Journal articles: 'Bioclimate'

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Bistricean, Petruț Ionel, Dumitru Mihăilă, and Gina Lazurca Liliana. "Bioclimatic regionalization of Moldova west of the Prut River." Present Environment and Sustainable Development 11, no. 1 (2017): 45–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pesd-2017-0004.

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Abstract Bioclimatic research for the regionalization of Moldova west of the Prut River (hereinafter Moldova), focused on the use of various climate indexes, is scarce. Using 9 bioclimatic indexes (THI, Pr, Tpr, ISH, TEE, DI THOM, HUMIDEX, SSI and ISE) calculated based on statistical and cartographic methods, we identified, delineated and outlined the major characteristics of the three bioclimates of Moldova. Following our analysis, three bioclimatic regions were identified: the cold, wet and windy bioclimate, the comfortable bioclimate and the warm-dry and contrasting bioclimate. They fall broadly within the existing bioclimatic regionalization and provide new, complementary quantitative and qualitative information.

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Huu Xuan, Nguyen, Nguyen Khanh Van, Hoang Thi Kieu Oanh, and Vuong Van Vu. "THE CREATION OF BIOCLIMATIC VEGETATION MAP TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE AGRO FORESTRY IN BA AND KONE RIVER BASIN, VIETNAM." Ukrainian Geographical Journal, no. 1 (2021): 54–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/ugz2021.01.054.

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Bioclimate and natural vegetation have a long - term relationship that identify the potential vegetation distribution at different areas. For that reason, bioclimatic classification system was applied to the territory of Ba and Kone river basin, Vietnam. The precipitation and temperature dataset of Ba and Kone river basin was collected from 17 climate, hydrology, rain gauge stations which allowed to create a bioclimatic map at a scale of 1:250.000. Three bioclimatic factors of thermal-moisture basic conditions such as annual temperature (TN), annual rainfall (RN), length of dry season (n) are selected as criteria system of Ba and Kone river basin’s bioclimate. In order to describe the relationships between bioclimatic variables and zonal vegetation units, the resulting map presented 12 bioclimatic units corresponding distribution of vegetation from low to high altitudes. By building bioclimatology map in Ba and Kone river basin, the government can develop sustainable agro forestry in Central Highlands and South Central Coast of Vietnam.

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Prendergast, HDV. "Geographical Distribution of C4 Acid Decarboxylation Types and Associated Structural Variants in Native Australian C4 Grasses (Poaceae)." Australian Journal of Botany 37, no. 3 (1989): 253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt9890253.

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The native Australian C4 grass (Poaceae) flora is estimated to comprise 347 (57%) NADP-ME (NADP- malic enzyme), 193 (32%) NAD-ME (NAD-malic enzyme), and 65 (11%) PCK (PEP carboxykinase) type species. All C4 types are best represented in northern tropical Queensland, within the megatherm seasonal (summer) rainfall bioclimate of Nix. NADP-ME species are numerically dominant in 48 out of 73 State and Territory subdivisions, including 23 wholly or partly within the megathermlmesotherm arid bioclimate which closely corresponds to the arid and semiarid zones covering c. 80% of Australia. NAD-ME species numbers are proportionately at their highest in this bioclimate; PCK species may be the most dependent there on high soil moisture availability. The extent of the megatherm seasonal bioclimate is parallelled by the distribution of most PCK species and of many species of all C4 types with a suberised lamella in the cell walls of their 'photosynthetic carbon reduction' (or Kranz) tissue. Whilst the physiological reasons for these correlations are unknown, it is clear that C4 type alone is neither the sole determinant of geographical distribution nor necessarily always an adaptation to a particular bioclimatic regime. Taxonomic, ecological and historical factors in relation to C4 type distribution are discussed.

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Pesaresi, Simone, Diana Galdenzi, Edoardo Biondi, and Simona Casavecchia. "Bioclimate of Italy: application of the worldwide bioclimatic classification system." Journal of Maps 10, no. 4 (2014): 538–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2014.891472.

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Błażejczyk, Krzysztof, and Magdalena Kuchcik. "UTCI applications in practice (methodological questions)." Geographia Polonica 94, no. 2 (2021): 153–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.7163/gpol.0198.

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UTCI, although it was developed with the participation of scientists from 22 countries, it has shortcomings and people using it face various obstacles. The difficulties include wide range of issues: from different availability of meteorological data in individual countries, through the kind of air temperature which should be properly used in calculations, or the need of recalculation of wind speed. However the biggest subject concern algorithms for mean radiant temperature (Mrt) calculations, different models and programs which simplify calculations of this complex index though introduce different approximations and, as a result, many false results. The paper presents also wide range of UTCI applications in urban bioclimate studies and bioclimatic mapping, climate-human health researches and biometeorological forecasts which were the primary purpose of the index creation, but also applications in tourism and recreation or even in bioclimate change analysis.

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Jaouadi, Silva, Boussaid, Yahia, Cardoso, and Zaouali. "Differentiation of Phenolic Composition Among Tunisian Thymus algeriensis Boiss. et Reut. (Lamiaceae) Populations: Correlation to Bioactive Activities." Antioxidants 8, no. 11 (2019): 515. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox8110515.

