Vertebrate Zoology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
71, P. 101 - 154
Published: March 16, 2021
The
gekkonid
genus
Cyrtodactylus
is
the
third
most
speciose
vertebrate
in
world,
containing
well
over
300
species
that
collectively
range
from
South
Asia
to
Melanesia
across
some
of
diverse
landscapes
and
imperiled
habitats
on
planet.
A
genus-wide
phylogeny
group
has
never
been
presented
because
researchers
working
different
groups
were
using
genetic
markers
construct
phylogenies
could
not
be
integrated.
We
present
here
Maximum
likelihood
Bayesian
inference
mitochondrial
mito-nuclear
incorporating
310
include
dozens
had
included
a
analysis.
Based
phylogeny,
we
partition
into
31
well-supported
monophyletic
which,
if
used
as
recommended
herein,
will
increase
information
content
future
integrative
taxonomic
analyses
continue
add
new
this
at
an
ever-increasing
annual
rate.
Data
reiterate
outcome
several
previous
studies
indicating
comprises
unprecedented
number
narrow-range
endemics
restricted
single
mountain
tops,
small
islands,
or
karst
formations
still
remain
unprotected.
This
can
provide
platform
for
various
comparative
ecological
integrated
with
conservation
management
programs
broad
diversity
occupied
by
genus.
Additionally,
these
data
indicate
true
remains
substantially
underrepresented.
Environmental Chemistry Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
21(2), P. 741 - 764
Published: Oct. 28, 2022
Abstract
Energy
derived
from
fossil
fuels
contributes
significantly
to
global
climate
change,
accounting
for
more
than
75%
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
approximately
90%
all
carbon
dioxide
emissions.
Alternative
energy
renewable
sources
must
be
utilized
decarbonize
the
sector.
However,
adverse
effects
such
as
increasing
temperatures,
extreme
winds,
rising
sea
levels,
decreased
precipitation,
may
impact
energies.
Here
we
review
energies
with
a
focus
on
costs,
energies,
environment,
economy,
decarbonization
in
different
countries.
We
solar,
wind,
biomass,
hydropower,
geothermal
energy.
observe
that
price
solar
photovoltaic
has
declined
$0.417
2010
$0.048/kilowatt-hour
2021.
Similarly,
prices
have
by
68%
onshore
60%
offshore
concentrated
power,
14%
biomass
Wind
hydropower
production
could
decrease
much
40%
some
regions
due
whereas
appears
least
impacted
source.
Climate
change
can
also
modify
productivity,
growth,
chemical
composition,
soil
microbial
communities.
Hydroelectric
power
plants
are
most
damaging
environment;
photovoltaics
carefully
installed
reduce
their
impact.
turbines
minimal
environmental
impact;
therefore,
they
should
implemented
extensively.
Renewable
electricity
industry
2050,
drastically
reducing
emissions,
contributing
mitigation.
By
establishing
zero
emission
concept,
future
is
promising,
potential
replace
fuel-derived
limit
temperature
rise
1.5
°C
2050.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
26(2), P. 760 - 771
Published: Nov. 3, 2019
Abstract
Scenario‐based
biodiversity
modelling
is
a
powerful
approach
to
evaluate
how
possible
future
socio‐economic
developments
may
affect
biodiversity.
Here,
we
evaluated
the
changes
in
terrestrial
intactness,
expressed
by
mean
species
abundance
(MSA)
metric,
resulting
from
three
of
shared
pathways
(SSPs)
combined
with
different
levels
climate
change
(according
representative
concentration
[RCPs]):
oriented
towards
sustainability
(SSP1xRCP2.6),
determined
politically
divided
world
(SSP3xRCP6.0)
and
continued
global
dependency
on
fossil
fuels
(SSP5xRCP8.5).
To
this
end,
first
updated
GLOBIO
model,
which
now
runs
at
spatial
resolution
10
arc‐seconds
(~300
m),
contains
new
modules
for
downscaling
land
use
quantifying
impacts
hunting
tropics,
quantify
change,
use,
habitat
fragmentation
nitrogen
pollution.
We
then
used
model
project
intactness
2015
2050
as
function
corresponding
selected
scenarios.
estimated
area‐weighted
MSA
0.56
2015.
Biodiversity
declined
all
scenarios,
yet
decline
was
smaller
scenario
(−0.02)
than
regional
rivalry
fossil‐fuelled
development
scenarios
(−0.06
−0.05
respectively).
further
found
considerable
variation
projected
among
regions,
large
losses
particularly
sub‐Saharan
Africa.
In
some
scenario‐region
combinations,
recovery
due
reduced
demands
agricultural
land,
counteracted
increased
other
pressures
(notably
road
disturbance).
Effective
measures
halt
or
reverse
should
not
only
reduce
demand
(e.g.
increasing
productivity
dietary
changes)
but
also
focus
reducing
mitigating
pressures.
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
22(5), P. 1049 - 1091
Published: Feb. 1, 2023
Terrestrial
organisms
and
ecosystems
are
being
exposed
to
new
rapidly
changing
combinations
of
solar
UV
radiation
other
environmental
factors
because
ongoing
changes
in
stratospheric
ozone
climate.
In
this
Quadrennial
Assessment,
we
examine
the
interactive
effects
ozone,
climate
on
terrestrial
biogeochemical
cycles
context
Montreal
Protocol.
We
specifically
assess
organisms,
agriculture
food
supply,
biodiversity,
ecosystem
services
feedbacks
system.
