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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"climate suitability"”.
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Ensemble models to assess the risk of exotic plant pathogens in a changing climate
… used in many ecological, environmental and climate-change research studies to model invasive species establishment. These models associate recorded locations of species with environmental variables. Nevertheless, the few studies that attempt to model the climate suitability of plant …
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A Spatial Suitability Assessment of Maize and Tobacco in Response to Temperature and Rainfall Changes in Zimbabwe
Climate is changing, and this change poses threats to the agricultural sector. The impacts of climate are expected to become more extreme as the earth warms, and this change will affect climate suitability for different types of crops. The degree to which an increase in temperature patterns and …
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Future crop suitability assessment and the integration of Orphan crops into Kenya's food systems
Climate change is seen to be playing an increasingly key role in determining the level of food security within Kenya. In 2020, around 3.1 million people in the country faced acute food insecurity as a result of excessive rainfall, flooding and drought. There has also been a concentration of …
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Meteorological influences on malaria transmission in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… analyzed using time series analysis techniques. Climate suitability for malaria transmission was determined using MARA distribution model. There are three distinct modes of rainfall variability over Limpopo which can be associated with land falling tropical cyclones, cloud bands and intensity of …
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Multi-Scale Analysis of Climate Change: Case Study of Major Canadian Wine Areas
… projected to continue its rise based on Global Climate Models. This study uses Regional Climate Models to evaluate the effects of climate change on three well-known wine regions in Canada: the Niagara Region, the Annapolis Valley, and the Okanagan Valley. Nineteen models were evaluated against …
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Recursos alimentares de primatas da Mata Atlântica e um olhar sobre os maiores primatas deste bioma: mudanças climáticas, principais recursos de plantas e habitat
… mammals, mainly due to habitat loss and climate change. Historical deforestation and fragmentation, combined with the high primate richness and vulnerability to climate change, characterize the Atlantic Forest as essential for their conservation. This thesis comprises three chapters. In …
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Heterologous overexpression, purification, and characteristion of the Plasmodium falciparum vacuolar iron transporter, PfVIT
… and subtropical Countries, the change in climate suitability for transmission of malaria as a result of global warming is associated with a predicted net increase in the global population at risk. In fact, the progress in reducing malaria incidence has been slower than expected in the last …
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The colonisation of canola crops by the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L., in southern Australia
… and abundance of P. xylostella based on climate suitability. CLIMEX predictions and light trapping at four locations confirmed that P. xylostella most likely persists in canola production areas throughout the year. Conclusions: Plutella xylostella is the predominant pest in Australian …