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: Twelve Tunisian Thymus algeriensis populations growing wild in different bioclimatic zones, extending from the subhumid to the upper-arid bioclimates, were compared regarding their phenolic composition and their ability to serve as antioxidant, anti-acetylcholinesterase, and antibacterial agents. A significant variation of phenol profile was observed between the analyzed populations, as assessed by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a diode array detector and an electrospray mass spectrometer (UHPLC-DAD-ESI/MSn) technique. Rosmarinic acid was the main phenolic compound in most populations (383.8–1157.8 µg/mL extract), but still, those from the upper-arid bioclimatic zone were distinguished by the presence of carvacrol (1374.7 and 2221.6 µg/mL extract), which was absent in the remaining ones. T. algeriensis methanolic extracts were found to possess a substantial antioxidant and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities, with significant variation observed between populations, which were correlated to their phenolic contents. The antibacterial activity of the extracts tested against seven bacteria was revealed only by populations collected from upper-arid bioclimate and mainly associated with the presence of carvacrol. Extracts revealed a bacteriostatic effect against all bacteria (MIC = 1.4 mg/mL). Yet, the bactericidal activity (MBC = 1.4mg/mL) was restricted to the gram-negative bacteria Escherchia coli.

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Farris, Emmanuele, Michele Carta, Salvatore Circosta, Salvatore Falchi, Guillaume Papuga, and Peter de Lange. "The indigenous vascular flora of the forest domain of Anela (Sardinia, Italy)." PhytoKeys 113 (December 11, 2018): 97–143. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.113.28681.

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The importance of mountains for plant diversity and richness is underestimated, particularly when transition zones between different bioclimates are present along altitudinal gradients. Here we present the first floristic data for a mountain area in the island of Sardinia (Italy), which exhibits Mediterranean bioclimates at the bottom and temperate bioclimate at the top. We discovered a very high floristic richness, despite the fact that the number of endemic taxa is not high and the number of exclusive taxa is very low. Many of the detected taxa are at their range periphery and/or ecological margin. We conclude that climate transition zones in Mediterranean mountains and especially on islands are key areas regarding plant biodiversity and should be better investigated and protected.

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Karki, G., R. Kunwar, B. Bhatta, and N. Raj Devkota. "Climate change effects, adaptation and community-based forest management in the mid-hills of Tanahu and Kaski districts, Nepal." International Forestry Review 24, no. 4 (2022): 573–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1505/146554822836282509.

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In order to appraise climate change effects and adaptation practices in the forestry sector in Nepal, community forests in Tanahu and Kaski districts, representing tropical and temperate bioclimates respectively, were studied through a literature review, field observation, questionnaire survey and key informant interviews. Although it is clear that climate change is resulting in warmer temperatures, more erratic rainfall, deeper and more prolonged droughts, pervasive landslides and frequent floods and forest-fires, the effects are varied at the district level. The community forests of Tanahu are less resilient as they have limited elevational and bioclimatic range, and forest plant species and habitats, and are vulnerable to forest fire and overgrazing, whereas that of Kaski district cover a wide range of altitude and bioclimate, harboring a diverse range of plant species, habitats and traditional culture and, consequently, are highlighted for conservation by the forest authority. In order to make community forestry more resilient, embracing local adaptation is suggested with the aim of enhancing traditional forest management practices, lessening climate change hazards and increasing conservation trade-offs through strengthening the ownership of local communities and improving the circularity of forest service generation and consumption.

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Ighbareyeh, Jehad. "Bioclimate of Jericho in Palestine." مجلة جامعة فلسطين التقنية للأبحاث 7, no. 1 (2019): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.53671/pturj.v7i1.65.

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Jericho is an ancient Canaanite Palestinian city and one of the oldest cities in history, which dates back to more than 10.000 BC (Stone Age). It is located near to the Jordan River, north of the Dead Sea, and north of Jerusalem. Moreover, it considered the lowest area in the earth and has a unique climatic zone. during the study period (1975-1995), was utilized the Salvador Rivas Martinez scale to classify the bioclimate of the earth to analysis the climate and bioclimate data, which was obtained from one station from Palestinian Meteorology Department (Jericho station). The results revealed that the mean monthly temperature was 22.4 0C, mean maximum temperature was 34.8 0C, mean monthly minimum temperature was 15.3 0C, the value of the annual ombrothermic index was 0.6, the compensated thermicity index is very high around 1209/1209 and the simple continentality index was 16.7. The bioclomate of Jericho is located within the zones of the thermal model under the inframediterranean basin, the dry and arid regions. Jericho is belong to Mediterranean desertic-oceanic, the latitudinal belt as subtropical, while continentality is oceanic-low eu-oceanic.

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Ighbareyeh, Jehad. "Bioclimate of Jericho in Palestine." مجلة جامعة فلسطين التقنية خضوري للأبحاث 7, no. 1 (2019): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.53671/ptukrj.v7i1.65.

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Jericho is an ancient Canaanite Palestinian city and one of the oldest cities in history, which dates back to more than 10.000 BC (Stone Age). It is located near to the Jordan River, north of the Dead Sea, and north of Jerusalem. Moreover, it considered the lowest area in the earth and has a unique climatic zone. during the study period (1975-1995), was utilized the Salvador Rivas Martinez scale to classify the bioclimate of the earth to analysis the climate and bioclimate data, which was obtained from one station from Palestinian Meteorology Department (Jericho station). The results revealed that the mean monthly temperature was 22.4 0C, mean maximum temperature was 34.8 0C, mean monthly minimum temperature was 15.3 0C, the value of the annual ombrothermic index was 0.6, the compensated thermicity index is very high around 1209/1209 and the simple continentality index was 16.7. The bioclomate of Jericho is located within the zones of the thermal model under the inframediterranean basin, the dry and arid regions. Jericho is belong to Mediterranean desertic-oceanic, the latitudinal belt as subtropical, while continentality is oceanic-low eu-oceanic.

