7 Result(s)
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Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Americas
American drylands account for circa 20% of the global drylands and form a critical part of the global ecosystems. This study comprehensively assessed the ecology and socio-economic status of American drylands ...
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Socioeconomic and Environmental Changes in Global Drylands
Drylands are a pivotal component of Earth’s biosphere and provide essential ecosystem services to mankind. Over the past several decades, with rapid population growth, global drylands have been experiencing qu...
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Structure, Functions, and Interactions of Dryland Ecosystems
Understanding the interactions between the structures and functions underlying regime shifts in dryland social-ecological systems (SESs) and how they respond to climate change is critical for predicting and ma...
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Identifying Limitations when Deriving Probabilistic Views of North Atlantic Hurricane Hazard from Counterfactual Ensemble NWP Re-forecasts
Downward counterfactual analysis – or quantitatively estimating how our observed history could have been worse – is increasingly being used by the re/insurance industry to identify, quantify, and mitigate agai...
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China Mainland’s Energy Transition: How to Overcome Financial, Societal, and Institutional Challenges in the Long Term
The 2060 carbon neutrality goal announced by President ** in 2020 sets the tone for the long-term Chinese climate policy. China has made considerable achievements in greening its energy mix in the past decade;...
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Smoke Plume Dynamics
Smoke plume dynamic science focuses on understanding the various smoke processes that control the movement and mixing of smoke. A current challenge facing this research is providing timely and accurate smoke i...
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Social and Cultural Dynamics of Non-native Invasive Species
Invasive species and their management represent a complex issue spanning social and ecological systems. Invasive species present existing and potential threats to the nature of ecosystems and the products and ...
