Temperate Climates, Warmer Houses and Built Fabric Challenges

Adaptation to temperate climates.

Only model organisms live in a world of endless summer. Fitness at temperate latitudes reflects the ability of organisms in nature to exploit the favorable season, to mitigate the effects of the unfavorable season, and to make the timely switch from one life style to the other. Herein, we define fitness as Ry, the year-long cohort replacement rate across all four seasons, of the mosquito, Wyeom...

Traditional Houses with Stone Walls in Temperate Climates: The Impact of Various Insulation Strategies

Milk and Beef Production in Temperate Climates

Milk production in the temperate climates accounts for 66% of the world milk output. In North America only about 20% of beef originates from dairy herds, while in Europe beef production is a by-product of dairying. Several studies showed small genetic correlations between milk and beef traits, thus suggesting the possibility of simultaneous selection for both .characteristics. European breeding...

Is there more insect folivory in warmer temperate climates? A latitudinal comparison of insect folivory in eastern North America

1. It is generally believed that warmer climate forests suffer more herbivory, as a proportion of leaf area, than cooler climate forests. However, standardized studies using the same methodology have rarely been performed. 2. We carried out a study on scattered forest-edge populations of four widespread tree species (Quercus alba,Acer rubrum, Fagus grandifolia and Liquidambar styraciflua) spann...

Model biases in rice phenology under warmer climates

Climate-induced crop yields model projections are constrained by the accuracy of the phenology simulation in crop models. Here, we use phenology observations from 775 trials with 19 rice cultivars in 5 Asian countries to compare the performance of four rice phenology models (growing-degree-day (GDD), exponential, beta and bilinear models) when applied to warmer climates. For a given cultivar, t...