Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Synthetic Biology02:55

Synthetic Biology

5.8K
Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary science that involves using principles from disciplines such as engineering, molecular biology, cell biology, and systems biology. It involves remodeling existing organisms from nature or constructing completely new synthetic organisms for applications such as protein or enzyme production, bioremediation, value-added macromolecule production, and the addition of desirable traits to crops, to name a few.
Golden rice
Golden rice is a genetically modified...
5.8K
Global Climate Change01:50

Global Climate Change

29.9K
Throughout its ~4.5 billion year history, the Earth has experienced periods of warming and cooling. However, the current drastic increase in global temperatures is well outside of the Earth’s cyclic norms, and evidence for human-caused global climate change is compelling. Paleoclimatology, the study of ancient climate conditions, provides ample evidence for human-caused global climate change by comparing recent conditions with those in the past.
29.9K
Microbes and Climate Change01:27

Microbes and Climate Change

65
Microorganisms are pivotal agents in Earth's biogeochemical cycles, significantly influencing climate dynamics through their metabolic activities. These microbes modulate the levels of key greenhouse gases by both contributing to and helping mitigate climate change.Microbial Contributions to Greenhouse Gas EmissionsRising global temperatures accelerate microbial metabolism, which, in turn, speeds up the decomposition of organic matter. This process releases carbon dioxide (CO₂) through...
65

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Perceived Effects of Agri-Environmental Management Practices on Public Good Delivery.

Environmental management·2026
Same author

Climate response to Nature Future scenarios in a regional Earth System Model.

Nature communications·2026
Same author

Linking land-based pollution pathways to coral reef exposure and ecological response.

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)·2026
Same author

As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets.

Nature·2026
Same author

Conceptualising and mapping polarisation trends in land systems.

Ambio·2026
Same author

Foundational principles of an applied cultural evolutionary science for natural resource management and conservation.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences·2026
Same journal

Relative importance of climate versus socio-environmental development changes to 2050 in rural coastal Bangladesh-a system analysis.

Regional environmental change·2026
Same journal

Trapped by climate change? (In)voluntary immobility in Bangladesh.

Regional environmental change·2025
Same journal

Catching up with drought: law and policy responses in the Netherlands.

Regional environmental change·2025
Same journal

Climate impacts on migration in the Arctic North America: existing evidence and research recommendations.

Regional environmental change·2025
Same journal

Adaptation planning in the context of a weakening and possibly collapsing Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

Regional environmental change·2025
Same journal

Explaining the adaptation gap in Dutch coastal risk management through lock-in mechanisms.

Regional environmental change·2025
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 15, 2026

Methods of Soil Resampling to Monitor Changes in the Chemical Concentrations of Forest Soils
09:16

Methods of Soil Resampling to Monitor Changes in the Chemical Concentrations of Forest Soils

Published on: November 25, 2016

17.6K

Synthesis in land change science: methodological patterns, challenges, and guidelines.

Nicholas R Magliocca1, Thomas K Rudel2, Peter H Verburg3

  • 1Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 211 Sondheim, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD USA ; The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, University of Maryland, College Park, 1 Park Place, Annapolis, MD USA.

Regional Environmental Change
|March 31, 2015
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Land change science (LCS) uses synthesis methods to understand how local land-use changes impact global environments. Research shows synthesis is growing, but challenges like data comparability and geographic bias need addressing for reliable global insights.

Keywords:
Case studiesLand-use changeMeta-analysisMeta-study

More Related Videos

Soil Lysimeter Excavation for Coupled Hydrological, Geochemical, and Microbiological Investigations
10:30

Soil Lysimeter Excavation for Coupled Hydrological, Geochemical, and Microbiological Investigations

Published on: September 11, 2016

11.5K
Measuring and Mapping Patterns of Soil Erosion and Deposition Related to Soil Carbonate Concentrations Under Agricultural Management
08:09

Measuring and Mapping Patterns of Soil Erosion and Deposition Related to Soil Carbonate Concentrations Under Agricultural Management

Published on: September 12, 2017

12.5K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 15, 2026

Methods of Soil Resampling to Monitor Changes in the Chemical Concentrations of Forest Soils
09:16

Methods of Soil Resampling to Monitor Changes in the Chemical Concentrations of Forest Soils

Published on: November 25, 2016

17.6K
Soil Lysimeter Excavation for Coupled Hydrological, Geochemical, and Microbiological Investigations
10:30

Soil Lysimeter Excavation for Coupled Hydrological, Geochemical, and Microbiological Investigations

Published on: September 11, 2016

11.5K
Measuring and Mapping Patterns of Soil Erosion and Deposition Related to Soil Carbonate Concentrations Under Agricultural Management
08:09

Measuring and Mapping Patterns of Soil Erosion and Deposition Related to Soil Carbonate Concentrations Under Agricultural Management

Published on: September 12, 2017

12.5K

Area of Science:

  • Land Change Science (LCS)
  • Environmental Change
  • Socio-ecological Systems

Background:

  • Global and regional changes significantly impact local land use, livelihoods, and ecosystems.
  • Local land-use changes cumulatively drive global environmental and biodiversity shifts.
  • Land Change Science (LCS) integrates local case studies for broader understanding.

Approach:

  • Review of synthesis methods in LCS.
  • Meta-analysis of synthesis studies from 1995-2012.
  • Assessment of trends in synthesis objectives, methods, and study focus.

Key Points:

  • Synthesis research in LCS is rapidly increasing, with a trend towards more quantitative and sophisticated methods like meta-analysis.
  • Commonly studied phenomena include land-use change drivers and impacts across various world regions.
  • Identified challenges include interpretability, comparability of case studies, and geographic biases in data coverage.

Conclusions:

  • Synthesis methods are crucial for generating systematic global and regional understanding of land change.
  • Opportunities exist to improve the reliability and acceleration of synthetic LCS research.
  • Growing demand for this knowledge supports policy development for adaptation and mitigation.