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Susnjar, Sanda, and Milica Pecelj. "Bioclimate analysis of Mountain Bjelasnica." Glasnik Srpskog geografskog drustva 94, no. 1 (2014): 91–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/gsgd1401091s.

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The main task of this paper was to assess weather suitability on Bjelasnica Mountain for optimal function of a human organism. Also, this paper represents weather classification for certain types of recreation and sport's activities. For the purpose of bioclimate analyses it has been used Model ?MENEX?. This paper deals with the assessment of heat exchange between man and its environment. Research is based on a meteorological data from 2000 to 2010. The aim of a research was to determine periods in year on mountain Bjelasnica with optimal climate conditions for recreation and living but also to define periods with mostly unsuitable weather conditions, except for healthy and well adapted persons and specific type of activities.

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Canu, Simona, Leonardo Rosati, Michele Fiori, Andrea Motroni, Rossella Filigheddu, and Emmanuele Farris. "Bioclimate map of Sardinia (Italy)." Journal of Maps 11, no. 5 (2014): 711–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2014.988187.

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Harlfinger, Otmar. "Climate and bioclimate of Australia." GeoJournal 29, no. 3 (1993): 325–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00807053.

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Sobh, Mohamed Tarek, Mohammed Magdy Hamed, Mohamed Salem Nashwan, and Shamsuddin Shahid. "Future Projection of Precipitation Bioclimatic Indicators over Southeast Asia using CMIP6." Sustainability 14, no. 20 (2022): 13596. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142013596.

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Precipitation is a key meteorological component that is directly related to climate change. Quantifying the changes in the precipitation bioclimate is crucial in planning climate-change adaptation and mitigation measures. Southeast Asia (SEA), home to the world’s greatest concentration of ecological variety, needs reliable monitoring of such changes. This study utilized the global-climate models from phase 6 of coupled model intercomparison project (CMIP6) to examine the variations in eight precipitation bioclimatic variables over SEA for two shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs). All indicators were studied for the near (2020–2059) and far (2060–2099) futures to provide a better understanding of the temporal changes and their related uncertainty compared to a historical period (1975–2014). The results showed a high geographical variability of the changes in precipitation-bioclimatic indicators in SEA. The mainland of SEA would experience more changes in the bioclimate than the maritime region. The multimodel ensemble (MME) showed an increase in mean annual rainfall of 6.0–12.4% in most of SEA except the Philippines and southern SEA. The increase will be relatively less in the wettest month (15%) and more in the driest month (20.7%) in most of SEA; however, the precipitation in the wettest quarter would increase by 2.85%, while the driest quarter would decrease by 1.0%. The precipitation would be more seasonal. In addition, the precipitation would increase over a larger area in the wettest month than in the driest month, making precipitation vary more geographically.

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Hamed, Mohammed Magdy, Mohamed Salem Nashwan, Tarmizi bin Ismail, and Shamsuddin Shahid. "Projection of Thermal Bioclimate of Egypt for the Paris Agreement Goals." Sustainability 14, no. 20 (2022): 13259. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142013259.

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This paper presents the likely changes in the thermal bioclimate of Egypt under the Paris Agreement, which aimed to restrict global warming to increase by 1.5–2.0 °C. A mean multi-model ensemble (MME) of eight global climate models were employed to evaluate the two shared socioeconomic paths (SSP) scenarios SSP1-1.9 and SSP1-2.6, which indicated scenarios for 1.5 and 2.0 °C rates of warming, respectively. The spatial distribution of the observed bioclimate indicated higher values in the south and southeast regions. The findings showed that there was an increase in Egypt’s mean temperature by rates of 1.3 and 1.5 °C for SSP1-1.9 and SSP1-2.6, respectively, with a higher increase in the southeast. The SSP1-2.6 scenario showed a gradual temperature rise with time, while SSP1-1.9 projected a decrease in the far future. The daily temperature variation decreased in the same region, but this effect was amplified in the north by 0.2 °C. The seasonality decreased by −0.8 to −2.3% without any shift in isothermality. The maximum summer temperature increased more (1.3–2.2 °C) than the minimum winter temperature (0.9–1.5 °C), causing an increase in inter-seasonal variability. Most bioclimatic indicators more rapidly rose in the north and northeast regions of Egypt, according to the geographical distribution of their projections.

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Peinado, Manuel, Miguelá Macías, Juan L. Aguirre, and José Delgadillo Rodríguez. "Bioclimate-Vegetation Interrelations in Northwestern Mexico." Southwestern Naturalist 55, no. 3 (2010): 311–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1894/dw-121.1.

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Domínguez, David Mejía, David Morillón Gálvez, Enrique A. Pérez Flores, Carlos A. Valenzuela Sánchez, and Agustín Díaz Rocha. "Bioclimate Atlas of Jalisco State, Mexico." Energy Procedia 57 (2014): 2033–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.168.

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Navarro, Gonzalo, and José Antonio Molina. "A novel biome concept and classification system based on bioclimate and vegetation – a Neotropical assay." Vegetation Classification and Survey 2 (October 7, 2021): 159–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/vcs/2021/64759.

