Age and origin of forests in south-western Poland and their importance for ecological studies in man-dominated landscapes
The aim of the research is to describe the former and current distribution of forests from the first topographical map available, dated 1780, until the end of the twentieth century, in two regions in south-western Poland, and to present those
Impacts of recent climate change on wheat production systems in Western Australia
Agroclimatologie ; Australie ; Besoin en eau ; Blé ; Changement climatique ; Céréale ; Domaine méditerranéen ; Productivité agricole ; Précipitation ; Western Australia
Agricultural productivity ; Agroclimatology ; Australia ; Cereal ; Climatic change ; Mediterranean area ; Precipitation ; Water needs ; Western Australia ; Wheat
New data on post-Eocene tectonic evolution of the External Ligurian Briançonnais (Western Ligurian Alps)
domains correspond, in the study area, to several Km-long, transgressive shear zones whose kinematic role in the evolution of the southern termination of the Western Alps should be carefully considered. - (NF)
Generation of Trench-Arc-Back Arc Systems in The Western Mediterranean Region driven by plate convergence
It is argued that the Neogene evolution of the Western Mediterranean region was mainly determined by the East to SE ward extrusion of wedges of the Alkapeca belt and by the westward extrusion of the Betic-Rif-Alboran wedge, both driven
Grazing history affects the tree-line ecotone : a case study from Hardanger, Western Norway
This study compares the tree and ground cover of 2 localities having different grazing histories in the tree-line ecotone of Western Norway. Data from the sampling of trees, saplings, seedlings and ground cover, tree age determinations, aerial
Modelling impacts of climate change on snowmelt runoff generation and streamflow across western US mountain basins : a review of techniques and applications for water resource management
Climatic change ; Meltwater ; Model ; Mountain ; Runoff ; Snow ; Stream flow ; Temperature ; United States of America ; Water resources ; Watershed ; Western United States
The western US region is heavily reliant on spring snowmelt for much of its annual water supply. A historical analysis of snowmelt trends in response to increasing air temperatures is followed by a review of methods used to forecast the effects
Afrique du Sud ; Cape Town ; Classe sociale ; Communauté ; Différence ; Exclusion sociale ; Genre ; Homosexualité ; Perception ; Quartier ; Racisme ; Société urbaine ; Western Cape
Cape Town ; Community ; Difference ; Gender ; Homosexuality ; Neighbourhood ; Perception ; Racism ; Social class ; Social exclusion ; South Africa ; Urban society ; Western Cape
Afrique du Sud ; Embourgeoisement ; Entreprise ; Environnement résidentiel ; Marché immobilier ; Petite ville ; Structure socio-économique ; Tourisme ; Western Cape
Firm ; Gentrification ; Real estate market ; Residential environment ; Small town ; Socio-economic system ; South Africa ; Tourism ; Western Cape
Sea level and climate changes during OIS 5e in the Western Mediterranean
In this paper the AA. attempt to synthesize palaeontological, sedimentological and geomorphological data of Oxygen Isotopic Stage (OIS) 5e deposits from a number of Western Mediterranean countries, in order to reconstruct the palaeoenvironmental
changes which occurred in this basin during the Last Interglacial, as well as the impact of North Atlantic climate variability on the oceanographic and meteorological conditions of the Western Mediterranean Basin.
Prediction of soil depth using environmental variables in an anthropogenic landscape, a case study in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India
This study compares empirico-statistical methods with geostatistical methods for predicting soil depth in such a landscape: Aruvikkal catchment in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Regression kriging applied on blocks of 20 m by 20 m using
Post-Younger Dryas deglaciation of the Greenland western margin as revealed by spatial analysis of lakes
imagery was used to extract lake outlines from a selected pilot-study area on the widest ice-free coastal margin of the south-western Greenland north of Kangerlussuaq. Analysis included image classification and spatial analysis of lakes with elevation data