Priorités de réduction dans le secteur de l'agriculture de quelques nations caraïbes. ; Mitigation priorities in the agricultural sector of some caribbean nations Auteur(s) : Gob, Rosaire Gouveia, Grégory Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : INRA : Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Université des Antilles. Service commun de la documentation Extrait de : 52e congrès annuel de la Société caribéenne des plantes alimentaires / 52nd annual meeting of the Caribbean food crops society (CFCS), du 10 au 16 juillet 2016. INRA, CFCS Description : In this study the greenhouse gas emission (GHGE) profiles in the agriculture sector of some Caribbean nations are reviewed and strategies proposed to mitigate climate change are assessed. Twenty-four (24) Caribbean nations were included in an initial assessment to determine their mean GHG emissions in CO2eq over the period 1990-2011 and then ranked according to a range of emission metrics into the highest and lowest emitters. While Caribbean nations have extremely low absolute emissions compared to most other countries/regions, relative to human population, land area and agricultural production, values in the region are comparable to the rest of the world including some of the most populated and largest countries. Eight (8) of the highest emitters were then selected and their National Communications (NC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were reviewed (and other sources in the case of Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico) to determine their mitigation priorities. Of the eight, only Guyana, Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico have documented any significant intent to mitigate GHG in agriculture. None however, reviewed their GHG emissions other than in absolute terms. Emissions relative to production (emission/production ratio or intensity ratio) can be particularly useful in providing a better understanding of the areas where mitigation should be prioritized. These mitigation priorities are also more likely to enhance food security goals and also contribute to climate change adaptation. Dans cette étude les profils de l'émission de gaz participant à l'effet de serre (GHGE) dans le secteur d'agriculture de quelques nations des Caraïbes sont passés en revue et des stratégies proposées pour atténuer le changement climatique sont évaluées. Vingt-quatre (24) nations des Caraïbes ont été incluses dans une première évaluation pour déterminer leurs émissions moyennes de GHG dans CO2eq au cours de la période 1990-2011 et puis rangées selon une gamme de la métrique d'émission dans les plus hauts et plus bas émetteurs. Tandis que les nations des Caraïbes ont extrêmement - les basses émissions absolues comparées à la plupart des autres pays/régions, relativement à la population humaine, la région terrestre et la production agricole, valeurs dans la région sont comparables au reste du monde comprenant certains des pays les plus peuplés et les plus grands. Huit (8) des plus hauts émetteurs ont été alors sélectionnés et leurs communications nationales (OR) à la convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur le changement climatique (UNFCCC) ont été passées en revue (et d'autres sources dans le cas de la Guadeloupe et du Porto Rico) pour déterminer leurs priorités de réduction. Des huit, seulement la Guyane, la Guadeloupe et le Porto Rico ont documenté n'importe quelle intention significative pour atténuer GHG dans l'agriculture. Aucun cependant, passé en revue leurs émissions de GHG autres qu'en des termes absolus. À production relative d'émissions (rapport d'émission/production ou rapport d'intensité) peut être particulièrement utile en fournissant une meilleure compréhension des secteurs où la réduction devrait être donnée la priorité. Ces priorités de réduction sont également pour augmenter des buts de sécurité de nourriture et pour contribuer également à l'adaptation de changement climatique. Siècle(s) traité(s) : 21 Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V16246 V16246 | Partager Voir aussi Agriculture biologique Système de culture (agriculture) Agriculture Trinité-et-Tobago Etats-Unis d'Amérique ; Télécharger |
Longevity, an adaptation trait of creole goats to tropical climate ; Longévité, un trait d'adaptation des chèvres créoles au climat tropical ; Longevity, an adaptation trait of creole goats to tropical climate Auteur(s) : Zsuppan, Zsuzsa Zsuppan, Zsuzsa Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : INRA : Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Université des Antilles. Service commun de la documentation INRA : Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Université des Antilles. Service commun de la documentation Extrait de : 52e congrès annuel de la Société caribéenne des plantes alimentaires / 52nd annual meeting of the Caribbean food crops society (CFCS), du 10 au 16 juillet 2016. INRA, CFCS Description : The importance of longevity as an economically trait gives a picture of the flock efficiency and adaptation in a particular environment. A study was conducted in the experimental herd of Creole goats at INRA in Guadeloupe in order to test environmental (year and season at first kidding, age at first kidding and weight at first mating as well as genetic (index of resistance, sire) factors that affect longevity of does. Lifetime data set of 387 Creole does, reared at pasture all year long, was recorded over a period of 11 years (2001-2012). Does were bred for reproduction at 11months