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The knowledge of biomes as large-scale ecosystem units has benefited from advances in the ecological and evolutionary sciences. Despite this, a universal biome classification system that also allows a standardized nomenclature has not yet been achieved. We propose a comprehensive and hierarchical classification method and nomenclature to define biomes based on a set of bioclimatic variables and their corresponding vegetation structure and ecological functionality. This method uses three hierarchical biome levels: Zonal biome (Macrobiome), Biome and Regional biome. Biome nomenclature incorporates both bioclimatic and vegetation characterization (i.e. formation). Bioclimate characterization basically includes precipitation rate and thermicity. The description of plant formations encompasses vegetation structure, physiognomy and foliage phenology. Since the available systems tend to underestimate the complexity and diversity of tropical ecosystems, we have tested our approach in the biogeographical area of the Neotropics. Our proposal includes a bioclimatic characterization of the main 16 Neotropical plant formations identified. This method provides a framework that (1) enables biome distribution and changes to be projected from bioclimatic data; (2) allows all biomes to be named according to a globally standardized scheme; and (3) integrates various ecological biome approaches with the contributions of the European and North American vegetation classification systems. Taxonomic reference: Jørgensen et al. (2014). Dedication: This work is dedicated to the memory of and in homage to Prof. Dr. Salvador Rivas-Martínez.

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Pleško, Nada. "Climatotherapeutic possibilities of Croatia." Tourism and hospitality management 2, no. 2 (1996): 325–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/thm.2.2.9.

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Today is obvious course in the world to select the favourable climate for the climatotherapeutic treatment of certain diseases, and such areas are known as climatic health resorts. The four main areas were selected for climatotherapy: -areas along the coast (thalassotherapy), -areas surrounding thermal springs (balneotherapy), -mountainous, not windy, areas (high altitude therapy). -A fourth possibility for climatotherapy is transfer of large groups of people from unfavourable climates to areas with favourable ones. Republic of Croatia is rich with regions of favourable climates for all four kinds of climatotherapy and health tourism, especially if we include still yet a clean air and clean sea. A proof for climatic conditions quality can provide only the long time performed meteorological measurements at places of interest. hi the article are discussed meteorological indices, today most frequently used in Croatia, for a bioclimate estimation, and a content of "CLIMATE AND BIOCLIMATE REVIEW (PROSPECT)". Such prospects could be made for many places with tradition in climatotherapy and they are quoted. "Climate and bioclimate review" gives to doctors, patients or tourists detail information about a climate for each ten days during the year, and about a bioclimate additionally for morning, midday and evening. Prospect enables to choice, in dependence of health state, a most suitable period for coming to Croatia, and also comprises information useful for nautical navigation and for a health resort economic management.

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Mernizi, Amine, Salma Bouziane, Hicham Fathi, et al. "First seroepidemiological and risk factor survey of avian metapneumovirus circulation in Moroccan broiler farms." Veterinarski glasnik, no. 00 (2022): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/vetgl220307009m.

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Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is a highly contagious pathogen for broilers. Its epidemiological aspects remain poorly understood in Morocco. Given that, we carried out a pilot seroepidemiological survey from December 2020 to June 2021 to define aMPV seroprevalence in Moroccan broiler flocks in different bioclimatic zones (humid to sub-humid, semi-arid, arid) during winter and spring. According to these zones, 48 flocks not vaccinated against aMPV were selected using a stratified random sampling model. With a simple random sampling strategy, fifteen to thirty sera per flock were collected then analysed using a commercial indirect ELISA kit (CIVTEST AVI TRT?, HIPRA S.A., Amer, Spain) that was able to titre antibodies against aMPV subtypes A and B. Furthermore, questionnaires were shared with veterinarians in charge of flocks to collect data and analyse it with multivariable logistic regression models to identify risk factors associated with virus circulation. From 1142 sera, 912 tested positive with the ELISA used, showing an overall aMPV seroprevalence of 79.86% in the broilers. The arid zone had the highest seroprevalences: 94.16% during winter and 84.82% during spring. Bioclimate and season seemed to contribute to aMPV seropositivity. Likewise, high stocking densities and poor hygiene scores on farms were proven to predispose birds to seropositivity. Hereby, we show the circulation of aMPV in Moroccan broiler farms is influenced by bioclimate, season, density, and hygiene conditions. The present study is the first serological evidence of aMPV in broilers in the Maghreb region.

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Ighbareyeh, Jehad M. H., A. Cano-Ortiz, E. Cano Carmona, Asma A. A. Suliemieh, and Mohammed M. H. Ighbareyeh. "Flora Endemic Rare and Bioclimate of Palestine." OALib 04, no. 11 (2017): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1103977.

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Munteanu, Constantin, Horia Lazarescu, and Diana Munteanu. "Solicitant- exciting plain bioclimate - Amara Balneoclimateric Resort." Balneo Research Journal 2, no. 2 (2011): 75–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.12680/balneo.2011.1016.

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Stojicevic, Goran, Biljana Basarin, and Tin Lukic. "Detailed bioclimate analysis of Banja Koviljaca (Serbia)." Geographica Pannonica 20, no. 3 (2016): 127–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/geopan1603127s.

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Mertens, Elke. "Bioclimate and city planning – open space planning." Atmospheric Environment 33, no. 24-25 (1999): 4115–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1352-2310(99)00153-3.

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Taesler, Roger. "The bioclimate in temperate and northern cities." International Journal of Biometeorology 35, no. 3 (1991): 161–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf01049062.

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Krivenko, Olga. "STRUCTURE OF METHODS FOR BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS FOR FORMING A SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENT." Urban development and spatial planning, no. 78 (October 29, 2021): 290–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.32347/2076-815x.2021.78.290-298.

