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Environmental Sciences
Ramesh Hamal, Bindu Malla Thakuri, Khagendra Raj Poudel, Anup Gurung, Sun Jin Yun
Summary: Climate change has become a highlighted issue with adverse effects on livelihoods. Before formulating strategies, understanding local people's perception is crucial. This study investigated local farmers' awareness in Lower Mustang and found consistent responses with actual temperature and precipitation data. Field visits showed high vulnerability and insufficient capacity to cope with climate change in the region.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shashidhar Kumar Jha, Ajeet Kumar Negi, Juha Mikael Alatalo, Vignesh Prabhu, Mani Bhushan Jha, Hemant Kumar
Summary: Global climate change is affecting forest ecosystems, with a study in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand, India, finding that Zone 'B' had the highest vulnerability. The research developed a forest vulnerability index using field measurements and surveys, providing valuable information for policymakers and adaptation funding agencies.
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Environmental Sciences
Santosh Nepal, Kabi Raj Khatiwada, Saurav Pradhananga, Sven Kralisch, Denis Samyn, Mohammad Tayib Bromand, Najeebullah Jamal, Milad Dildar, Fazlullah Durrani, Farangis Rassouly, Fayezurahman Azizi, Wahidullah Salehi, Rohullah Malikzooi, Peter Krause, Sujan Koirala, Pierre Chevallier
Summary: Snow plays a crucial role in the hydrological cycle of the Western Himalaya, with snowmelt providing water for downstream regions. This study investigated the future evolution of snow cover and snowmelt in the Panjshir catchment of Afghanistan, using global climate models to simulate and predict changes. The results suggest a projected decrease in snow cover area, with implications for water resources and water-dependent sectors in the region.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Pramod Kumar, Arbind Patel, Jaya Rai, Prem Kumar
Summary: Environmental challenges, particularly climate change-induced weather extremes, have a significant impact on the biodiversity and livelihood of the Uttarakhand Himalayas. The study focuses on analyzing extreme precipitation and temperature indicators and their effects on the region. The findings highlight declining trends in precipitation, runoff, soil water content, and leaf area index, while the number of dry days is increasing. Intense rainfall events at higher elevations pose a major threat, causing landslides and flash floods. The study's results will aid in developing long-term policies to address these challenges and protect the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Shinny Thakur, Rupesh Dhyani, Vikram S. Negi, M. K. Patley, R. S. Rawal, I. D. Bhatt, A. K. Yadava
Summary: The study developed a spatial map of inherent forest vulnerability in the western Himalaya, revealing temperate and mixed forests to be more vulnerable, while subtropical pine, broadleaf, and subalpine forests are less vulnerable. The major drivers of forest vulnerability in the Himalayan region were found to be elevation, population density, slope, rainfall, forest fragmentation, temperature, and aspect.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christina J. Thiele, Malcolm D. Hudson
Summary: Research and public perception around microplastics currently face uncertainties, with levels of concern varying and existing evidence for effects not definitive. There is also a discrepancy between risk perception and the state of research, potentially influenced by limitations in scientific reporting and methods.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sonali Sharma, P. K. Joshi, Christine Fuerst
Summary: Climate change and urban expansion have strongly affected vegetation dynamics and carbon sink capacity in the Himalayan ecosystem. This study found that urbanization contributes more to NPP loss, while climate change has a considerable impact on NPP variations.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Naveen Chandra, Gajendra Singh, Ishwari Datt Rai, Arun Pratap Mishra, Mohd. Yahya Kazmi, Arvind Pandey, Jeewan Singh Jalal, Romulus Costache, Hussein Almohamad, Motrih Al-Mutiry, Hazem Ghassan Abdo
Summary: Climate change and human activities have contributed significantly to the decline of biodiversity, especially in mountain ecosystems like the Himalaya. Orchids, particularly lady's slipper orchids, which have complex biology and face anthropogenic pressures in the Himalayan region, are highly vulnerable. This study examines the impact of climate change on the distribution of three threatened Cypripedium species and identifies key environmental determinants and population parameters using ecological niche modeling.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Nuralfin Anripa, A. Kumar, Pyarimohan Maharana, A. P. Dimri
Summary: This study examines the impact of climate change on nutmeg production in Indonesia and Banda Neira Island. The results show that projected changes in climatic conditions are unfavorable for nutmeg production. The study emphasizes the need for implementing strict climate laws and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the negative effects of climate change.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ravi Kumar Guntu, Ankit Agarwal
Summary: The study investigates the historical variations of compound dry and hot extremes and compound wet and cold extremes during the Indian summer monsoon period. Results show an increase or decrease in the frequency of compound extremes in specific regions of India in recent years.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Rahul S. Todmal
Summary: The investigation into future climatic changes in Maharashtra up to 2050 and 2100 predicts an increase in monsoon rainfall, temperature, and warming in certain regions. These changes are likely to impact crop productivity, highlighting the need for sustainable agricultural planning.
PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rajesh Kumar, Shruti Singh, Atar Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Shaktiman Singh, Surjeet Singh Randhawa
Summary: By analyzing surface mass-balance measurements on Naradu Glacier in the western Himalayas, it was found that topographic features, temperatures, and precipitation are the main factors influencing glacial melting, with summer temperature having the greatest impact on surface mass balance variability.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Farhina Mozaffer, Gautam Menon, Farah Ishtiaq
Summary: This study models how temperature affects the development rate of malaria parasites in the wild using temperature records from different elevation sites in the western Himalaya. The study shows that temperature conditions can significantly influence the incubation period of parasites and predicts that high elevation sites will have a temperature range conducive for malaria transmission by 2040, although with a limited transmission window.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jitendra Singh, Sebastian Sippel, Erich M. Fischer
Summary: Heat extremes have intensified globally in recent decades, with Western Europe experiencing a strong intensification and the Midwest United States showing weak warming or even a decrease in the intensity of heat extremes. This study reveals that the cooling effect induced by atmospheric circulation has reversed the thermodynamic warming trend in the Midwest United States, while in Western Europe, circulation has greatly amplified the warming trend. Understanding the causes of these circulation-induced trends is crucial for predicting future heat extremes.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Conrad Wasko
Summary: As climate change continues to alter flood risk, it is important to project changes in flooding for water resource management and infrastructure planning. Care must be taken when using observed temperature relationships to assess hydrologic extremes and project changes in flooding.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
I. C. Barrio, D. Ehrich, E. M. Soininen, V. T. Ravolainen, C. G. Bueno, O. Gilg, A. M. Koltz, J. D. M. Speed, D. S. Hik, M. Morsdorf, J. M. Alatalo, A. Angerbjorn, J. Bety, L. Bollache, N. Boulanger-Lapointe, G. S. Brown, I Eischeid, M. A. Giroux, T. Hajek, B. B. Hansen, S. P. Hofhuis, J-F Lamarre, J. Lang, C. Latty, N. Lecomte, P. Macek, L. McKinnon, I. H. Myers-Smith, A. O. Pedersen, J. S. Prevey, J. D. Roth, S. T. Saalfeld, N. M. Schmidt, P. Smith, A. Sokolov, N. Sokolova, C. Stolz, R. van Bemmelen, O. Varpe, P. F. Woodard, I. S. Jonsdottir
Summary: Understanding and predicting ecological responses to environmental change requires comparative studies across geographic scales with standardized methodologies. This study presents standardized protocols for measuring herbivory at different spatial scales in tundra ecosystems and discusses methodological constraints and recommendations for their use.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hamid Khan, Waqas Ali Akbar, Zahir Shah, Hafeez Ur Rahim, Ali Taj, Juha. M. Alatalo
Summary: In alkaline-calcareous soil, combining mineral phosphate fertilizers with phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) can improve mungbean phosphorus acquisition, use efficiency, nitrogen fixation, and yield, while also enhancing soil fertility.