of age. Three mating periods were organized per year, corresponding to 3 climatic seasons, using buck effect. Data were analyzed using survival models (Survival Kit 6.1). The average age for culling was 5.03 years. The culling rate was higher for goats between 2 and 3 years (17 and 24%) and then gradually decreased. Year and season at first kidding did not have a long term influence on does? longevity; neither does age at first kidding. In contrast, weight at first mating had a significant effect and it can be recommended to farmers to mate primiparous goats heavier than 17 kg. Heritability was estimated to 0.16 allowing some genetic progress. No significant correlation was shown with the genetic breeding value of resistance to gastrointestinal parasitism. This study gave indications to breeders to improve their female flock management and increase does? longevity. L'importance de la longévité comme trait économique donne une image de l'efficacité et de l'adaptation de troupeau dans un environnement particulier. Une étude a été entreprise dans le troupeau expérimental de chèvres créoles à l'AICN en Guadeloupe afin d'examiner ambiant (l'année et la saison d'abord badiner, âge d'abord badiner et poids d'abord joindre aussi bien que (index de résistance, de père) les facteurs génétiques affectez dont la longévité fait. L'ensemble de données de vie du Créole 387 fait, élevé au pâturage tout au long de l'année, a été enregistré pendant 11 ans (2001-2012). Fait ont été multipliés pour la reproduction à 11months d'âge. Trois périodes d?accouplement ont été organisées par an, correspondant à 3 saisons climatiques, utilisant l'effet de mâle. Des données ont été analysées utilisant des modèles de survie (trousse de survie 6,1). L'âge moyen pour cueillir était de 5,03 ans. Le taux de cueillage était plus haut pour des chèvres entre 2 et 3 ans (17 et 24%) et alors graduellement diminué. L'année et la saison à premier badiner n'ont pas eu une influence à long terme sur la longévité des does ; ni l'un ni l'autre ne vieillit d'abord badiner. En revanche, le poids au premier accouplement a eu un effet significatif et il peut recommander aux agriculteurs de joindre les chèvres primipares des que 17 kilogrammes plus lourds. L'héritabilité a été estimée à 0,16 permettant du progrès génétique. Aucune corrélation significative n'a été montrée avec la valeur d'élevage génétique de la résistance au parasitisme gastro-intestinal. Cette étude a donné des indications aux éleveurs afin d'améliorer la gestion féminine de troupeau et d'augmenter la longévité de ces dernières. Siècle(s) traité(s) : 21 Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V16262 V16262 V16262 | Partager |
Applying C-13 techniques in exploring the carbon sequestration potential of limed acid soils fromt Trinidad ; Application des techniques C-13 à l'exploration du potentiel de séquestration du carbone des sols acides calcaires de Trinidad Auteur(s) : Gouveia, Grégory Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : University of West Indies, Trinidad &Tobago Université des Antilles. Service commun de la documentation Extrait de : 52e congrès annuel de la Société caribéenne des plantes alimentaires / 52nd annual meeting of the Caribbean food crops society (CFCS), du 10 au 16 juillet 2016. INRA, CFCS Description : Carbon dioxide (CO2) accounts for the largest proportion (74%) of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally, with agricultural activities contributing approximately 25% of this gas. Opportunities to reduce the emissions in the sector can therefore contribute significantly to mitigating global climate change. Ag-lime is used extensively to alleviate problems of soil acidity and the potential for this material to contribute to C sequestration in soils is gaining interest among researchers. A laboratory experiment using C-13 isotopic labelling techniques was therefore established to answer the following questions: 1) Is there a potential for sequestering C using ag-lime in Trinidad acid soils? 2) Does enhancing soil microbial respiration by applying labile organic amendments enhance the C sequestration potential of ag-lime? 3) Are lime-derived C (LDC) estimates from non-isotopic difference technique comparable to that from the C- 13 isotopic labelling technique? The results ascertained for the study showed significant (P<0.05) differences between the LDC estimates from the two techniques with the non-isotopic techniques yielding higher estimates. Over the 32- day experiment, between 16.4 to 85.4% of the ag-lime C was released as CO2 with values being lower for the Piarco soil. The LDC in the CO2 was also significantly (P<0.05) lower for the poultry litter treatments comparison to the other organic amendments for the Piarco soil but not the Nariva soil. This effect may not have been as a result of an enhancement of the carbon sequestration potential of the ag-lime due to an elevation in soil microbial respiration since the LDC in the glucose-amended soils did not differ significantly from the no-amendment control soils. Siècle(s) traité(s) : 21 Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V16308 V16308 | Partager |
