relation to the Emergence of Homo Near the Plio-Pleistocene Boundary -- Ecology of Plio-Pleistocene Mammals in the Omo—Turkana Basin and the Emergence of Homo -- Biogeochemical Evidence for the Environments of Early Homo in South Africa -- Summary Perspective on the Workshop -- The First Humans: A Summary Perspective on the Origin and Early Evolution of the Genus Homo.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Application of CERES-wheat model for wheat yield predication for climatic variability of different agro-climatic zone in India -- 7. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Possible Climate Change Scenarios with Specific Reference to Mediterranean Regions -- Effects of Hydrologic Alterations on the Ecological Quality of River Ecosystems -- Metal Ecotoxicology in Fluvial Biofilms: Potential Influence of Water Scarcity -- Consequences of Climate Variability and Human Water Demand on Freshwater Ecosystems: A Mediterranean Perspective from the United States -- Water Quality in Reservoirs Under a Changing Climate -- Technologies for Water Regeneration and Integrated Management of Water Resources -- Reuse of Regenerated Waters Under Water Scarcity -- Decision Support Systems for Integrated Water Resources Management Under Water Scarcity -- Water-Borne Infectious Disease Outbreaks Associated with Water Scarcity and Rainfall Events -- Implications of Water Quality on Irrigation Practices Under Water Scarcity -- Effects of Wastewater Treatment Plants on Stream Nutrient Dynamics Under Water Scarcity Conditions -- Occurrence and Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Illicit Drugs Under Water Scarcity.…”
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Table of Contents: “…The Tropical Cyclone Climate Model Intercomparison Project -- Change of Tropical Cyclone and Seasonal Climate State in a Global Warming Experiment with a Global Cloud-System-Resolving Model -- Role of the SST Anomaly Structures in Response of Cyclogenesis to Global Warming -- Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in the Observations, Reanalysis and ARPEGE Simulations in the North Atlantic Basin -- Tropical Cyclones as a Critical Phenomenon -- Environmental Signals in Property Damage Losses from Hurricanes -- A Statistical Analysis of the Frequency of United States and Eastern North Pacific Hurricanes Related to Solar Activity -- Regional Typhoon Activity as Revealed by Track Patterns and Climate Change -- Climatic Features and Their Relationship with Tropical Cyclones Over the Intra-Americas Seas -- On the Increasing Intensity of the Strongest Atlantic Hurricanes -- Frequency and Intensity of Hurricanes Within Florida’s Threat Zone -- Linking Tropical Cyclone Number Over the Western North Pacific with Sea Surface Temperatures -- A Track-Relative Climatology of Eglin Air Force Base Hurricanes in a Variable Climate -- Estimating the Impact of Climate Variability on Cumulative Hurricane Destructive Potential Through Data Mining.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Thomas -- A "paleoperspective" on climate variability and change / Jonathan Overpeck, Julia Cole and Patrick Bartlein -- North temperate responses / Brian Huntley -- Tropical biotic responses to climate change / Mark B. …”

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Table of Contents: “…A case study from southern Italy -- Homage to Hutchinson: does inter-annual climate variability affect zooplankton density and diversity? …”
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Table of Contents: “…Feedbacks Between Tropical Rainfall, Atlantic Climate and Ice Sheets During the Last Interglacial -- Evaluation of Eemian and Holocene Climate Trends: Combining Marine Archives with Climate Modelling -- Holocene Environmental Variability in the Arctic Gateway -- Detecting Holocene Changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Integration of Proxy Data and Climate Simulations -- Phase-shift Between Surface Ocean Warming, Evaporation and Changes of Continental Ice Volume During Termination I Observed at Tropical Ocean Sediment Cores -- Loop Current Variability – its Relation to Meridional Overturning Circulation and the Impact of Mississippi Discharge -- Hydroclimatic Variability in the Panama Bight Region During Termination 1 and the Holocene -- Control of Seasonality and Interannual to Centennial Climate Variability in the Caribbean During the Holocene – Combining Coral Records, Stalagmite Records and Climate Models -- The Southern Westerlies During the Holocene: Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Chilean Lake, Fjord, and Ocean Margin Sediments Combined with Climate Modeling -- Mineral Dust Variability in Antarctic Ice for Different Climate Conditions -- Model-data Synthesis of Monsoon Amplitudes for the Holocene and Eemian -- Vegetation, Climate, Man - Holocene Variability in Monsoonal Central Asia -- Global Land Use and Technological Evolution Simulations to Quantify Interactions Between Climate and Pre-industrial Cultures -- North-west African Hydrologic Changes in the Holocene: a Combined Isotopic Data and Model Approach -- Holocene Climate Dynamics, Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecosystem Variability in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea -- Environmental and Climate Dynamics During the last two Glacial Terminations and Interglacials in the Black Sea/Northern Anatolian Region -- Seasonal Reconstruction of Summer Precipitation Variability and Dating of Flood Events for the Millennium Between 3250 to 2250 Years BC for the Main Region, Southern Germany -- Precipitation in the Past Millennium in Europe – Extension to Roman Times.…”