Article
Agronomy
Jawad Ul Haq, Muhammad Sharif, Waqas Ali Akbar, Hafeez Ur Rahim, Ishaq Ahmad Mian, Sajjad Ahmad, Juha M. Alatalo, Zaid Khan, Muhammad Mudassir
Summary: The application of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) infected roots of maize and single super phosphate (SSP) can improve nitrogen-phosphorus (NP) acquisition, yield, root infection activity, and AMF spore density in alkaline-calcareous soil. The combined use of AMF and SSP significantly improves yield-related parameters and plant nutrient uptake compared to sole SSP application. AMF inoculation also increases soil AMF spore density and root infection intensity, leading to potential increase in crop yield.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shiliang Yang, Huimin Wang, Jinping Tong, Yang Bai, Juha M. Alatalo, Gang Liu, Zhou Fang, Fan Zhang
Summary: Using geographic distribution information and the Maximum Entropy model, this study determined the suitability of different crops in the Songhua River Basin (SRB) and optimized the layout of crop planting structure. The results showed that human activities play a significant role in determining crop suitability, rather than environmental factors. These findings provide a scientific basis for optimizing crop layout and improving food production.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juha M. Alatalo, Junhu Dai, Rajiv Pandey, Mohammad Bagher Erfanian, Talaat Ahmed, Yang Bai, Ulf Molau, Annika K. Jagerbrand
Summary: Alpine and polar regions are predicted to be highly vulnerable to climate change, and this study investigated the effects of warming and nutrient addition on fruit production in two alpine vegetation communities. The results showed that nutrient addition and combined nutrient addition and warming increased total fruit production, but experimental warming had little or negative effect. The sensitivity to climate parameters differed between deciduous shrubs and other species, with the meadow community being more sensitive than the heath.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ting Zhou, Yan Li, Bo Jiang, Juha M. Alatalo, Chen Li, Cheng Ni
Summary: This study analyzed the spatio-temporal dynamics of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Chaohu Lake, China from 2000 to 2021. The results showed that HABs in the lake have generally been increasing over the past two decades, with intermittent decreases in 2016-2017 and 2020-2021. HABs were most severe and frequent in the northwestern area of the lake. Temperature and precipitation were identified as the main meteorological factors correlated with HABs. The study also found that the rapid socioeconomic development and eutrophication of the lake contributed to the occurrence of HABs. However, environmental management policies implemented since 2020 have significantly reduced the severity of HABs by decreasing the lake's nutrient levels.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Review
Soil Science
Mohammed Bakr Hussain, Sara H. H. Al-Hadidi, Mohammad Bagher Erfanian, Mohamed Nejib Daly Yahia, Muhammed Nayeem Mullungal, Mohammed Alsafran, Yang Bai, Juha M. M. Alatalo
Summary: Photodegradation is an important mechanism that affects carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Previous studies have shown contrasting results on the effect of a wider spectrum of solar radiation on plant litter decay. Factors such as climate region and initial litter quality influence the outcomes of photodegradation. Future research should focus on exploring interactions between different factors and conducting international studies with standardized experimental approaches.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shi Xue, Zhou Fang, Yang Bai, Juha M. Alatalo, Yang Yang, Fan Zhang
Summary: Integrating ecosystem services into National Park management can address the contradiction between ecological conservation and economic development. Using the Sanjiangyuan National Park as a case study, this research proposes integrating ecosystem services into National Park delimitation for sustainable management. It is found that the current boundary of the National Park does not sufficiently cover high ecosystem service areas, and multiple ecosystem service supply areas are dispersed to the southeast edge of the park. Therefore, it is recommended to adjust the park's boundary by expanding the ecosystem service hotspot areas on the southeastern edge and diversifying funding sources for ecological restoration.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eduardo Mello, David Smyth, Mark Chatting, Juha Mikael Alatalo, Bruno Welter Giraldes