Maize production environments revisited Auteur(s) : Hartkamp, A. D International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center -- National Resources Group Éditeur(s) : Natural Resources Group, CIMMYT Natural Resources Group, CIMMYT ( Mexico D.F ) Résumé : (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references. (Statement of Responsibility) A.D. Hartkamp ... et al.. (Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida. Latin America Asia Africa Latin America Asia Africa Latin America Asia Africa 47771674 9706480501 | Partager Voir aussi Corn -- Climatic factors ( lcsh ) Corn -- Climatic factors ( lcsh ) Corn -- Climatic factors ( lcsh ) Genotype-environment interaction ( lcsh ) Genotype-environment interaction ( lcsh ) Genotype-environment interaction ( lcsh ) Geographic information systems ( lcsh ) Geographic information systems ( lcsh ) Geographic information systems ( lcsh ) |
Temperature X photoperiod, adaptation and yield in phaseolus vulgaris ; Vanguard (East Lansing, Mich.) Auteur(s) : Wallace, D. H ( Don H ) Masaya, Porfirio N., 1935- Gniffke, Paul A ( Paul Arthur ), 1947- Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program Éditeur(s) : Bean/Cowpea CRSP, Michigan State University Bean/Cowpea CRSP, Michigan State University ( East Lansing ) Résumé : (Funding) Funded through USAID/BIFAD Grant No. (Statement of Responsibility) Donald H. Wallace, Porfirio N. Masaya, Paul A. Gniffke. "Vanguard (East Lansing, Mich.), Volume 1, no. 1, March 1984." Guatemala Ecuador Guatemala Ecuador 234307156 | Partager |
Implementing cropping systems to improve sustainable agriculture in the tropics and subtropics ; Mettre en ?uvre des systèmes de culture pour améliorer l'agriculture durable dans les régions tropicales et subtropiques Auteur(s) : Wang, Qingren Année de publication : Loading the player... Éditeur(s) : University of Florida Université des Antilles. Service commun de la documentation Extrait de : 52e congrès annuel de la Société caribéenne des plantes alimentaires / 52nd annual meeting of the Caribbean food crops society (CFCS), du 10 au 16 juillet 2016. INRA, CFCS Description : Under tropical and sub-tropical climates, a sustainable development of agriculture is challenging because of the pest pressure with favorable weather conditions. Implementation of appropriate cropping systems including growing cover crops and crop rotation plays a critical role, which can break up the food chain and life cycles of field pests. Some field trials have demonstrated that among all tested summer cover crops, sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L. cv. Tropic sun) can grow vigorously during the rainy summer, cover the land quickly and densely, and it can produce a large quantity of biomass in two to three months. More importantly, sunn hemp can suppress soil root-knot nematodes via releasing some nematicides through its roots and through the decomposition of plant residues. Therefore, growing cover crop â? ? sunn hemp during the crop off season and rotating with valuable vegetable crops in the growing season has become a promising cropping system under the subtropical climate. Such a result may have a potential to be implemented in Caribbean countries to improve the sustainable development of agriculture. Droits : CC-BY-NC-ND - Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification Permalien : http://www.manioc.org/fichiers/V16313 V16313 | Partager |
A Portrait of Emiilio Pons. Auteurs secondaires : Cigar City Collection Résumé : Emilio Pons, declared that he is doing an excellent business. "'The required condition of the climate of Tampa for good cigars is said to be fully equal to that of Key West or Havana,' 'This has been proven by an actual and thorough test. Another advantage comes from the superior transportation facilities of the South Florida
Railroad, which gets freight quickly to New York.' (Funding) Digitized with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as part of the Ephemeral Cities grant project. Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. C24-05722 | Partager |
Le changement climatique et ses implications économiques sur le secteur touristique à la Guadeloupe et à la Martinique (Petites Antilles) Auteur(s) : Dupont, Louis Éditeur(s) : Université des Antilles Études caribéennes Résumé : Le changement climatique et le développement durable du tourisme représentent des enjeux majeurs pour l’avenir du tourisme dans plusieurs régions du monde, notamment aux Antilles françaises. Aussi, la présente étude se propose d’analyser et d’évaluer les effets économiques de la variation climatique sur le secteur touristique à la Guadeloupe et à la Martinique, pour quatre raisons essentielles : (a) le secteur du tourisme et les petites économies insulaires qui en dépendent, comme celles de la Guadeloupe et de la Martinique, sont fortement sensibles à la variabilité et au changement du climat. (b) la vulnérabilité intrinsèque de ces petites destinations et de leurs infrastructures à l’élévation du niveau de la mer et aux évènements climatiques extrêmes (cyclones, inondations, sécheresse), (c) la haute dépendance de l’industrie touristique régionale à l’utilisation des énergies fossiles, (d) enfin, en raison du fait qu’aucune évaluation économique chiffrée n’a été produite à ce jour sur les effets économiques de la la variation climatique sur le secteur touristique à la Guadeloupe et à la Martinique. Par conséquent, il importe de cerner dans ces deux régions les conséquences possibles de ce changement au plan touristique et d’envisager le cas échéant des stratégies d’adaptation et d’atténuation. Ce faisant, cette étude se fixe quatre objectifs principaux : (a) examiner les facteurs qui influencent la demande et l’offre de tourisme aux Antilles Françaises ; (b) effectuer à l’aide d’un modèle de demande touristique, l’impact économique de ces facteurs