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Table of Contents: “…The Assessment of Global Trends in Land Degradation -- Status and Trends in Land Degradation in Africa -- Status and Trends in Land Degradation in Asia -- Trends in Land Degradation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Role of Climate Change -- Trends in Land Degradation in Europe -- Climate and Land Degradation — an Overview -- Climate, Extreme Events and Land Degradation -- Effects of Some Meteorological Parameters on Land Degradation in Tanzania -- Rainfall and Land Degradation -- Frequency of Wet and Dry Spells in Tanzania -- Climate Variability, Climate Change and Land Degradation -- Fire Weather and Land Degradation -- Importance of Drought Information in Monitoring and Assessing Land Degradation -- The Role of Land Degradation in the Agriculture and Environment Nexus -- Using Weather and Climate Information for Landslide Prevention and Mitigation -- Drought Hazard and Land Management in the Drylands of Southern Africa -- Climate Monitoring in the Southern Africa Development Community -- Carbon Sequestration and Land Degradation -- Sustainable Land Management Through Soil Organic Carbon Management and Sequestration — The GEFSOC Modelling System -- Seasonal Variation of Carbon Dioxide, Rainfall, NDVI and it’s Association to Land Degradation in Tanzania -- Land Degradation Control in Northern Africa -- Challenges and Trade-Offs in Environmental and Financial Approaches of the Afforestation of Degraded Lands -- The EU-Funded Medcoastland Thematic Network and its Findings in Combating Land Degradation in the Mediterranean Region -- Managing Land Use, Protecting Land and Mitigating Land Degradation: Tanzania Case Study -- Implementation of Initiatives for Addressing Climate Change and Land Degradation: A Look at the Philippine Context -- Successful Grassland Regeneration in a Severely Degraded Catchment: a Whole of Government Approach in North West Australia -- Land Degradation Management in Southern Africa -- Successful Experiences of Sustainable Land Use in Hyperarid, Arid and Semiarid Zones from Peru -- Role of Organic Agriculture in Preventing and Reversing Land Degradation -- Using Better Climate Prediction in the Implementation of National Action Programmes — (Eastern) Europe -- Improving NAP Implementation through Effective Use of Early Warning: Experiences in the IGAD Sub-Region -- Role of Drought Monitoring and Management in NAP Implementation -- Climate and National Action Programs in Latin America -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Workshop Statement.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Arctic-Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment — Introduction -- Integrated aspects of environmental change: Climate change, UV radiation and long range transport of pollutants -- An environment at risk: Arctic indigenous peoples, local livelihoods and climate change -- Climate change and ecosystem response -- Climate variation in the European sector of the Arctic: Observations and scenarios -- Impact of climate change on arctic and alpine lakes: Effects on phenology and community dynamics -- Changes in growing season in Fennoscandia 1982–1999 -- Northern climates and woody plant distribution -- Topographic complexity and terrestrial biotic response to high-latitude climate change: Variance is as important as the mean -- The flow of Atlantic water to the Nordic Seas and Arctic Ocean -- Climate variability and possible effects on arctic food chains: The role of Calanus -- Adjustment to reality: Social responses to climate changes in Greenland -- UV radiation and biological effects -- Factors, trends and scenarios of UV radiation in arctic-alpine environments -- Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation and epidermal UV screening in arctic and alpine plants -- Effects of UV radiation in arctic and alpine freshwater ecosystems -- Climate control of biological UV exposure in polar and alpine aquatic ecosystems -- Effects of UV radiation on seaweeds -- Climate and ozone change effects on UV-radiation and health risks -- Long range pollutants transport and ecological impacts -- Contaminants, global change and cold regions -- Modeling of long-range transport of contaminants from potential sources in the Arctic Ocean by water and sea ice -- Long-term atmospheric contaminant monitoring for the elucidation of airborne transport processes into polar regions -- Levels and effects of persistent organic pollutants in arctic animals -- Arctic health problems and environmental challenges in Greenland.…”
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Table of Contents: “….- 2 Improving Livelihoods in Semi-Arid Regions of Africa Through Reduced Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Promotion of Climate Resilience.- 3 Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Kenya: Do Scientific Evidences Really Count? …”
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