Summary: This study proposes a strategy called blue management for environmental management to enhance the restoration of threatened ecosystems. It categorizes stakeholders and driving forces behind nature exploitation based on exploratory system analysis and successful environmental management cases. Blue management aims to add economic value to collapsed ecosystems and involves isolating specific stakeholders and increasing their interaction with natural scientists. It provides decision-makers with practical alternatives for restoring unproductive resources while avoiding the exploitation of new pristine resources, contributing to the goals of the UN decade of ecosystem restoration and sustainable use of natural resources.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Mohammad Hadi Ahmad, Ahmed Abubakar, Mohd Yusoff Ishak, Samir Shehu Danhassan, Zhang Jiahua, Juha M. Alatalo
Summary: Climate change has significant impacts on vegetation and livelihoods, particularly in dryland areas. This study uses remote sensing and GIS analysis to simulate the effects of temperature and precipitation on vegetation dynamics in Katsina State, Nigeria. The results demonstrate increasing temperatures, decreasing precipitation, and a more adverse trend under the RCP8.5 scenario.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Ting Zhou, Hongwei Qu, Yan Wang, Juha M. Alatalo, Jun Qian, Sunxinyu Zhuan, Bo Jiang
Summary: This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for risk assessment of algal bloom coupling quantity and distribution based on remote sensing observations. The framework was applied to China's Chaohu Lake to assess the annual algal bloom risk. The results showed that this proposed method could achieve a more comprehensive and objective risk assessment.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mariana Garcia Criado, Isla H. Myers-Smith, Anne D. Bjorkman, Signe Normand, Anne Blach-Overgaard, Haydn J. D. Thomas, Anu Eskelinen, Konsta Happonen, Juha M. Alatalo, Alba Anadon-Rosell, Isabelle Aubin, Mariska te Beest, Katlyn R. Betway-May, Daan Blok, Allan Buras, Bruno E. L. Cerabolini, Katherine Christie, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Bruce C. Forbes, Esther R. Frei, Paul Grogan, Luise Hermanutz, Robert D. Hollister, James Hudson, Maitane Iturrate-Garcia, Elina Kaarlejaervi, Michael Kleyer, Laurent J. Lamarque, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Esther Levesque, Miska Luoto, Petr Macek, Jeremy L. May, Janet S. Prevey, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Serge N. Sheremetiev, Laura Siegwart Collier, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Andrew Trant, Susanna E. Venn, Anna-Maria Virkkala
Summary: Climate change is causing species redistributions, particularly in the tundra biome. This study investigates the relationship between plant trait values and species distributions in tundra shrubs. The authors find that winner and loser species in the warming tundra biome share similar trait spaces, making them difficult to predict based on commonly measured traits.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Shashidhar Kumar Jha, Ajeet Kumar Negi, Rajendra Singh Negi, Juha Mikael Alatalo, Mani Bhushan Jha
Summary: This study prioritizes adaptation actions along an altitudinal gradient in Pauri District, Uttarakhand, and finds that the indicators for adaptation vary along the altitude. Sectoral adaptation planning considering altitude is crucial for effective adaptation to climate change impacts in the mountainous region.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sajid Mehmood, Wenjie Ou, Waqas Ahmed, Jochen Bundschuh, Muhammad Rizwan, Mohsin Mahmood, Haider Sultan, Juha M. Alatalo, Ahmed S. M. Elnahal, Wenjie Liu, Weidong Li
Summary: The investigation demonstrated that Azadirachta indica-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles (Ai-ZnONPs) had a positive impact on the growth and biochemical characteristics of maize, enhancing plant biomass accumulation and improving soil nutrient status.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shashidhar Kumar Jha, A. K. Negi, Juha M. Alatalo
Summary: The study highlights the negative impact of climate change on the flow of ecosystem services in the Himalayas, with zone A experiencing the greatest reduction in ecosystem services. It emphasizes the importance of identifying drivers of natural resource deterioration and using a bottom-up, indicator-based approach for effective planning and adaptation to minimize the gap between local requirements and policy formulation.
CURRENT RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)