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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"range shift"”.
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Are local range expansions in southerly populations of Aloidendron dichotomum early indicators of a future range shift?
… predicted to undergo a south and south-eastern range shift in response to anthropogenic climate warming. Despite this, its range is suggested to be limited by low temperature extremes at the cool range edge and no such range shift has yet been confirmed. However, eco-physiological knowledge …
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Projected Range Shift of the Atlantic Surfclam, Spisula solidissima, and the Ocean Quahog, Arctica islandica, Under Climate-Induced Benthic Warming: Forecasting Fishery Influence in the Mid-Atlantic Bight Throughout the 21st Century
… change is expected to modify the geographic range of these bivalve populations across the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB), suggesting transformative consequences for the surfclam fishery. This study forecasted future distributions of the two species from years 2016 – 2095, based on projected bottom …
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THE INFLUENCE OF RANGE SHIFTS AND WIND ENERGY ON THE ATLANTIC SURFCLAM (SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA) AND OCEAN QUAHOG (ARCTICA ISLANDICA) FISHERIES ON THE U.S. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
… Northwestern Atlantic. The surfclam’s historic range extended from Cape Hatteras to Georges Bank, but recent decades of warming bottom water temperatures have caused the surfclam to shift its range to cooler waters north and offshore within the range of the ocean quahog, <em>Arctica …
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Process oriented infrastructure for climate-driven forest migration through cities
Global climate change is expected to shift the geographical distribution of tree species worldwide. Increasing empirical evidence has emerged showing that many tree species are already moving toward higher latitudes to track suitable climatic conditions. Yet, such movement cannot guarantee their …
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Spatial Distribution and Stock-Recruitment Analysis of the Atlantic Surfclam, <i>Spisula solidissima</i>, in the Mid-Atlantic Bight and on Georges Bank
… obtained from the NEFSC-NMFS survey across the range of the stock, as a consequence, is unlikely to usefully presage changes in abundance of the fishable stock due to a bias in mortality of juveniles inshore.</p>
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Life cycle and host preferences in the Agapanthus borer (Neuranethes spodopterodes)
… it could potential imply that in the event of a range shift by the gravid female, that this species of plant is at risk of extinction. The presence of a parasitoid wasp, Trichogramma in the egg of N. spodopterodes and that the level of parasitism is about 86% suggests that this parasitoid could …
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Life cycle and host preferences in the Agapanthus borer (Neuranethes spodopterodes)
… it could potential imply that in the event of a range shift by the gravid female, that this species of plant is at risk of extinction. The presence of a parasitoid wasp, Trichogramma in the egg of N. spodopterodes and that the level of parasitism is about 86% suggests that this parasitoid could …
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Impacts of climate warming on range shifts with emphasis on tropical mountains
Climate warming induced range shifts are evident globally for a wide range of taxonomic groups. However, whether such responses have taken place in tropical insect species is unclear. I provided the first such evidence that tropical insects have moved uphill over four decades of climate warming. I …
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The impacts of climate change on the summerfruit industry with respect to insect pest incursions
It is now well established that climate change is causing a rise in surface air temperatures due to anthropgenic greenhouse gas emissions. Evidence suggests that warmer surface air temperatures are likely to have an impact on species distributions and climatic suitability, potentially resulting in …
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Factors Associated with Space Use and Reproductive Success of American Kestrels in Northern Virginia, USA
… (n = 48) for reproductive outcomes. Mean range size across stages during the breeding season (incubation, nestling, fledgling, post-breeding, and shifted post-breeding) was 0.51 km² (95% CI: 0.42 – 0.61, range 0.01 km²–4.27 km²), and median distance traveled from nest box was on average …
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Diet of the Tropicalised Herbivore Siganus fuscescens Across a Broad Latitudinal Gradient and Comparisons With Temperate Seagrass-associated Omnivorous Fishes
Rising sea temperatures are facilitating range shifts of tropical biota towards higher latitudes. The rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens is a tropical herbivore whose distribution has extended into rocky reefs and seagrass meadows of temperate southwestern Australia. The aim of this study is to …
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Advanced Computational Holography for Perceptual Enhancement and Application in HUDs
… perceptual contrast and extend the dynamic range of reconstructed holographic images while maintaining overall luminance. The proposed scheme incorporates a non-linear merit function into the classical Gerchberg–Saxton (GS) framework, where energy redistribution is coupled with …
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The winds of change: A study of post-glacial dispersal in pacific-northwest conifers
"Anthropogenic climate change has caused shifts in the abundances and geographic distributions of many organisms. Given the estimated rates of climate change in the coming decades, many plant species may be unable to migrate or adapt in time, thereby increasing their risk of extinction. The history …