sur le nombre d’arrivées ainsi que sur la dépense touristique dans ces régions ; (c) évaluer et projeter en termes de coût, les effets du changement climatique sur l’activité touristique ; et (d) proposer aux autorités locales, des stratégies d’adaptation et d’atténuation face au défi du changement climatique.L’évaluation de ces différents effets est abordée ici à l’aide d’un modèle structurel de base (MSB) et d’un modèle structurel général (MSG), inspirés tous deux des travaux de Harvey (1990) pour capter à l’aide d’un indice climato-touristique, les éléments du climat qui impactent l’activité touristique. Cet indice synthétique est calculé en se basant sur les données climatiques du passé selon deux scénarios climatiques proposés par le groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) – un scénario pessimiste A2, et un scénario optimiste B2-. Les résultats issus de l’application de ces modèles montrent que les caractéristiques climato-touristiques de la Guadeloupe et de la Martinique subiront vraisemblablement un déclin à long terme, et devraient au plan économique impacter négativement le secteur touristique de ces destinations, se traduisant par des pertes à la fois d’attractivité et de chiffre d’affaires du secteur. Les pertes subies par le tourisme en raison du changement climatique s’élèveraient à l’horizon 2100, et selon le scénario A2, à 45 millions d’euros à la Guadeloupe soit 0,7% de son PIB 2004, et à 60 millions d’euros à la Martinique soit 0,8% de son PIB 2004. Climate change and the tourism sustainable development are important challenges for tourism future trends of many countries, including the French West Indies. Therefore, this study provides an evaluation of the likely economic effects of climate change on tourism sector in Guadeloupe and Martinique, and identifies four reasons why these countries should be concerned about the potential effects of climate change on tourism: (a) Guadeloupe and Martinique are island destinations very sensitive to climate change; (b) their intrinsic vulnerability and their infrastructure to sea level rise and extreme climatic events (e.g. hurricanes and floods); (c) the high dependence of their tourist industry on carbon-based fuels; and (d) up to date, no economic evaluation of climate change on tourism sector in Guadeloupe and Martinique is provided. Therefore, this study attempted to quantify the likely effects of the changes in the climatic factors on the economy of the French West Indies. There are four main objectives in this study. The first is to examine the factors that influence the demand and supply tourism in Guadeloupe and Martinique. The second is to forecast the impact of climate change to tourism arrivals until 2050 under two scenarios from the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) – A2: pessimistic scenario and B2: optimistic scenario-. Third is to evaluate and forecast the cost of climate change to the tourism sector until 2100. The fourth is to recommend to authorities the adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be undertaken by the tourism sector to French West Indies to address climate change.Following Harvey (1990), a Basic Structural Model (BSM) and a General structural Model (GSM), are employed to model tourist arrivals to Martinique. A tourism climatic index (TCI) conceptualized by Mieczkowski (1985) is used in this model to capture the elements of climate that impact on a destination’s experience. The results suggest that under both scenarios, the island’s key tourism climatic features will probably decline, and therefore, negatively impact on the destination experience of visitors. Tourism losses due to climate change are projected in 2100 to 45 millions euros in Guadeloupe, or 0.7% of its GDP, and to 60 millions euros in Martinique, or 0,8% of its GDP. Guadeloupe Martinique Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess urn:doi:10.4000/etudescaribeennes.6750 http://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/6750 | Partager |
A treatise on tropical diseases : on military operations; and on the climate of the West Indies (3rd ed., with considerable additions) Auteur(s) : Moseley, Benjamin Éditeur(s) : Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson ( London ) Résumé : by Benjamin Moseley ... (Statement of Responsibility) by Benjamin Moseley Droits : Per item information on Internet Archive, item is not in copyright: https://archive.org/details/trropic00mose 220711261 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00019355/00001 | Partager |
Periodicity and patterns of ocean wind and wave climate Auteur(s) : Stopa, Justin Cheung, Kwok Fai Éditeur(s) : Wiley-Blackwell Résumé : The Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) provides a wealth of information spanning 1979–2009 for investigation of ocean wind and wave climate. Preprocessing of the data is necessary to remove the dominant seasonal signals and to create time series of semimonthly averaged wind speed and significant wave height over a 0.5° global grid. We perform an empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis to extract the dominant space-time patterns. The results for the three major ocean basins show strong zonal structures in the winds and saturation of the swells corroborating prior works with various data sets. We reexamine the CFSR data in the frequency domain to identify periodic signals associated with published climate indices. The Fourier transform of the preprocessed time series generates spectra ranging from 1 