(ISSN 2766-6190)
Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research (AEER) is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. This periodical is devoted to publishing high-quality peer-reviewed papers that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research in all areas of environmental science and engineering. Work at any scale, from molecular biology through to ecology, is welcomed.
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Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research publishes a range of papers (original research, review, communication, opinion, study protocol, comment, conference report, technical note, book review, etc.). We encourage authors to be succinct; however, authors should present their results in as much detail as necessary. Reviewers are expected to emphasize scientific rigor and reproducibility.
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Special Issue
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2021 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Maria Panitsa, PhD
Assistant Professor in Flora and Phytogeography, Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, GR-26504, Rio - Patras, Greece
Research Interests: Biodiversity; plant species diversity; plant ecology; ecosystem ecology; biodiversity monitoring; biogeography; island ecosystems; conservation biology; conservation
Co-Editor
Kostas Kougioumoutzis, PhD
Department of Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 15701 Athens, Greece
Research Interests: Island and mountain biogeography and biodiversity; biodiversity and climate change; plant taxonomy and systematics; rare/endemic plant taxa monitoring, evaluation and assessment
About This Topic
Climate change influences significantly biodiversity and it is one of the most significant drivers of biodiversity loss with a rapidly increasing impact [1]. The Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change focus on species diversity and natural ecosystems conservation, restoration and sustainable management. Nature-based solutions, as defined by IUCN, have an important role in addressing both the causes and consequences of climate change while providing benefits for biodiversity conservation [2, 3]. The Paris Agreement also emphasizes the importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems and the protection of biodiversity when taking action to address climate change. The future impacts of climate change are projected to become more pronounced in the next decades, with variable relative effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning [4]. This special issue calls for contributions from research on the Climate change and Biodiversity interaction. Papers on Climate change and its impacts on genetic, species, habitats diversity as also ecosystem functioning and services, are welcome in all areas pertinent to the topic.
1. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Biodiversity Synthesis. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC; 2005.
2. Seddon N, Sengupta S, García-Espinosa M, Hauler I, Herr D, Rizvi AR. Nature-based Solutions in Nationally Determined Contributions: Synthesis and recommendations for enhancing climate ambition and action by 2020. Gland, Switzerland and Oxford, UK: IUCN and University of Oxford; 2019.
3. UICN France. Nature-based solutions to address climate change. Paris, France; 2016.
4. IPBES: Summary for policymakers of the global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Díaz S, Settele J, Brondízio ES, Ngo HT, Guèze M, Agard J, et al (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany; 2019. 56 pages.
Publication
Architecture as Habitat: Enhancing Urban Ecosystem Services Using Building EnvelopesAbstract The practice of reconciliation ecology in urban environments relies heavily on urban green space as the primary source of vegetated habitat in cities. However, most cities lack the quantity, connectivity, and accessibility of green space needed to provide essential ecosystem services for the health, well-being, and resilience of [...] |
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