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The article examines the design of bioclimatic high-rise buildings, taking into account the formation of the mesoclimate and sustainable urban environment. The current pace of urban development makes it possible to talk about the formation of an urban ecosystem, which is significantly different in its characteristics from a natural ecosystem. Therefore, the task of bioclimatic design is not to solve individual design problems, for example, those related to energy saving, but to create a holistic ecological environment for urban development with the possibility of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. In the course of the study, the main natural factors (lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere) that affect the bioclimate of the area and the design of bioclimatic high-rise buildings were identified. It has been determined that bioclimatic design solutions can have significant variability, which is associated with construction conditions, design tasks, and technology development. Therefore, to generalize them, the following indicators for assessing the development of bioclimatic design solutions were identified: counteraction to climate change; sustainable city development policy; nature and biodiversity; waste; energy efficiency. Based on the analysis of the reconstruction of Marina City towers, which has a bioclimatic orientation of design solutions at the meso-level (for Chicago, USA), the relationship between the mesoclimate and bioclimatic design has been investigated, which makes it possible to find optimal solutions to improve the quality of the human living environment in the city.

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GOMEZ MERCADO, Francisco, Esther GIMENEZ LUQUE, Enrique LOPEZ CARRIQUE, Sergio DE HARO LOZANO, and Fernando DEL MORAL TORRES. "Ecological Ordination and Distribution of Hygrophilous Species Growing on a Mediterranean Riverbank (SW Spain)." Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 40, no. 2 (2012): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nbha4027900.

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The Guadiamar riverbanks are home to riparian plant communities, such as alder, poplar and ash forests, tamujares, salt marshes,reed beds, etc. characteristic of Mediterranean rivers. A data set of these communities, including floristic relevÃ©s and environmentalvariables (physical and chemical soil properties, bioclimate) was analysed to correlate their floristic composition/species distributionwith environmental variables. By means of an RDA (redundancy analysis) and a complementary cluster analysis four groups of specieswere discriminated according to their ecological requirements. The RDA displayed three major, parallel-running gradients (i.e., textural,bioclimatic and chemical) in environmental variables. Other less conspicuous, crossed gradients revealed the impact of man-madealterations, particularly in the middle reaches of the river. The results can be helpful in the planning of future ecologically orientedrestoration programmes of wetlands.

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Hadi Pour, Sahar, Ahmad Abd Wahab, Shamsuddin Shahid, and Xiaojun Wang. "Spatial Pattern of the Unidirectional Trends in Thermal Bioclimatic Indicators in Iran." Sustainability 11, no. 8 (2019): 2287. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11082287.

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Changes in bioclimatic indicators can provide valuable information on how global warming induced climate change can affect humans, ecology and the environment. Trends in thermal bioclimatic indicators over the diverse climate of Iran were assessed in this study to comprehend their spatio-temporal changes in different climates. The gridded temperature data of Princeton Global Meteorological Forcing with a spatial resolution of 0.25° and temporal extent of 1948–2010 was used for this purpose. Autocorrelation and wavelets analyses were conducted to assess the presence of self-similarity and cycles in the data series. The modified version of the Mann–Kendall (MMK) test was employed to estimate unidirectional trends in 11 thermal bioclimatic indicators through removing the influence of natural cycles on trend significance. A large decrease in the number of grid points showing significant trends was noticed for the MMK in respect to the classical Mann–Kendall (MK) test which indicates that the natural variability of the climate should be taken into consideration in bioclimatic trend analyses in Iran. The unidirectional trends obtained using the MMK test revealed changes in almost all of the bioclimatic indicators in different parts of Iran, which indicates rising temperature have significantly affected the bioclimate of the country. The semi-dry region along the Persian Gulf in the south and mountainous region in the northeast were found to be more affected in terms of the changes in a number of bioclimatic indicators.

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Matzarakis, Andreas, and Kathrin Graw. "Human Bioclimate Analysis for the Paris Olympic Games." Atmosphere 13, no. 2 (2022): 269. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos13020269.

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Weather and climate conditions can be important and a decision factor for travel plans or outdoor and sport events. It is important to quantify thermal comfort and other related climate factors for different applications and destinations and make the results easily accessible to visitors and sport attendees. This analysis has provided and quantified thermal comfort, heat stress and other climate-related factors. A relevant approach is the visualization of climate thresholds in a Climate-Tourism/Transfer-Information Scheme (CTIS) for the prevailing local climate conditions. The methodology provided here is a possible gold standard of good human biometeorological practices for tourism, recreation and sports, and can be applied for all major events. The information provided on the local climate can be extracted by non-experts such as tourists intending to attend sports events.

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Soteriades, A. D., D. Murray-Rust, A. Trabucco, and M. J. Metzger. "Understanding global climate change scenarios through bioclimate stratification." Environmental Research Letters 12, no. 8 (2017): 084002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7689.

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Omonijo, Akinyemi Gabriel, and Andreas Matzarakis. "Climate and bioclimate analysis of Ondo State, Nigeria." Meteorologische Zeitschrift 20, no. 5 (2011): 531–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2011/0268.

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de Freitas, C. R. "Assessment of human bioclimate based on thermal response." International Journal of Biometeorology 29, no. 2 (1985): 97–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02189029.

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TAKAHASHI, Hidenori, and Taichi MAKI. "Symposium on Tropical Agroclimate, Bioclimate, Geoecology and Agriculture." Journal of Agricultural Meteorology 43, no. 1 (1987): 65–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2480/agrmet.43.65.