month to 15 years period for an EOF analysis. The results demonstrate the spatial structures and periods of climate phenomena. The Arctic Oscillation dominates the Atlantic basin with a broad range of intra-annual signals off the European coasts. The Indian and Pacific Oceans are strongly influenced by inter-annual cycles of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Antarctica Oscillation. The Indian Ocean also has strong intra-annual components ranging from 50 to 80 days period. The ENSO proves to be a ubiquitous signal around the globe, and in particular, saturates the Pacific with strong influences in the equatorial region and the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies. A commonality of all basins is that the magnitude and the spatial structure of the intra-annual and inter-annual signals are similar suggesting a wide range of periods in each of the climate cycles examined. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (21699275) (Wiley-Blackwell), 2014-08 , Vol. 119 , N. 8 , P. 5563-5584 Droits : 2014. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00210/32149/30606.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00210/32149/30607.pdf DOI:10.1002/2013JC009729 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00210/32149/ | Partager Voir aussi wind and wave climate teleconnection patterns periodicity EOF frequency analysis wave hindcasting Télécharger |
Interpolation techniques for climate variables Auteur(s) : Hartkamp, A. Dewi International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Éditeur(s) : CIMMYT CIMMYT ( Mexico ) Résumé : (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-17). (Statement of Responsibility) A. Dewi Hartkamp ... et al.. Mexico Jalisco Mexico Jalisco 45569667 1405-7484 ; | Partager |
Environmental changes, climate and anthropogenic impact in southern-eastern Tunisia during the last 8 kyr Auteur(s) : Jaouadi, S. Lebreton, Vincent Bout-Roumazeilles, Viviane Siani, G. Lakhdar, R. Boussoffara, Ridha DEZILEAU, Laurent Kallel, Nejib Auteurs secondaires : Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique (HNHP) ; Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 (LOG) ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale - Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies Géosciences Paris Sud (GEOPS) ; Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte ; Université de Carthage Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunis Géosciences Montpellier ; Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS) - Université de Montpellier (UM) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité GEOGLOB ; Faculté des sciences de Sfax Faculté des Sciences de Tunis ; Université Tunis El Manar (UTM) Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union (EGU) Résumé : International audience Pollen and clay mineralogical analyses of a Holocene sequence from Sebkha Boujmel (southern Tunisia) traces the climatic and environmental dynamics in the lower arid bioclimatic zone over the last 8000 years. During the Mid- to Late Holocene transition, between 8 and 3 ka, a succession of five wet/dry oscillations is recorded. An intense arid event occurs between 5.7 and 4.6 ka. This episode marks the onset of a long-term aridification trend with a progressive retreat of Mediterranean woody xerophytic vegetation and of grass steppes. It ends with the establishment of pre-desert ecosystems around 3 ka. The millennial-scale climate change recorded in the data from Sebkha Boujmel is consistent with records from the south and east Mediterranean, as well as with climatic records from the desert region for the end of the African Humid Period (AHP). Eight centennial climatic events are recorded at Sebkha Boujmel and these are contemporary with those recorded in the Mediterranean and in the Sahara. They indicate a clear coupling between the southern Mediterranean and the Sahara before 3 ka. The event at 4.2 ka is not evidenced and the link between events recorded in Sebkha Boujmel and the North Atlantic Cooling events is clearer from 3 ka onwards. These variations indicate the importance of climatic determinism in the structuring of landscapes, with the establishment of the arid climatic conditions of the Late Holocene. It is only from 3 ka onwards that the dynamic of plant associations is modified by both human activity and climatic variability. The climatic episodes identified during the historic period indicate strong regionalisation related to the differential impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Mediterranean Oscillation (MO) on the Mediterranean basin. The local human impact on regional ecosystems is recorded in the form of episodes of intensification of pastoral and/or agricultural activities. The development of olive production and of several taxa associated with agriculture attest to increasing sedentism among human populations during Classical Antiquity. The significant increase in Artemisia (wormwood) between 1.1 and 0.8 ka (850–1150 AD) is linked to intensive pastoral activity, associated with heightened interannual and/or seasonal climatic instability. A complete re-shaping of the landscape is recorded during the 20th century. The remarkable expansion of the olive tree, and the deterioration of regional ecosystems with the spread of desert species, is linked to recent local socio-economic changes in Tunisia. ISSN: 1814-9324 hal-01319967 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01319967 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01319967/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01319967/file/cp-12-1339-2016.pdf DOI : 10.5194/cp-12-1339-2016 | Partager |
