Publications by authors named "Daniel Ruiz-Carrascal"
Heterogeneous thermal tolerance of dominant Andean montane tree species.
Commun Earth Environ
February 2025
In tropical montane forests, the Earth's largest biodiversity hotspots, there is increasing evidence that climate warming is resulting in montane species being displaced by their lowland counterparts. However, the drivers of these changes are poorly understood. Across a large elevation gradient in the Colombian Andes, we established three experimental plantations of 15 dominant tree species including both naturally occurring montane and lowland species and measured their survival and growth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lyme disease continues to expand in Canada and the USA and no single intervention is likely to curb the epidemic.
Methods: We propose a platform to quantitatively assess the effectiveness of a subset of Ixodes scapularis tick management approaches. The platform allows us to assess the impact of different control treatments, conducted either individually (single interventions) or in combination (combined efforts), with varying timings and durations.
The Climatic Impact-Driver Framework for Assessment of Risk-Relevant Climate Information.
Earths Future
November 2022
Article Synopsis
- The climate science and applications communities are developing a demand-driven framework called "climatic impact-driver" (CID) to assess how physical climate conditions affect human and natural systems.
- This framework categorizes CIDs into seven types (like heat and drought) and 33 distinct categories, facilitating collaboration between climate scientists and impacts experts for better understanding sectoral responses.
- By using CIDs, adaptation planning and risk management can benefit from a comprehensive understanding of climatic conditions, ultimately improving climate services and communication of research findings.