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Matzarakis, Andreas, Manuela De Rocco, and Georges Najjar. "Thermal bioclimate in Strasbourg - the 2003 heat wave." Theoretical and Applied Climatology 98, no. 3-4 (2009): 209–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00704-009-0102-4.

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Shevchenko, Olga, Sergiy Snizhko, and Mariia Matviienko. "Human-biometeorological assessment of Kharkiv (Ukraine) in the summer season." Hrvatski meteorološki časopis 54/55, no. 54/55 (2021): 43–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.37982/hmc.54.55.1.4.

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The objective of this research is to assess the bioclimate of the city of Kharkiv in the summer season using the human thermal index of physiologically equivalent temperature (PET). The RayMan model has been used to obtain PET values. The results suggest that most days in Kharkiv during the summer are characterized by heat stress of various intensity 65.7% in June, 84.6% in July, 77.1% in August. The average frequency of comfortable weather is very low, varying from 12.6 to 25%. During heat waves, the frequency of days in Kharkiv with heat stress increases significantly, amounting to 96.3%. The results of the Kharkiv bioclimate assessment using PET may be used to create measures for heat adaptation and develop infrastructure for recreation and tourism in the city during hot periods.

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Lozano, Vanessa, Gabriella Vacca, Ignazio Camarda, et al. "Plant Diversity in Sardinian Mountain Rangelands: Analysis of Its Relationships with Grazing, Land Management, and Pastoral Value." Ecologies 2, no. 1 (2021): 164–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ecologies2010009.

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In this study, we analyzed the effects of grazing on native and endemic plant diversity, as well as its relationship with pastoral value along a gradient of abiotic and biotic factors and types of land management in a mountainous area of central-eastern Sardinia, Italy. Plant diversity was estimated by conducting a floristic survey within plots. In total, 231 plant species were recorded in 63 plots distributed within the study area, and this total number included 20 endemic species. Species richness was mainly affected by the type of management, soil attributes, altitude, and bioclimate. Pastoral value was strongly affected by nutrient availability and bioclimate. Our results suggest that the cover of endemic species increases with altitude. Finally, in Sardinian rangelands, a negative effect of grazing pressure on endemic species was observed.

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Shevchenko, О. "ALGORITHM OF COMPLEX URBAN METEOROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT." Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Geography, no. 76-77 (2020): 31–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2721.2020.76-77.4.

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Determining the main patterns influencing the formation of urban meteorological transformations in cities, establishing mechanisms of interaction between components of the urban environment, development of methods, approaches, and preparation of algorithms for obtaining objective information about the urban environment are very important and urgent tasks which determine the development of urban meteorology as a science and have important practical significance. The aim of this work is the development of the algorithm of complex urban meteorological assessment for objective identification of transformations in the atmospheric environment of big cities. The methodological basis of the research is the concept of interaction of urban meteorological components of the city. The results of the latest meteorological studies of urban areas are systematized in this work. It is shown the close relationships between the urban meteorological components (microclimate, bioclimate, air pollution, and climate change and vulnerability to it) and their significant influence on the formation of each other. The necessity of the development of a complex urban meteorological assessment algorithm is substantiated and such an algorithm is offered. The algorithm consists of four basic stages and one which can be realized optionally. The assessment of microclimatic features of separate sites of the territory should be carried out at the first stage. The second stage of the assessment should be the study of the specific urban bioclimate, as the UHI existence, wind speed reduction and associated changes in urban energy balance within the city lead to the formation of specific bioclimatic conditions in urban areas. The third stage of the assessment should be devoted to the evaluation of air pollution levels in the urban environment. The city’s climate change vulnerability assessment should be done at the fourth stage. Features of realization of each stage are described in detail.

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Aloise, Gaetano, Mara Cagnin, and Luca Luiselli. "Co-occurrence patterns in independently evolved groups of Mediterranean insectivorous vertebrates (lizards and shrews)." Amphibia-Reptilia 36, no. 3 (2015): 233–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00002998.

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Soricid mammals and lizards are small-sized, insectivorous vertebrates that are widespread and abundant in Mediterranean habitats. Because of their broad sympatry and their diet similarity, these taxa have been suspected to compete for food. Therefore, co-occurrence patterns between these taxa were studied at 72 sites in southern Italy by means of trapping methods. The assemblages were quite distinct depending on the site bioclimate: for the Lacertidae,Podarcis siculusdominated in the thermo-Mediterranean sites andP. muralisin the temperate sites, whereas, for the soricids,Suncus etruscusand two species ofCrocidurawere dominant in thermo-Mediterranean sites and threeSorexspecies in the temperate sites. The mean number of captured soricids was statistically higher in the temperate sites, and was positively related to the first component of a Principal Component Analysis summarizing three collinear study site variables (elevation, mean annual temperature, annual rainfall), the reverse being true for lizards. Co-occurrence analysis revealed that a non-segregated structure was present in the dataset, whereas a randomization algorithm showed that the assemblage of small mammals and lizards was non-randomly structured, with the frequency distribution of shrews being non-independent by site from that of lizards. However, when we divided the sites by their bioclimatic regime (thermo-Mediterranean versus temperate), the non-randomness of the community structure disappeared, thus demonstrating that interspecific competition was not the main force driving these assemblages of species. The number of shrews captured in each sampling site was however significantly negatively related to the number of lizards, this pattern being linked to the bioclimate of the various sampling sites. Overall, our data indicated that the assemblage of shrews and lizards was likely regulated essentially by local climate and not by synecological (interspecific competition) dynamics.