Breeding and selection for drought resistance in tropical maize Auteur(s) : Fischer, K. S Johnson, E. C Edmeades, G. O International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Éditeur(s) : International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center ( México D.F. México ) Résumé : (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-19). (Statement of Responsibility) K.S. Fischer, E.C. Johnson and G.O. Edmeades. "An earlier version of this paper was presented at a Symposium on "Principles and Methods in Crop Improvement for Drought Resistance: with emphasis on rice" at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), May 4-8, 1981." Tropics Tropics Tropics 10833108 | Partager |
Climate change projections using the IPSL-CM5 Earth System Model: from CMIP3 to CMIP5 Auteur(s) : Dufresne, J-l. Foujols, M-a. Denvil, S. Caubel, A. Marti, O. Aumont, Olivier Balkanski, Y. Bekki, S. Éditeur(s) : Springer Résumé : We present the global general circulation model IPSL-CM5 developed to study the long-term response of the climate system to natural and anthropogenic forcings as part of the 5th Phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). This model includes an interactive carbon cycle, a representation of tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry, and a comprehensive representation of aerosols. As it represents the principal dynamical, physical, and bio-geochemical processes relevant to the climate system, it may be referred to as an Earth System Model. However, the IPSL-CM5 model may be used in a multitude of configurations associated with different boundary conditions and with a range of complexities in terms of processes and interactions. This paper presents an overview of the different model components and explains how they were coupled and used to simulate historical climate changes over the past 150 years and different scenarios of future climate change. A single version of the IPSL-CM5 model (IPSL-CM5A-LR) was used to provide climate projections associated with different socio-economic scenarios, including the different Representative Concentration Pathways considered by CMIP5 and several scenarios from the Special Report on Emission Scenarios considered by CMIP3. Results suggest that the magnitude of global warming projections primarily depends on the socio-economic scenario considered, that there is potential for an aggressive mitigation policy to limit global warming to about two degrees, and that the behavior of some components of the climate system such as the Arctic sea ice and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation may change drastically by the end of the twenty-first century in the case of a no climate policy scenario. Although the magnitude of regional temperature and precipitation changes depends fairly linearly on the magnitude of the projected global warming (and thus on the scenario considered), the geographical pattern of these changes is strikingly similar for the different scenarios. The representation of atmospheric physical processes in the model is shown to strongly influence the simulated climate variability and both the magnitude and pattern of the projected climate changes. Climate Dynamics (0930-7575) (Springer), 2013-05 , Vol. 40 , N. 9-10 , P. 2123-2165 Droits : The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00138/24966/23079.pdf DOI:10.1007/s00382-012-1636-1 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00138/24966/ | Partager Voir aussi Climate Climate change Climate projections Earth System Model CMIP5 CMIP3 Greenhouse gases Aerosols Carbon cycle Allowable emissions Télécharger |
Proyecto sistemas de producciâon en fincas pequeînas Convenio CATIEROCAP no. AID 596-0083, Acuerdo IDIAPCATIE ; Caracterizaciâon climâatica de Progreso, Barâu, Chiriquâi, Panamâa ; Proyecto sistemas de producciâon en fincas pequeînas Auteur(s) : Guzmâan, Gelio Bejarano, Washington Instituto de Investigaciâon Agropecuaria de Panamâa Centro Agronâomico Tropical de Investigaciâon y Enseänanza Éditeur(s) : Instituto de Investigaciâon Agropecuaria de Panamâa, Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigaciâon y Enseînanza Instituto de Investigaciâon Agropecuaria de Panamâa, Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigaciâon y Enseînanza ( Turrialba Costa Rica ) Résumé : (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (p.30). (Statement of Responsibility) Gelio Guzmâan, Washington Bejarano. "Agosto, 1983." (Funding) Electronic resources created as part of a prototype UF Institutional Repository and Faculty Papers project by the University of Florida. Panama Panama Panama 76881274 | Partager |
A Potrait of Ignacio Haya. Auteurs secondaires : Cigar City Collection Résumé : Don Vicente was entertaining Ignacio Haya, a manufacturing friend from New York, when Gargol and Gutierrez arrived. Haya, of the firm Sanchez and Haya, had come to Key West for both business and pleasure; he always enjoyed the warm Florida climate. Sr. Haya was also there to discuss business. Both he and Ybor were constantly being threatened with labor strikes which could cripple their operations. Haya saw the problem as so serious that he
had already dispatched his associate, Serafin Sanchez, to search for other possible locations to open branch factories.8 Don Vicente was also confronted with labor hostility in Key West, and he too wanted to move to a
