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Die #Klimakrise bedroht #Wintersport: Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass #SkiGebiete weltweit mit weniger Schneetagen rechnen müssen.
Bis 2100 könnten 13% der

Global reduction of snow cover in ski areas under climate change
Ongoing climate change substantially alters snowfall patterns with severe but diverging consequences for global ski areas. A global assessment as well as the investigation of potential implications for mountain ecosystems is currently lacking. We quantify future trends in natural snow cover days under different climate change scenarios until 2100 in seven major global skiing regions and discuss implications for mountainous biodiversity by analysing how natural snow cover days relate to regional…

"Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea"
#Atlantic #Oceans #Biodiversity

Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea - Inside Climate News
A new study documents large-scale ocean system changes that threaten the stability of marine ecosystems in the sea between Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

"Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea"
#Atlantic #Oceans #Biodiversity

Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea - Inside Climate News
A new study documents large-scale ocean system changes that threaten the stability of marine ecosystems in the sea between Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

🐻 Animals deserve to be included in global carbon cycle models as well, say researchers
#animals

Animals deserve to be included in global carbon cycle models as well, say researchers
Models of the global carbon cycle typically include plants, microbes, soil, and the atmosphere. But they may be leaving out an important variable: Animals, from earthworms to elephants, can have a significant, though heretofore little-studied, influence on how carbon is captured and stored in ecosystems.

An Adaptive Hydropower Management Approach for Downstream Ecosystem Preservation
C. Coelho, M. Jing, M. Fernanda P. Costa, L. L. Ferr\'as
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02821

An Adaptive Hydropower Management Approach for Downstream Ecosystem Preservation
Hydropower plants play a pivotal role in advancing clean and sustainable energy production, contributing significantly to the global transition towards renewable energy sources. However, hydropower plants are currently perceived both positively as sources of renewable energy and negatively as disruptors of ecosystems. In this work, we highlight the overlooked potential of using hydropower plant as protectors of ecosystems by using adaptive ecological discharges. To advocate for this perspective…

The villages in Ecuador’s Amazon surrounded by abandoned explosives
Living on the banks of the Bobonaza River, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Indigenous communities in Sarayaku have always lived in harmony with nature.
The rainforest, says Patricia Gualinga, is a sacred, conscious being.
So when an Argentinian company was allowed to place a huge amount of #high

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Monitoring the Venice Lagoon: an IoT Cloud-Based Sensor Nerwork Approach
Monitoring the coastal area of the Venice Lagoon is of significant importance. While the impact of global warming is felt worldwide, coastal and littoral regions bear the brunt more prominently. These areas not only face the threat of rising sea levels but also contend with the escalating occurrence of seaquakes and floods. Additionally, the intricate ecosystems of rivers, seas, and lakes undergo profound transformations due to climate change and pollutants. Employing devices like the SENSWIC…

"Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law"
#Australia #Nature #Environment

Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law
Australia committed to restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030 when we signed the global biodiversity framework. But what does that really mean? It’s open to interpretation. So let’s be ambitious.

Optimization hardness constrains ecological transients
William Gilpin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19186 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.191…

Optimization hardness constrains ecological transients
Living systems operate far from equilibrium, yet few general frameworks provide global bounds on biological transients. Here, we frame equilibration in complex ecosystems as the process of solving an analogue optimization problem. We show that functional redundancies among species in a complex foodweb lead to harder ill-conditioned problems, manifesting as slow modes on a nearly-degenerate solution landscape. Common dimensionality reduction methods precondition ecological dynamics, by isolating…

From parcels to people: development of a spatially explicit risk indicator to monitor residential pesticide exposure in agricultural areas
Francesco GalimbertiEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Stephanie BoppEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Alessandro CarlettiEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Rui CatarinoEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Martin ClaverieEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Pietro FlorioEuropean Commission, Joint Research Ce…

From parcels to people: development of a spatially explicit risk indicator to monitor residential pesticide exposure in agricultural areas
The increase in global pesticide use has mirrored the rising demand for food over the last decades, resulting in a boost in crop yields. However, concerns about the impact of pesticides on biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health, especially for populations residing close to cultivated areas, are growing. This study investigates how exposure and possible risks to residents can be estimated at high spatial granularity based on plant protection product data. The complexities of such analysis we…

From parcels to people: development of a spatially explicit risk indicator to monitor residential pesticide exposure in agricultural areas
Francesco GalimbertiEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Stephanie BoppEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Alessandro CarlettiEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Rui CatarinoEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Martin ClaverieEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Pietro FlorioEuropean Commission, Joint Research Ce…

From parcels to people: development of a spatially explicit risk indicator to monitor residential pesticide exposure in agricultural areas
The increase in global pesticide use has mirrored the rising demand for food over the last decades, resulting in a boost in crop yields. However, concerns about the impact of pesticides on biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health, especially for populations residing close to cultivated areas, are growing. This study investigates how exposure and possible risks to residents can be estimated at high spatial granularity based on plant protection product data. The complexities of such analysis we…

Monitoring the Venice Lagoon: an IoT Cloud-Based Sensor Nerwork Approach
Filippo Campagnaro, Matin Ghalkhani, Riccardo Tumiati, Federico Marin, Matteo Del Grande, Alessandro Pozzebon, Davide De Battisti, Roberto Francescon, Michele Zorzi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.06915

Monitoring the Venice Lagoon: an IoT Cloud-Based Sensor Nerwork Approach
Monitoring the coastal area of the Venice Lagoon is of significant importance. While the impact of global warming is felt worldwide, coastal and littoral regions bear the brunt more prominently. These areas not only face the threat of rising sea levels but also contend with the escalating occurrence of seaquakes and floods. Additionally, the intricate ecosystems of rivers, seas, and lakes undergo profound transformations due to climate change and pollutants. Employing devices like the SENSWIC…