How do inhabitants of mountain areas perceive climate change and forest dieback? A comparison between France and Germany

Brahic, Élodie; Garms, Mareike; Deuffic, Philippe; Lyser, Sandrine; Mayer, Marius

doi:10.1007/s00267-022-01694-9

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“…Ongoing global climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of droughts associated with high-temperature extreme weather events, and these are expected to continue increasing in the future [1][2][3][4], threatening plant growth and survival worldwide [5][6][7]. In the past few decades, many forests have exhibited declines or even death under droughts and heatwaves worldwide [8][9][10].…”

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Responses and Post-Recovery of Physiological Traits after Drought–Heatwave Combined Event in 12 Urban Woody Species

Wang

Chen

Yin

et al. 2023

Forests

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The frequency and intensity of droughts combined with heatwave events have increased under climate change, increasing destruction in urban areas and leading to severe impacts on urban plants. These impacts remain poorly understood at the species level. Here, we investigate the effects of a drought–heatwave event on 12 urban woody species using in situ records of the dynamic changes in physiological traits in the field before, during and after the drought–heatwave event to assess resistance and resilience to hot drought. We found the following: (1) Hydraulic and photosynthesis traits showed an instantaneous decline during the hot drought event in the 12 species, with severe drought-induced xylem embolism in hydraulic systems and a high percentage loss of hydraulic conductivity (PLC). (2) The two conifer species were less resistant to hot droughts than broadleaves but capable of post-stress recovery, suggesting that conifers showed better resilience and that broadleaves showed better resistance under hot drought stress. (3) The evergreen species showed strong resistance, while three deciduous species showed strong resilience to hot drought stress. (4) The three shrubs may be more vulnerable to hot droughts than trees, as they showed lower resistance and were not able to recover the current year’s growth.

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Responses and Post-Recovery of Physiological Traits after Drought–Heatwave Combined Event in 12 Urban Woody Species

Wang

Chen

Yin

et al. 2023

Forests

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“…Technical e ciency in agriculture can reduce emission(Chhetri et al 2023). Various agricultural activities were perceived by respondents, and the universally recognized reason for CC was deforestation, which was perceived by 99.17% of the respondents Brahic et al (2022). shows that accurate public perception has directly in uenced forest policy-making.…”

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How to overcome data inadequacy for policy formulation? Evidence from the Himalayan Mountain Region, concerning kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa Chev.) cultivation

Patra,

Rilung,

Das

et al. 2023

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Under global warming and climate change, the vulnerable piece of land is India’s Eastern Himalayan region (EHR), where millions’ livelihood activities are at risk. Quantifying the degree of climate change-induced vulnerability over the highly climate-sensitive mountain zone is challenging because of the inadequacy of meteorological data. Therefore, what alternative should mitigate the scientific data inadequacy for mitigation adaptation policy to climate change in EHR? The study's main objective is to assess the climate change perception of kiwifruit growers under EHR and the impact of climate change on its cultivation. Perceived and scientific data were used for accurate decision-support information creation. Descriptive statistics and trend analysis analyzed meteorological data. Study shows that indigenous mountain/farming communities are following shifting cultivation and diversifying their traditional agriculture (apple cultivation) to Kiwifruit cultivation as an alternative adaptation option to climate change. They have a clear perception of the patterns and trends of climate change and a relatively inadequate perception of the impact on agriculture. It can be concluded that using perceived and scientific data to assess and map climate change scenarios is a unique approach to avoid data inadequacy. The study has revealed that indigenous/mountain people clearly perceive climate change. Therefore, engaging indigenous communities and other stakeholders to postulate a comprehensive adaptation and mitigation strategy for climate change is a befitting strategy. The study's approach may be appropriate for depicting climate change scenarios elsewhere. The results will help to make appropriate climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies for the Himalayan, other mountain and plane regions.

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Assessing climate change and its impact on kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa Chev.) production in the Eastern Himalayan Region of India through a combined approach of people perception and meteorological data

Patra,

Rilung,

Das

et al. 2024

Theor Appl Climatol

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How do inhabitants of mountain areas perceive climate change and forest dieback? A comparison between France and Germany

Cited by 5 publications

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Responses and Post-Recovery of Physiological Traits after Drought–Heatwave Combined Event in 12 Urban Woody Species

Responses and Post-Recovery of Physiological Traits after Drought–Heatwave Combined Event in 12 Urban Woody Species

How to overcome data inadequacy for policy formulation? Evidence from the Himalayan Mountain Region, concerning kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa Chev.) cultivation

Assessing climate change and its impact on kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa Chev.) production in the Eastern Himalayan Region of India through a combined approach of people perception and meteorological data

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