Climate Change in Africa and Vegetation Response: A Bibliometric and Spatially Based Information Assessment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Space-Based Climate Data Analysis
2.2. Bibliometric Data and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Vegetation Response to Climate Change
3.2. Soil Moisture Anomaly, Temperature and Rainfall Distribution
3.3. Progress of Research on African Climate Change from 1999 to 2019
3.4. Most Productive Countries in Africa Regarding Climate Change
3.5. Distribution of Climate Change Publications and Citation Network
4. Responses of Climate in Fauna and Flora
4.1. Heat Stress Response
4.1.1. Heat Stress Responses at the Molecular Level: Oxidative Stress
4.1.2. Cellular and Metabolic Responses to Heat Stress
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Authors | 692 |
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Idris, O.A.; Opute, P.; Orimoloye, I.R.; Maboeta, M.S. Climate Change in Africa and Vegetation Response: A Bibliometric and Spatially Based Information Assessment. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4974. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14094974
Idris OA, Opute P, Orimoloye IR, Maboeta MS. Climate Change in Africa and Vegetation Response: A Bibliometric and Spatially Based Information Assessment. Sustainability. 2022; 14(9):4974. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14094974
Chicago/Turabian StyleIdris, Oladayo Amed, Prosper Opute, Israel Ropo Orimoloye, and Mark Steve Maboeta. 2022. "Climate Change in Africa and Vegetation Response: A Bibliometric and Spatially Based Information Assessment" Sustainability 14, no. 9: 4974. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14094974