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2021-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelBeyond COVID-19: network science and sustainable exit strategies On May 28th and 29th, a two day workshop was held virtually, facilitated by the Beyond Center at ASU and Moogsoft Inc. The aim was to bring together leading scientists with an interest in network science and epidemiology ...
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2013-09-04ZeitschriftenartikelMapping the extent of abandoned farmland in Central and Eastern Europe using MODIS time series satellite data The demand for agricultural products continues to grow rapidly, but further agricultural expansion entails substantial environmental costs, making recultivating currently unused farmland an interesting alternative. The ...
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2013-09-12ZeitschriftenartikelAsynchronous exposure to global warming: freshwater resources and terrestrial ecosystems This modelling study demonstrates at what level of global mean temperature rise (ΔTg) regions will be exposed to significant decreases of freshwater availability and changes to terrestrial ecosystems. Projections are based ...
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2011-10-10ZeitschriftenartikelCarbon implications of forest restitution in post-socialist Romania The collapse of socialism in 1989 triggered a phase of institutional restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe. Several countries chose to privatize forests or to return them to pre-socialist owners. Here, we assess the ...
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2011-10-10ZeitschriftenartikelRapid land use change after socio-economic disturbances: the collapse of the Soviet Union versus Chernobyl Land use change is a principal force and inherent element of global environmental change, threatening biodiversity, natural ecosystems, and their services. However, our ability to anticipate future land use change is ...
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2011-09-26ZeitschriftenartikelRisk of severe climate change impact on the terrestrial biosphere The functioning of many ecosystems and their associated resilience could become severely compromised by climate change over the 21st century. We present a global risk analysis of terrestrial ecosystem changes based on ...
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2021-06-07ZeitschriftenartikelReply to Comment on 'Unintentional unfairness when applying new greenhouse gas emissions metrics at country level' This is a companion article to 2021 Environ. Res. Lett. 16 068001 This is a companion article to 2019 Environ. Res. Lett. 14 114039
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2021-05-10ZeitschriftenartikelPathways of climate resilience over the 21st century The impacts of climate change are affecting human societies today. In parallel, socio-economic development has increased the capacity of countries around the global to adapt to those impacts although substantial challenges ...
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2020-09-02ZeitschriftenartikelAn early-warning indicator for Amazon droughts exclusively based on tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures Droughts in tropical South America have an imminent and severe impact on the Amazon rainforest and affect the livelihoods of millions of people. Extremely dry conditions in Amazonia have been previously linked to sea surface ...
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2020-01-30ZeitschriftenartikelClimate change induced socio-economic tipping points: review and stakeholder consultation for policy relevant research Tipping points have become a key concept in research on climate change, indicating points of abrupt transition in biophysical systems as well as transformative changes in adaptation and mitigation strategies. However, the ...
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2013-03-26ZeitschriftenartikelSpatial decoupling of agricultural production and consumption quantifying dependences of countries on food imports due to domestic land and water constraintsIn our globalizing world, the geographical locations of food production and consumption are becoming increasingly disconnected, which increases reliance on external resources and their trade. We quantified to what extent ...
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2019-12-06ZeitschriftenartikelBiodiversity constraint indicator establishment and its optimization for urban growth: framework and application Urbanization causes tremendous pressure on biodiversity and ecosystems at the global scale. China is among the countries undergoing the fastest urban expansion. For a long time, ecological environment protection has not ...
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2019-11-14ZeitschriftenartikelUnintentional unfairness when applying new greenhouse gas emissions metrics at country level The 2015 Paris Agreement sets out that rapid reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are needed to keep global warming to safe levels. A new approach (known as GWP*) has been suggested to compare contributions of long- ...
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2018-02-01ZeitschriftenartikelLarge-scale bioenergy production: how to resolve sustainability trade-offs? Large-scale 2nd generation bioenergy deployment is a key element of 1.5 °C and 2 °C transformation pathways. However, large-scale bioenergy production might have negative sustainability implications and thus may conflict ...
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2019-10-22ZeitschriftenartikelReducing deforestation and improving livestock productivity: greenhouse gas mitigation potential of silvopastoral systems in Caquetá Colombia's agriculture, forestry and other land use sector accounts for nearly half of its total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The importance of smallholder deforestation is comparatively high in relation to its regional ...
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2017-03-28ZeitschriftenartikelDifferences in production, carbon stocks and biodiversity outcomes of land tenure regimes in the Argentine Dry Chaco Rising global demand for agricultural products results in agricultural expansion and intensification, with substantial environmental trade-offs. The South American Dry Chaco contains some of the fastest expanding agricultural ...
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2019-12-11ZeitschriftenartikelInconsistencies when applying novel metrics for emissions accounting to the Paris agreement Addressing emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases (GHGs) is an integral part of efficient climate change mitigation and therefore an essential part of climate policy. Metrics are used to aggregate and compare emissions of ...
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2021-11-23ZeitschriftenartikelExploring Influences on Theory of Mind Impairment in Opioid Dependent Patients Theory of mind (ToM) is an aspect of social cognition impaired in different addictive disorders, including opioid addiction. This study aimed at replicating ToM deficits in opioid dependent patients undergoing opioid ...
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2021-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelCycles of invisibility: The limits of transparency in dealing with scientific misconduct Sanctions for plagiarism, falsification and fabrication in research are primarily symbolic. This paper investigates sanctions for scientific misconduct and their preceding investigation processes as visible and legitimate ...
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2017-01-06ZeitschriftenartikelAssessing inter-sectoral climate change risks: the role of ISIMIP The aims of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) are to provide a framework for the intercomparison of global and regional-scale risk models within and across multiple sectors and to enable ...
