Search for dissertations about: "climate-change effects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 448 swedish dissertations containing the words climate-change effects.

  2. 1. Libertarianism and Climate Change

    Author : Olle Torpman; Torbjörn Tännsjö; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; libertarianism; self-ownership; rights; individualism; emissions; climate change; boundary-crossing; infringement; compensation; rectification; appropriation; self-defense; future generations; praktisk filosofi; Practical Philosophy;

    Abstract : In this dissertation, I investigate the implications of libertarian morality in relation to the problem of climate change. This problem is explicated in the first chapter, where preliminary clarifications are also made. READ MORE

  4. 2. Climate change time machine : Adaptation to 30 years of warming in the Baltic Sea

    Author : Friederike Ermold; Anssi Laurila; Jukka Jokela; Kerstin Johannesson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; climate change; thermal adaptation; evolution; Baltic Sea; Biotest Basin; ecological interactions; biological invasions; phenotypic plasticity; Biologi med inriktning mot populationsbiologi; Biology with specialization in Population Biology;

    Abstract : Earth mean surface temperature has increased by 1 °C since the industrial revolution, and this has already had considerable effects on animal and plant species. Ecological responses to the warming climate – often facilitated via phenotypic plasticity – are ubiquitous. READ MORE

  5. 3. Confronting new challenges in chemical assessment : emerging contaminants and climate change

    Author : Deguo Kong; Ian Cousins; Matthew MacLeod; Mick Whelan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; emerging chemicals; climate change; fate; multimedia model; risk assessment; physical-chemical property; uncertainty; Arctic; Baltic; time series; persistent organic pollutants; temporal trend; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : Both chemical-specific (e.g. physical-chemical properties) and environmental (e.g. READ MORE

  6. 4. Fish population responses to climate change : Causes and consequences

    Author : Matilda L. Andersson; Peter Eklöv; Brian Hayden; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; browning; climate change; DOC; intraspecific variation; metabolism; resource use; warming;

    Abstract : Lake environments are heterogeneous, and animals show a variety of adaptations to deal with this heterogeneity. Fish often show intraspecific variation in diet, metabolism, and behavior, corresponding to their habitat use. READ MORE

  7. 5. How will climate change working life?

    Author : Karin Lundgren Kownacki; Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; occupational heat stress; climate change; productivity; international standards; India;

    Abstract : Heat stress has been studied extensively. However, in the contemporary context of climate change there is a lack of information on the extent of future heat stress and its consequences, especially in occupational settings. READ MORE