Showing 1 - 10 of 11
In a modeling study we examine vulnerability of income from mobile (transhumant) pastoralism and sedentary pastoralism to reduced mean annual precipitation (MAP) and droughts. The study is based on empirical data of a 3410 km<sup>2</sup> research region in southern, semi-arid Morocco. The land use decision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011029706
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005628550
The Kleines Land Use Model (KLUM), is a global agricultural landallocation model, developed as a tool to dynamically couple global state-of-the-art vegetation and economy models. The allocation process is based on profit maximisation, assuming risk aversion and decreasing returns to scales. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005628553
The population dynamics of the Eastern Baltic cod (Gadus morhua callarias L.), unlike many other stocks, shows a strong dependency on environmental conditions. To test the implications of different management policies on the stock and the fishery in a system of global environmental change, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005634617
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015396855
Heat waves and cold fronts have become frequent of late, and have caused serious disruptions around the world, especially in the mid- and high-latitudes. In future, human beings are likely to face more serious, frequent and long-lasting extreme climate events, with consequent greater damage to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009402070
There is general consensus in the scientific literature that human-induced climate change has taken place and will continue to do so over the next century. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes with “very high confidence” that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560315
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012010670
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013383599
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013429513