Suchergebnisse

Part I. Background -- Chapter 1. Coupled Earth System and Human Processes - An Introduction to the Book and SPACES and the Book -- Chapter 2. Unique Southern African Terrestrial and Oceanic Biomes and Their Relation to Steep Environmental Gradients -- Chapter 3. Environmental Challenges to Meeting Sustainable Development Goals in Southern Africa -- Chapter 4. Overview of the Macro-Economic Drivers of the Region -- Part II. Drivers of Climatic Variability and Change in Southern Africa -- Chapter 5. Past Climate Variability in the Past Millennium -- Chapter 6. Southern Africa Climate over the Recent Decades: Description, Variability, and Trends -- Chapter 7. Projections of Future Climate Change in Southern Africa and the Potential for Regional Tipping Points -- Chapter 8. The Agulhas Current System as an Important Driver for Oceanic and Terrestrial Climate -- Chapter 9. Physical Drivers of Southwest African Coastal Upwelling and Its Response to Climate Variability and Change -- Chapter 10. Regional Land-Atmosphere Interactions in Southern Africa: Potential Impact and Sensitivity of Forest and Plantation Change -- Part III. Science in Support of Ecosystem Management -- Chapter 11. Studies of the Ecology of the Benguela Current Upwelling System – the TRAFFIC Approach -- Chapter 12. The Application of Palaeoenvironmental Research in Supporting Land Management Approaches and Conservation in South Africa -- Chapter 13. Soil Erosion Research and Soil Conservation Policy in South Africa -- Chapter 14. Biome Change in Southern Africa -- Chapter 15. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions in Southern African Savanna Rangelands: Threats, Impacts and Solutions -- Chapter 16. Managing Southern African Rangeland Systems in the Face of Drought – A Synthesis of Observation, Experimentation, and Modeling for Policy and Decision Support -- Chapter 17. A Fine Line Between Carbon Source and Sink – Potential CO2 Sequestration Through Sustainable Grazing Management in the Nama-Karoo -- Chapter 18. Trends and Barriers to Wildlife-Based Options for Sustainable Management of Savanna Resources – The Namibian Case -- Chapter 19. Feed Gaps among Cattle Keepers in Semiarid and Arid Southern African Regions: A Case Study in the Limpopo Province, South Africa -- Chapter 20. Agricultural Land-Use Systems and Management Challenges -- Chapter 21. The Need for Sustainable Agricultural Land-Use Systems: Benefits from Integrated Agroforestry Systems -- Chapter 22. Management Options for Macadamia Orchards with Special Focus on Water Management and Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 23. Potential of Improved Technologies to Enhance Land Management Practices of Small-Scale Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa -- Part IV. Monitoring and Modelling Tools -- Chapter 24. A New Era of Earth Observation for the Environment – Spatio-Temporal Monitoring Capabilities for Land Degradation -- Chapter 25. The Marine Carbon Footprint: Challenges in the Quantification of CO2 Uptake by the Biological Carbon Pump in the Benguela Upwelling System -- Chapter 26. Dynamics and Drivers of Net Primary Production (NPP) in Southern Africa Based on Estimates from Earth Observation and Process-Based Dynamic Vegetation Modelling -- Chapter 27. Comparison of Different Normalisers for Identifying Metal Enrichment of Sediment – A Case Study from Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa -- Chapter 28. Catchment and Depositional Studies for the Reconstruction of Past Environmental Change in Southern Africa -- Chapter 29. Observational Support for Regional Policy Implementation – Land Surface Change under Anthropogenic and Climate Pressure in Saldi Study Sites -- Part V. Synthesis and Outlook -- Chapter 30. Research Infrastructures as Anchor Points for Long-Term Environmental Observation -- Chapter 31. Lessons Learned from a North-South Science Partnership for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 32. Synthesis and Outlook on Future Research and Scientific Education in Southern Africa.