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Nastos, Panagiotis T., and Andreas Matzarakis. "Human Bioclimatic Conditions, Trends, and Variability in the Athens University Campus, Greece." Advances in Meteorology 2013 (2013): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/976510.

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The objective of this work is the assessment of human thermal bioclimatic conditions in the Athens University Campus (AUC), including the Faculties and their respective Departments of the largest state institution of higher learning in Greece, and among the largest universities in Europe. The analysis of bioclimate was carried out, using the physiologically equivalent temperature (PET), which is based on the energy balance model of the human body. The meteorological data required for the calculation of PET concern hourly values of air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and total solar radiation, for the time period 1999–2007. The recorded data sets were obtained from the meteorological station of the Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment of the University of Athens. The results revealed the hours of the day in which thermal comfort or stress prevails, as well as the trends and variability of PET, for the studied period. Finally, the intense heat waves occurred during summer 2007 along with extreme cold conditions during December 2003-February 2004 were analyzed in terms of PET classes and compared to the respective average bioclimatic conditions of the study period.

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Milentijevic, Nikola, Jovan Dragojlovic, Marija Cimbaljevic, Dusan Ristic, Kristina Kalkan, and Dragan Buric. "Analysis of equivalent temperature - case of Kragujevac city." Glasnik Srpskog geografskog drustva 98, no. 1 (2018): 61–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/gsgd180225003m.

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A more complete climate image of a site is obtained by analyzing bioclimatic indicators. In this paper, an analysis of the physiological sense of heat in the territory of the city of Kragujevac was presented. Bioclimatic considerations are based on the equivalent temperature, which represents the combined influence of air temperature and water vapor pressure. Based on these two climatic elements, the corresponding equations and the Kr?ger anthropo-climatic classifications, three climate types and nine physiological sensations of heat for the territory of the city of Kragujevac were isolated. Their significance in bioclimatology is that they cause different sensations of heat in healthy and sick people, and can serve as the basis for the expected types of bioclimate during the year. Urban areas are areas of higher population concentration to which the climate elements act stimulating or, on the contrary, discouraging, which depends on the person's health. For the needs of this work, a thirty-year climate period (1981-2010) was analyzed based on the data obtained from the weather station Kragujevac. There are significant historical and tourist sites and natural resources in the city and its surroundings, which can be valorized complementarily. Analyzed values of equivalent temperatures can be used for the planning of tourist activities and in means of tourist propaganda. For this purpose, this work can be a solid bioclimatic basis.

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Giannaros, Theodore M., Vassiliki Kotroni, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, and Andreas Matzarakis. "Climatology and trends of the Euro-Mediterranean thermal bioclimate." International Journal of Climatology 38, no. 8 (2018): 3290–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.5501.

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Watling, James I., Stephanie S. Romañach, David N. Bucklin, et al. "Do bioclimate variables improve performance of climate envelope models?" Ecological Modelling 246 (November 2012): 79–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.07.018.

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Vinogradova, V. V. "Universal thermal climate index in Russia." Izvestiya Rossiiskoi akademii nauk. Seriya geograficheskaya, no. 2 (May 13, 2019): 3–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s2587-5566201923-19.

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The paper uses the universal thermal climate index (UTCI) to estimate the bioclimate in Russia, initiated by the Commission of the International society of Biometeorology. The UTCI index can be described as equivalent environment temperature (°C), which provides the same physiological impact on humans as the actual environment. Assessment of bioclimatic conditions is shown for the territory of Russia in the period of modern climate change (2001–2015). Cold stress conditions (from low to extreme) were observed in the almost all territory of Russia for about 8–11 months a year. During the rest of the year, the conditions are neutral or comfortable. The period of extreme and very high cold stress is reduced during the modern climate warming (compared to the period 1961–1990), especially in the Arctic, in the European part of Russia, in Western and Eastern Siberia. At the same time, the period with neutral and comfortable thermal conditions increases.

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Baik, Nourdine, Houda Bandou, Miriam Gonzales Garcia, Elena Benavente, and Juan Manuel Vega. "Genetic diversity of ribosomal loci (5S and 45S rDNA) and pSc119.2 repetitive DNA sequence among four species of Aegilops (Poaceae) from Algeria." Ukrainian Botanical Journal 78, no. 6 (2021): 414–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/ukrbotj78.06.414.

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In continuation of our previous research we carried out the karyological investigation of 53 populations of four Aegilops species (A. geniculata, A. triuncialis, A. ventricosa, and A. neglecta) sampled in different eco-geographical habitats in Algeria. The genetic variability of the chromosomal DNA loci of the same collection of Aegilops is highlighted by the Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization technique (FISH) using three probes: 5S rDNA, 45S rDNA, and repetitive DNA (pSc119.2). We found that the two rDNA loci (5S and 45S) hybridized with some chromosomes and showed a large genetic polymorphism within and between the four Aegilops species, while the repetitive DNA sequences (pSc119.2) hybridized with all chromosomes and differentiated the populations of the mountains with a humid bioclimate from the populations of the steppe regions with an arid bioclimate. However, the transposition of the physical maps of the studied loci (5S rDNA, 45S rDNA, and pSc119.2) with those of other collections revealed the existence of new loci in Aegilops from Algeria.

