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Ecological and hydrological aspects of global warming in New Zealand
Scenarios for climate patterns in New Zealand for AD2030 suggest significant changes from those prevailing at the present time. In some respects they may be similar to patterns occurring 7-9000 years BP. One of the critical areas of current research is into timberline dynamics and ongoing studies suggest significant short term responses to climate warming. Soil regime and erosion responses are...
Reproductive ecology of Australian alpine plants

Climate change and the reproductive ecology of Australian alpine plants Alpine environments are extreme places for plants to grow and reproduce. Physical and biotic factors such as low temperatures, limited growing and flowering season, strong seasonality, highly variable conditions between years, and a limited diversity and abundance of pollinators all act as constraints on plants and its...

International tundra experiment
The international tundra experiment was established in 1990 to foster research into the ecology of tundra and alpine plants and their response to changes in climate, particularly increasing warming. Currently there are over twenty active ITEX field sites encompassing high and low arctic sites and alpine regions in the Northern Hemisphere. Just recently an Australian subantartic site on Maquarie...
Community involvement in conservation: An assessment of impacts and implications in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

Nepal has established an extensive network of protected areas to conserve biodiversity. Several problems relating to management of these protected areas have emerged, such as wildlife poaching and park-people conflicts. To address these problems, local communities have been given more responsibilities in protected area management by creating new categories of protected areas. This research...

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