location where labor was not organized. They were undoubtedly influenced by other manufacturers who were forming company towns, away from the crowded cities, as a means of accelerating production and limiting union influence. Ybor and Haya sent inquiries to Galveston, Mobile, and Pensacola, expressing their interests in
possibly locating in one of those cities. Don Vicente had earlier learned about Tampa from Edward Manrara, but had not yet given it serious consideration as a possible location for a branch factory; not until the visit of Gutierrez and Gargol. (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. C24-05713 | Partager |
Canavalia ensiformis ; =Dolichos ensiformis ; haba ; pwa kochon ; pwa maldjók ; pwa sab Résumé : Planta anual erecta de hasta 2 m de altura. Hojas de 3 folíolos membranáceos, oval a ovados de 6 a 12 cm de longitud. Flores de 10 a 20, color rosa en pedúnculos. Legumbre (fruto) linear, ligeramente curva de hasta 30 cm, con 3 costillas longitudinales en cada valva. Semillas elipsoidales, de unos 2 cm, blancas con una marca parda. Plante annuelle arbustive, dressée, pouvant atteindre 2 m de haut. Feuilles à 3 folioles membraneuses, de forme ovale à ovée pouvant avoir de 6 à 12 cm de longueur. Fleurs au nombre de 10 à 20, de couleur rose, sur pédoncules. Fruit linéaire, légèrement incurvé pouvant atteindre 30 cm, avec 3 côtes longitudinales sur chaque valve. Graines ellipsoïdales, de 2 cm approximativement, blanches avec une petite tache brune. Annual erect plant, up to 2 m in height. Leaf with three membranous leaflets, oval to ovate, 6 to 12 cm in length. Flowers, 10 to 20 in number, pink, in peduncles. Pod (fruit) linear, slightly curved, up to 30 cm in length, with three longitudinal ribs in each valve. Ellipsoid seeds, approx. 2 cm in length, white with a brown mark. Plant a climber or a bushy shrub, up to 2 m high. Leaf compound with three leaflets, oval to ovate, 6 to 12 cm long. Inflorescence a raceme, flowers pink-purple; pod (fruit) linear, slightly curved, ca. 30 cm x 2.5-3.5cm, with three longitudinal ribs in each valve; seeds ca. 2 cm x 1.5 cm x 1 mm, white or ivory with a brown mark. América tropical. Cultivada en regiones templadas y tropicales. Amérique tropicale. Cultivée dans les régions tempérées et tropicales. Tropical America. Cultivated in regions with tropical and moderate climates. http://www.tramil.net/fototeca/plant92 | Partager Voir aussi |
Past hydrological variability in the Moroccan Middle Atlas inferred from lakes and lacustrine sediments Auteur(s) : Vidal, Laurence Rhoujjati, Ali Adallal, Rachid Jouve, Guillaume Bard, Edouard Benkaddour, Abdel Chapron, Emmanuel Courp, Thierry Auteurs secondaires : Aix Marseille Université (AMU) Laboratoire Géoressources, Morocco ; Laboratoire Géoressources, Morocco Géographie de l'environnement (GEODE) ; Université Toulouse 2 (UT2) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditérranéens (CEFREM) ; Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Géosciences Montpellier ; Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS) - Université de Montpellier (UM) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans - UMR7327 (ISTO) ; Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM) - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS) - Université d'Orléans (UO) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ANR-11-IDEX-0001-02/11-LABX-0061, OTMed, Objectif Terre : Bassin Méditerranéen(2011) Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Résumé : International audience The challenge is to implement research that can estimate the consequences ofclimate changes in terms of impact on terrestrial environments and resources.Emphasis should be placed on regions dependent on natural resources and forwhich demographic pressure is strong. Simulations obtained from climate modelprojections (using different Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs))predict that the Mediterranean basin and its southern periphery are particularlyvulnerable to water resources and environmental impact (IPCC, AR5, 2013).An annual rainfall decrease by 30% is found for the projection period 2070-2099(IPCC, AR5, 2013) associated with a decrease in water resources by 30 to 50%(Milano, 2012). In addition, several studies using regional atmospheric modelsindicate an increase in the precipitation inter-annual variability with extremeevents and a spatial heterogeneous signature, superimposed on a decrease in thetotal precipitation amount (Giorgi and Lionello, 2008; Raible et al. 2010).Currently, regional climate projections are highly sensitive to the climate modelused. In particular, spatial resolution as well as local climate conditions seemto impact significantly on the simulations (Jacob et al. 2014).The Mediterranean region, at the interface between arid and temperate climateswith several mountainous areas, is a complex climate system affected by theinteractions between mid-latitude and sub-tropical processes. In this context,Morocco, located at the transition between a temperate climate to the North anda tropical climate to the south constitutes a key area for an impact and sensitivitystudy to global climate changes. The climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean,the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara, together with a very steep orography inthe Atlas region. The precipitation distribution is therefore characterised by greatspatial variability, and exhibits a marked seasonality, a strong inter-annualvariability (Ouda et al. 2005) and in general a pronounced gradient from northto south and west to east. At a broader scale, Morocco is located on the subtropicalsubsidence path and between the Acores High and the Saharan Low (Agoussine,2003). Several studies have also identified strong links with inter-annualprecipitation variability and NAO index (Knippertz, 2003) as well as remoteclimate modes (Esper et al. 2007).Continental climate variability at a local/regional scale, if it is to be integratedin climate predictions, needs to be supported by long-term observation.Meteorological stations in Morocco provide climatic data mainly for the last40 years with only a few stations located in the mountainous region (Tramblayet al. 2012; 2013; Driouech et al. 2010). This climate database is also supportedby the IAEA network providing stations for which isotope tracers have beenapplied to daily/monthly rain and water vapour samples over 2 to 3 years between2000 and 2004. Besides the poor coverage of instrumented areas, lacustrinesystems can provide a climatic data set that offers access to short and long-termtime series of climate parameters when knowledge of modern lake water balanceis combined with lacustrine sedimentary-climate records. Lake sediment recordsideally provide high resolution climate/environmental information of the last10,000 years (Magny et al. 2013). This time interval (corresponding to theHolocene) is a key period to investigate short and long-term climate variabilityand to improve prediction in a warming climate.In this study we present an integrated approach focusing on a mountainous lake(Aguelmam Azigza). The modern lake system study is based on site monitoring(2012-2016) and available regional hydro-climatic data. These data show thatlake level changes during the instrumented period were mainly driven byprecipitation following the high inter-annual variability. These data are thencompared with accurately dated short sediment cores retrieved in the same lake.Micro-scale geochemical and sedimentological analyses of these sequencesenable us to identify various sedimentary facies that can be linked with periodsof high (low) lake levels over the past decades. The Mediterranean Region under Climate ChangeLa méditerranée face au changement climatique insu-01394690 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01394690 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01394690/document https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01394690/file/Vidaletal.2016-COP22-Chap1.pdf | Partager |
How does fishing alter marine populations and ecosystems sensitivity to climate? Auteur(s) : Planque, Benjamin Fromentin, Jean-marc Cury, Philippe Drinkwater, Kenneth F. Jennings, Simon Perry, R. Ian Kifani, Souad Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Résumé : Evidence has accumulated that climate variability influences the state and functioning of marine ecosystems. At the same time increasing pressure from exploitation and other human activities has been shown to impact exploited and non-exploited species and potentially modify ecosystem structure. There has been a tendency among marine scientists to pose the question as a dichotomy, i.e., whether (1) "natural" climate variability or (2) fishery exploitation bears the primary responsibility for population declines in fish populations and the associated ecosystem changes. However, effects of both climate and exploitation are probably substantially involved in most cases. More importantly, climate and exploitation interact in their effects, such that climate may cause failure in a fishery management scheme but that fishery exploitation may also disrupt the ability of a resource population to withstand, or adjust to, climate changes. Here, we review how exploitation, by altering the structure of populations and ecosystems, can modify their ability to respond to climate. The demographic effects of fishing (removal of large-old individuals) can have substantial consequences on the capacity of populations to buffer climate variability through various pathways (direct demographic effects, effects on migration, parental effects). In a similar way, selection of population sub-units within metapopulations may also lead to a reduction in the capacity of populations to withstand climate variability and change. At the ecosystem level, reduced complexity by elimination of species, such as might occur by fishing, may be destabilizing and could lead to reduced resilience to perturbations. Differential exploitation of marine resources could also promote increased turnover rates in marine ecosystems, which would exacerbate the effects of environmental changes. Overall (and despite the specificities of local situations) reduction in marine diversity at the individual, population and ecosystem levels will likely lead to a reduction in the resilience and an increase in the response of populations and ecosystems to future climate variability and change. Future management schemes will have to consider the structure and functioning of populations and ecosystems in a wider sense in order to maximise the ability of marine fauna to adapt to future climates. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Journal of Marine Systems (0924-7963) (Elsevier), 2010-02 , Vol. 79 , N. 3-4 , P. 403-417 Droits : 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2010/publication-7384.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.12.018 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/7384/ | Partager |