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Nwe, Thazin, Robert J. Zomer, and Richard T. Corlett. "Projected Impacts of Climate Change on the Protected Areas of Myanmar." Climate 8, no. 9 (2020): 99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli8090099.

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Protected areas are the backbone of biodiversity conservation but are fixed in space and vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change. Myanmar is exceptionally rich in biodiversity but has a small protected area system. This study aimed to assess the potential vulnerability of this system to climate change. In the absence of good biodiversity data, we used a spatial modeling approach based on a statistically derived bioclimatic stratification (the Global Environmental Stratification, GEnS) to understand the spatial implications of projected climate change for Myanmar’s protected area system by 2050 and 2070. Nine bioclimatic zones and 41 strata were recognized in Myanmar, but their representation in the protected area system varied greatly, with the driest zones especially underrepresented. Under climate change, most zones will shift upslope, with some protected areas projected to change entirely to a new bioclimate. Potential impacts on biodiversity include mountaintop extinctions of species endemic to isolated peaks, loss of climate specialists from small protected areas and those with little elevational range, and woody encroachment into savannas and open forests as a result of both climate change and rising atmospheric CO2. Myanmar needs larger, better connected, and more representative protected areas, but political, social, and economic problems make this difficult.

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Brook, Barry W., H. Resit Akçakaya, David A. Keith, Georgina M. Mace, Richard G. Pearson, and Miguel B. Araújo. "Integrating bioclimate with population models to improve forecasts of species extinctions under climate change." Biology Letters 5, no. 6 (2009): 723–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0480.

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Climate change is already affecting species worldwide, yet existing methods of risk assessment have not considered interactions between demography and climate and their simultaneous effect on habitat distribution and population viability. To address this issue, an international workshop was held at the University of Adelaide in Australia, 25–29 May 2009, bringing leading species distribution and population modellers together with plant ecologists. Building on two previous workshops in the UK and Spain, the participants aimed to develop methodological standards and case studies for integrating bioclimatic and metapopulation models, to provide more realistic forecasts of population change, habitat fragmentation and extinction risk under climate change. The discussions and case studies focused on several challenges, including spatial and temporal scale contingencies, choice of predictive climate, land use, soil type and topographic variables, procedures for ensemble forecasting of both global climate and bioclimate models and developing demographic structures that are realistic and species-specific and yet allow generalizations of traits that make species vulnerable to climate change. The goal is to provide general guidelines for assessing the Red-List status of large numbers of species potentially at risk, owing to the interactions of climate change with other threats such as habitat destruction, overexploitation and invasive species.

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Didukh, Ya P., and D. S. Vynokurov. "DIDUKH YA.P., VYNOKUROV D.S. SPATIAL-TEMPORAL CHANGES OF BIOCLIMATE FACTORS IN EUROPE." Hydrology, hydrochemistry and hydroecology, no. 1 (59) (2021): 64–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2306-5680.2021.1.7.

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Based on the data from Worldclim 2.0 and the Climatic Research Unit, calculations of bioclimatic hydrothermal indicators were carried out. It is pointed out that the following factors determine the development and distribution of biota, and are used for the synphytoindication method: thermoregime, cryoregime, continentality, ombroregime. Thermoregime is based on mean annual temperatures and FAR, which are highly correlated. They also are connected with the vegetative period. It was found that the higher the latitudes and the more continental climate, the sharper the changes in average annual temperatures, as well as accordingly the vegetation period is longer. Cryoregime is one of the most significant limiting factors that determine the distribution of species, their ontogenetic cycle, the peculiarities of their phenology etc. We used average January temperatures to calculate it. It has been suggested that the change in cryoclimate led to the expansion of maple. It has an advantage over hornbeam, linden and oak because its phenological features have changed. Continentality and ombroregime affect the distribution of communities at the landscape level. We used the Gorchinsky index to calculate the continentality and the de Martonne index to calculate the ombroregime. Their change for some types of habitats contributes to the expansion of their distribution, and for others – to their reduction. As a result, there is a zonal replacement of some types of habitats by others (forests-steppes-deserts). Instead, for azonal types of habitats (aquatic vegetation, eutrophic swamps, meadows), these factors are not limiting. Corresponding maps have been created that reflect 30-year time intervals (1901-1929, 1930-1959, 1960-1989 and 1990-2019) and regional changes within Europe. A rather significant change is recorded at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries (1990-2019), which is associated with climate warming. Temporal and regional changes are multidirectional (in nature, gradient and magnitude). Correlations between them and bioclimatic parameters have been established. This serves as a basis for assigning Ukraine to four types of bioclimate (sub-humid suboceanic – forest and forest-steppe zones; subarid subcontinental – steppe zone, mountainous – Carpathians and mountain-sub-Mediterranean – Mountain Crimea). Each of them is characterized by qualitative differences. When developing appropriate forecasts for the development and changes of biota and ecosystems, it is necessary to take into account these features.

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Peinado, Manuel, Gustavo Díaz, José Delgadillo, et al. "Bioclimate-Vegetation Interrelations along the Pacific Rim of North America." American Journal of Plant Sciences 03, no. 10 (2012): 1430–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2012.310173.

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Katerusha, Olena, and Andreas Matzarakis. "Thermal bioclimate and climate tourism analysis for odessa, black sea." Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 97, no. 4 (2015): 671–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geoa.12107.

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Hampe, Arndt. "Bioclimate envelope models: what they detect and what they hide." Global Ecology and Biogeography 13, no. 5 (2004): 469–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-822x.2004.00090.x.

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