Emphasis
is
placed
role
extreme
events
altering
exposure
potential
biodiversity.
also
address
responses
plants
increased
temporal
variability
radiation,
change
(e.g.
drought,
temperature)
crops,
driving
breakdown
organic
matter
from
dead
plant
material
(i.e.
litter)
biocides
(pesticides
herbicides).
Our
assessment
indicates
that
interact
various
ways
affect
structure
function
ecosystems,
by
protecting
layer,
Protocol
continues
play
a
vital
maintaining
healthy,
diverse
land
sustain
life
Earth.
Furthermore,
its
Kigali
Amendment
mitigating
some
negative
consequences
limiting
emissions
greenhouse
gases
carbon
sequestration
vegetation
pool.
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: Sept. 7, 2021
Climate
change
imposes
a
severe
threat
to
agricultural
systems,
food
security,
and
human
nutrition.
Meanwhile,
efforts
in
crop
livestock
gene
editing
have
been
undertaken
improve
performance
across
range
of
traits.
Many
the
targeted
phenotypes
include
attributes
that
could
be
beneficial
for
climate
adaptation.
Here,
we
present
examples
emerging
applications
research
initiatives
are
aimed
at
improvement
crops
response
change,
discuss
technical
limitations
opportunities
therein.
While
only
few
translated
production
thus
far,
numerous
studies
settings
demonstrated
potential
potent
address
near
future.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
28(8), P. 2555 - 2577
Published: Dec. 24, 2021
A
multitude
of
actions
to
protect,
sustainably
manage
and
restore
natural
modified
ecosystems
can
have
co-benefits
for
both
climate
mitigation
biodiversity
conservation.
Reducing
greenhouse
emissions
limit
warming
less
than
1.5
or
2°C
above
preindustrial
levels,
as
outlined
in
the
Paris
Agreement,
yield
strong
land,
freshwater
marine
reduce
amplifying
feedbacks
from
ecosystem
changes.
Not
all
strategies
are
equally
effective
at
producing
co-benefits,
some
fact
counterproductive.
Moreover,
social
implications
often
overlooked
within
climate-biodiversity
nexus.
Protecting
biodiverse
carbon-rich
environments,
ecological
restoration
potentially
habitats,
deliberate
creation
novel
taking
into
consideration
a
locally
adapted
meaningful
(i.e.
full
consequences
considered)
mix
these
measures,
result
most
robust
win-win
solutions.
These
be
further
enhanced
by
avoidance
narrow
goals,
long-term
views
minimizing
losses
intact
ecosystems.
In
this
review
paper,
we
first
discuss
various
that
evidence
demonstrates
negatively
impact
biodiversity,
resulting
unseen
unintended
negative
consequences.
We
then
examine
co-deliver
societal
benefits.
give
examples
solutions,
categorized
'protect,
restore,
create',
different
regions
world
could
expanded,
upscaled
used
innovation.
Evolutionary Applications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 403 - 416
Published: Feb. 4, 2022
Gradient
Forest
(GF)
is
a
machine
learning
algorithm
designed
to
analyze
spatial
patterns
of
biodiversity
as
function
environmental
gradients.
An
offset
measure
between
the
GF-predicted
association
adapted
alleles
and
new
environment
(GF
Offset)
increasingly
being
used
predict
loss
environmentally
under
rapid
change,
but
remains
mostly
untested
for
this
purpose.
Here,
we
explore
robustness
GF
Offset
assumption
violations,
its
relationship
measures
fitness,
using
SLiM
simulations
with
explicit
genome
architecture
metapopulation.
We
evaluate
in:
(1)
neutral
model
no
adaptation;
(2)
monogenic
"population
genetic"
single
locus;
(3)
polygenic
"quantitative
two
adaptive
traits,
each
adapting
different
environment.
found
be
broadly
correlated
fitness
offsets
both
locus
architectures.
However,
demography,
genomic
architecture,
nature
can
all
confound
relationships
fitness.
promising
tool,
it
important
understand
limitations
underlying
assumptions,
especially
when
in
context
predicting
maladaptation.
Journal of Ecology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
110(9), P. 1996 - 2014
Published: June 30, 2022
Abstract
Surface
temperatures
are
mechanistically
linked
to
vegetation
biophysical
and
physiological
processes.
Although
remote
sensing
in
the
thermal
infrared
(TIR)
domain
can
offer
novel
insights
into
impacts
of
changing
surface
on
vegetation,
transformative
potential
for
plant
ecology
has
not
yet
been
realized.
Remotely
sensed
be
used
derive
stomatal
behaviour
identify
stressful
environmental
conditions
near‐real
time.
Plant
species,
traits
structural
characteristics
evaluated
with
high
spectral
resolution
TIR
emissivity.
Beyond
canopy
scales,
enhance
inferences
obtained
from
manipulative
experiments
empirical
evidence,
providing
unique
insight
shifts
species
ranges
phenology
climate
conditions.
Scaling
leaf
traits,
structure
regional
patterns
require
an
integrated
understanding
both
process
technology.
Theory
linking
dynamics
is
summarized
energy
balance
perspective.
We
outline
scaling
considerations
including
morphology
balance,
influences
convective
heat
exchange
confounding
non‐vegetated
surfaces.
Synthesis
.
introduce
a
unifying
framework
link
globe
through
sensing.
Recent
emerging
advances
sensors,
data
availability
analytics,
together
synergies
between
other
sources,
present
timely
opportunity
ecologists
advance
our
physiology,
biogeography